It’s hard enough to break into the industry with the advent of AI voice acting programs, let alone the sub-par pay. Hopefully this controversy at least opens up a dialogue regarding voice actor pay and improving conditions. Voice actor Sean Chiplock has stated that he made more money acting in indie title Freedom Planet than he did in Nintendo’s magnum opus The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild because the Freedom Planet developers offered him royalties on top of his initial fee.
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The lack of residuals is a sticking point for many Michael Hollick, voice of GTA IV’s Niko Bellic, who was paid about $100K for his voice acting and motion capture work, has acknowledged that, if he had worked on a film or TV show or virtually any other kind of recorded performance, he would have made millions from his work on the game based on how well it did. This led to a major voice actor strike in 2016-2017, which resulted in some improved conditions, albeit without a residual pay agreement. It is an unfortunate reality that video game voice actors are not paid very well compared to voice acting in television or film animation. Without seeing Taylor or Hale’s contracts, we may never know the truth about what Taylor was offered or why Platinum Games decided to recast the role in Bayonetta 3.
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In the tweet, they state that they give their “ full support to Jennifer Hale as the new Bayonetta, and align with everything in her statement.” They also ask that people “ please refrain from any further comments that would disrespect Jennifer or any of the other contributors to the series.”Ī Message from PlatinumGames /5ym1JxtBBn She asks fans to “ keep in mind that this game has been created by an entire team of hard-working, dedicated people“, and to “ keep an open mind about what they’ve created.”Ībout Bayonetta 3: /e4VrclEQImįinally, Bayonetta 3 developer Platinum Games has responded on Twitter with an official statement, defending Hale as the new voice of Bayonetta. Acknowledging that she is under an NDA, Hale states that her “ reputation speaks for itself“. Jennifer Hale herself has submitted a carefully-worded statement on Twitter regarding the Bayonetta 3 controversy.
Taylor disputed this account in an email to Bloomberg, describing it as “ an absolute lie”.
Platinum Games rejected this offer in favour of recasting the character for Bayonetta 3, providing Taylor the opportunity to cameo in the game for the cost of a single recording session, which Taylor rejected. Residual pay (additional payments if the game exceeds sales expectations) is unfortunately not common practice in the video game voice acting industry.
Taylor reportedly requested to be paid a six-figure sum along with residuals based on game sales. Platinum Games has also gone on record to defend Hale and try and diffuse tensions ahead of the game’s upcoming release.Īccording to Jason Shreier at Bloomberg, Taylor was reportedly actually offered to be paid for at least 5 recording sessions, each paid between $3,000-4,000 per session. A Bloomberg report has advised that Taylor’s offer was a lot more than the $4,000 flat fee that she alleged she had been offered. New updates have sprung up regarding the Bayonetta 3 recasting controversy, where Bayonetta’s voice actor Helena Taylor has been replaced by Jennifer Hale.
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