![]() ![]() “I would like to put this whole bloody franchise behind me quite frankly get on with my life in the theatre,” she wrote. ![]() In an email, Taylor described this account as “an absolute lie” and said Platinum was “trying to save their ass and the game.” She said she stood by everything she said in the video. Platinum later offered Taylor a cameo in the game for the fee of one session, which she turned down, the people said. Platinum declined and, following lengthy negotiations, took auditions for a new actor. That would make the total for the game at least $15,000. In response, they said, Taylor asked for a six-figure sum as well as residuals on the game. Here’s where their accounts differ: Platinum Games sought to hire Taylor for at least five sessions, each paying $3,000 to $4,000 for four hours in the studio, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they aren’t authorized to discuss private contract negotiations. In the case of Bayonetta 3, the developer appeared to be determined to rehire Taylor, according to two people familiar with the negotiations as well as documentation reviewed by Bloomberg. Voice actors gave up that fight in exchange for receiving bonuses based on the number of sessions they work. One of the sticking points was residuals, meaning compensation for actors when sales of a game outperform expectations. ![]() The tensions last crested during contract negotiations in 2016 when the union representing many voice actors, the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, orchestrated a strike that lasted nearly a year. Some have said they receive little information about their roles until they show up in the recording booth. The industry operates in such clandestine ways that actors sometimes won’t even know what game they’re recording lines for until it’s released. Game actors have long complained of being underpaid and under-appreciated. Voice actors are beloved by fans but fail to command anywhere close to what a Hollywood actor makes. Taylor’s story touched a nerve among gamers. The videos went viral, racking up more than 9.5 million views on Twitter. She said she rejected the lowball offer and asked fans to refrain from buying the game. “If you’re someone who cares about people, who cares about the world around you, who cares about who gets hurt with these financial decisions, then I urge you to boycott this game,” Taylor said in one of the videos. and the game’s developer, Platinum Games, of offering her a total of $4,000 to reprise her role. She posted a series of videos Saturday on Twitter, accusing Nintendo Co. The feud spilled out into the open over the weekend, when Hellena Taylor, the star of the first two Bayonetta games, said she would not appear in the next iteration, set to be released for the Nintendo Switch on Oct. As is often the case in these sorts of disagreements, the details surrounding negotiations and casting for the upcoming game, Bayonetta 3, are more complicated than what has been portrayed publicly. (Bloomberg) - A pay dispute between the creator of a critically acclaimed video game series and its star voice actor reignited a long-simmering debate over wages in the industry. ![]()
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