We thought that the launch of Bayonetta 3 was going to take place without a hitch, thanks to very encouraging previews, but that was without taking into account the surprising revelations. We knew that in this opus, Hellena Taylor, the actress who lent her voice to the witch in the first two opuses, would not return in this episode. The reasons for his departure were still a little unclear, Platinum Games only evoking ” circumstances » which did not allow this return. But the actress took the floor this weekend to make some startling revelations.
An indecent offer to reprise his role
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—Hellena Taylor (@hellenataylor) October 15, 2022
In a video posted on social networks, Hellena Taylor speaks about the reasons which prevent her from resuming her role. According to her, he was reportedly only offered $4,000 to do his voice acting for the entire game, in other words a rather ridiculous offer. Faced with this offer, judged to be a ” insult », Taylor asks fans to boycott Bayonetta 3 :
“ It’s an insult to me, the time I’ve taken to work on my talent and everything I’ve given to this game and the fans. I ask fans to boycott this game and spend the money you would have spent on this game on charity. I wasn’t asking too much. I was just asking for a decent and dignified salary. What they did was legal, but it was immoral. »
Remember that more and more English-speaking voices are speaking out about the fact that the dubbing industry is generally underpaid, as we have seen with certain examples from anime dubbing at Crunchyroll.
Sad and deplorable about the attitude of untruth. That’s what all I can tell now.
By the way, BEWARE OF MY RULES.
— 神谷英樹 Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) October 15, 2022
Following the publication of the video of the actress, Hideki Kamiyavice president of Platinum Games, tweeted stating that this was all fake, and a lie.
No doubt we will know more quickly about the end of this story, since Hellena Taylor says she is not afraid to say more and break non-disclosure contracts if necessary.