I love Keanu Reeves. We all love Keanu Reeves. Even the theatrical version of Sonic loves Keanu Reeves (and I imagine there's gonna be a joke about that in #SonicMovie3 now). But why do we keep recasting pro voice actors every time something gets adapted for the big screen?
I love Keanu Reeves. We all love Keanu Reeves. Even the theatrical version of Sonic loves Keanu Reeves (and I imagine there's gonna be a joke about that in #SonicMovie3 now). But why do we keep recasting pro voice actors every time something gets adapted for the big screen?
It's not like Hollywood actors are always bad behind the mic or anything. They're not. And it's not like Hollywood actors should be barred from voicing characters altogether. It's the recasting that bothers me.
@VandomVA Short answer? Hollywood studios are cowards.
@VandomVA Totally sympathize and get what you're saying, but I also think it's important for us to acknowledge that we don't own these roles. We're lucky to get to see new interpretations of these characters, AND have the originals that we love so much, who will undoubtedly return.
@VandomVA to be fair it’s not like he’s unfamiliar to extensive voice work and im happy to see this interpretation it sucks for us to consistently be passed over for named quantities and people brands essentially, but these companies prefer less risk
@VandomVA Thank you for posting this. I’ve been losing my mind seeing people be so elated about this when it’s just so self-defeating to do so as voice actors lol
Hollywood actors have a revenue value attached to them that basically estimates a base of how much money a project will make just because that actor has been cast because people will watch a movie just because the actor is in it. Very few established voice actors have that same value. your tweet is one of the reasons, it gets people talking which is free promotion which the movie wouldn’t get if they used an established voice actor. And lastly the casting itself generates hype because of you’re like me I think it’s hilarious to think of Keanu playing shadow and I need to see it kinda like Jack black playing bowser