New reports have surfaced to challenge the original voice actor’s claims of BayonettaHellena Taylor, that the developer PlatinumGames was only willing to offer him $4,000 to reprise his role in the third installment of the series.
The scandal continues
“I didn’t want the world, I didn’t ask for too much,” said Hellena Taylor in the video that went viral. “I was just asking for a decent, dignified wage to live on. What they did was legal, but it was immoral.”
The actress, being offered, according to her, 4000 dollars only for his worktherefore refused to reprise her role and also called for a boycott of Bayonetta 3, suggesting that fans donate their money to charity instead.
Taylor’s videos have been viewed nearly 10 million times to date, and the actress has received an outpouring of support from gamers as well as fellow voice actors, who have long complained of being underrated. paid.
After Taylor’s video was released, Bayonetta 3 Executive Director Hideki Kimaya, spoke on Twitter, writing: “Sad and deplorable this attitude of untruth. That’s all I can say now”. The situation remained tense in the days that followed, Hideki Kamiya, Jennifer Hale (the actress who reprized the role of Bayonetta) and Taylor all having suffered online abuse.
A new twist
Nevertheless, testimonies from sources of Bloombergand now from VGC — two highly reliable sites — dispute Taylor’s claims. Jason Schreier, Bloomberg reporternotably cites two people who know the ins and outs of contract negotiations, but are not authorized to discuss them, who claim that the developer sought to hire Taylor to “at least five” four-hour sessions, each paid between $3,000 and $4,000.
VGC’s sources corroborate what Schreier’s source said, however differing slightly, suggesting that the number of sessions could be “only four“. Which would have brought Taylor’s total fees to $15000.
In addition, still according to Bloomberg, the dubber would have responded to the offer asking for a six figure sum as well as residual game rights, which Taylor strongly denies. VGC’s sources echo the residual rights claim only and do not mention a sum requested.
This is a complicated matter, which may continue to unfold publicly, or be resolved internally, no one can tell yet, as PlatinumGames has yet to comment.
In any case, those who spent the weekend harassing those involved certainly didn’t help.