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'Queen of voice acting': Fans react to Ayo Edebiri voicing Harriet Tubman in ‘Clone High’ reboot

The Internet is abuzz after it was announced that Ayo Edebiri will voice a character in the 'Clone High' reboot

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: A classic MTV series is getting a reboot by HBO Max, and we could not be more excited. 'Clone High' from Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Bill Lawrence will premiere this spring, it was revealed during the panel at WonderCon. 'Clone High' had a huge following when the series was released in 2002. It is about a group of teenagers who are the product of a secret experiment by government employees. They are the genetic clones of famous historical figures who have been unearthed and recreated.

In the upcoming reboot, 'Bottoms' star Ayo Edebiri will voice the character of Harriet Tubman in the series. Other voice actors include Will Forte, who reprises his role as Abe, Nicole Sullivan as Joan, Chris Miller as JFK and Mr B. Christa Miller will voice a new character.

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The reboot series is going to be an exciting one, as the creators of the show Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Bill Lawrence revealed about the reboot and shared some images about the upcoming animated show at WonderCon. 

'She's getting her bag'

Twitter users are excited about the reboot of their favorite 'Clone High' series of yesteryear and are in high spirits after it was announced that Ayo Edebiri will voice a character in the series and become an integral part of the cast. One user said, "SHES GETTING HER BAG," with another user responded,"Really happy she's getting work. I remember getting her stand-up recommended to me on YouTube a few years ago and her voicing a character in Bigtop Burger, and now she's going to be in the MCU, a new TMNT movie and multiple new TV shows. She's talented as hell so this rules." One user expressed their love for the original show and said, "Yes!!!! I love this show when it first existed." While some users were quick to point out the supposed rivalry between Jenna Ortega and Ayo Edebiri and shared some hilarious 'Zoolander' memes and said, "Jenna Ortega seeing Ayo at a red carpet..."

'She be getting every role bruh'

From featuring in the dramedy show 'The Bear' to getting into Marvel Studios' anti-hero team-up feature 'Thunderbolts' in an undisclosed role, Ayo Edebiri is in the best phase of her career and Twitter recognizes and appreciates it. One user appreciated her work and presence in the industry with, "She be getting every role bruh," another user chimed in with, "Ayo Edebiri is gonna dominate animation as Harriet Tubman in Clone High & as April O’Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem!" One user pointed out the obvious and wrote, "I love this for Ayo Edebiri, but I can't get over Harriet Tubman's design it's kinda hard to look at." One user said, "Queen of voice acting." While another made an obvious statement with, "For the love of god they need to stop casting forginers as black americans." 

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