User blog comment:LuluTDFan/The Ridonculous Race Cast/@comment-26978163-20150613003454/@comment-25027229-20150613010822

I don't recall Fresh ever saying there wouldn't be any PI players. I DO know that Ian Ronningen (Rodney's VA) went in for RR auditions and said that he wasn't playing Rodney, which, coupled with the timeframe of production, created this big rumor that RR was being made before PI or at least before it was finished.

And on the topic of Leonard, as long as he's used wisely and gets some form of development, I don't see the problem. He was a creator's favorite though, so that probably explains why he's in.