While Platinum Games had initially put Taylor’s absence from the game to “various overlapping circumstances” (opens in new tab), the actor explains on Twitter that it was very much about pay. Original story, October 17: Long-serving Bayonetta voice actor Hellena Taylor has alleged being offered an ‘insulting’ $4,000 to reprise her role in the upcoming Bayonetta 3, encouraging fans to boycott the game, prompting an industry-wide conversation around the standards of pay. Finally, I hope that everyone involved may resolve their differences in an amicable and respectful way." I sincerely ask that everyone keep in mind that this game has been created by an entire team of hard-working, dedicated people and I hope everyone will keep an open mind about what they've created. "I am under an NDA and am not at liberty to speak regarding this situation. "Anyone who knows me, or has followed my career, will know that I have great respect for my peers, and that I am an advocate for all members of the community. "As a longtime member of the voice acting community, I support every actor's right to be paid well and have advocated consistently for this for years," Hale says in a tweet (opens in new tab). Update, October 17: Jennifer Hale, the voice actor replacing Hellena Taylor in the title role for Bayonetta 3, has issued a brief statement on the ongoing voice acting pay controversy.
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Platinum is right to appeal for calm, but the appeal may come too late to save this important debate from a descent into toxicity.Platinum Games and Bayonetta 3 publisher Nintendo have yet to comment on this dispute or Taylor's latest remarks, barring comments from series director Hideki Kamiya, who briefly disappeared from Twitter after a series of tweets calling Taylor's claims untruthful. Unfortunately, this issue risks being overshadowed by a tit-for-tat war of words between Taylor and Platinum, amplified by their online fans, and obfuscated by misinformation (such as Taylor’s claim that the Bayonetta series has brought in $450 million in revenue, which, given the games’ relatively low sales, seems fanciful). Whatever the validity of Taylor’s claims, her appeal for better pay and more equitable treatment for voice actors - a cause she shares with Hale - is a justified one.
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Bloomberg said sources familiar with the negotiations claimed Taylor had turned this down and made a counter-offer of a six-figure sum, plus residuals. “Finally, I hope that everyone involved may resolve their differences in an amicable and respectful way.”īoth Hale and Taylor have been subjected to significant online abuse since the row began, alongside developers at Platinum.Ī few days after Taylor called for the boycott, calling Platinum’s pay offer “an insult,” Bloomberg said it had seen documentation proving Taylor had been offered between $3,000 and $4,000 per recording session over five sessions - at least $15,000 in total. “I sincerely ask that everyone keep in mind that this game has been created by an entire team of hard-working, dedicated people and I hope everyone will keep an open mind about what they’ve created,” Hale said, in response to Taylor urging her supporters to boycott the game. Hale’s statement, which she made earlier in the week, said she was under NDA and could not speak freely about the situation, but that she supports “every actor’s right to be paid well.” A Message from PlatinumGames /5ym1JxtBBn- PlatinumGames Inc.
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