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‘Resident Evil 2’ Remake Won’t Include Original Voice Actors
Remember the furor that Konami kicked up when fans learned that, amongst other things, that the Silent Hill HD Collection wasn’t going to include the original voice actors for Silent Hill 3, and the horrific re-dub that was included for Silent Hill 2? Well get ready, because it’s Capcom’s turn with the upcoming Resident Evil 2 remake.
As reported by PCGamesN, and according to Claire actress Alyson Court, Capcom has chosen to use non-union actors to voice the remake’s protagonists. This is in spite of a fan campaign urging Capcom to use the original voice actors. In a Youtube video, Court explains that she would have done the voice work remake, but as far as she knew, “[Capcom] chose to go non-union with the voice performances.” Court elaborated in a second video that the decision to use non-union voice actors came before the current video game voice actors’ strike.
Subsequently, Leon Kennedy’s Resident Evil 6 voice actors Matt Mercer and Courtenay Taylor (who voiced Leon Kennedy and Ada Wong, respectively) each tweeted similar responses when asked about their involvement.
No word yet on who’s going to replace the original actors, but this whole situation comes back to money. With Silent Hill 2 and 3, Konami wanted to cut corners and not pay residuals for the original voice actors’ work. And there have been other horror stories regarding the treatment of video game voice actors by companies in the past, which is partly what the current strike is trying to remedy. Regardless, here’s hoping that things work out for the remake, and the voice actors themselves.
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We have the Jason Universe to thank for the recent return of Jason Voorhees, with the short film Sweet Revenge and Jason’s arrival in Dead by Daylight helping to bring the hockey mask-wearing horror icon back into our lives. What else is planned, you ask?
In a chat with Variety this week, Jason Universe’s Robbie Barsamian teases that everything we’ve seen up to this point is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jason’s return.
“We’ve been busy behind the scenes laying the foundation that everyone is finally starting to see come to life, but this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Barsamian teases.
“We have a thrilling lineup of new projects that we can’t wait to share more details on soon.”
Barsamian also notes during the chat with Variety, “We want to give fans fresh takes on what they love most about Jason and continue to expand his world in authentic ways that resonate with horror fans today.” One of those expansions will take the form of the upcoming Peacock and A24 series “Crystal Lake,” which stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.
“The Crystal Lake TV series will take fans back in time to tell the story of how Pamela Voorhees came to be the mother of all slashers,” Barsamian tells Variety this week.
“Crystal Lake” premieres October 15 on Peacock.
Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) is playing young Jason in “Crystal Lake,” which will tell the origin story of the masked slasher who has stalked the grounds of Crystal Lake for decades.
Last year, the Jason Universe team had teased that a new movie and a new video game are top priorities for the near future. But at this time we have no updates on either front.
Stay tuned for more from the Jason Universe.
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