PlatinumGames Thanks Past Bayonetta Contributors, But Offers 'Full Support' to New Voice Actress - IGN

Bayonetta 3 dependable histrion Jennifer Hale has the developer’s “full support”, adjacent portion it acknowledgment "contributors" to the bid amid a statement astir outgo for crippled actors.

A connection from PlatinumGames via Twitter attempts to gully a enactment nether the caller controversy, portion besides backing the caller dependable of Bayonetta.

“We astatine PlatinumGames connection our sincerest appreciation to everyone who has contributed to creating the Bayonetta bid implicit the years, arsenic good arsenic the assemblage that has served arsenic its foundation,” it said. “We springiness our afloat enactment to Jennifer Hale arsenic the caller Bayonetta, and align with everything successful her statement.”

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The contention began erstwhile archetypal dependable histrion Hellena Taylor hinted that she wouldn’t beryllium back earlier successful the year. Known arsenic the dependable of Bayonetta, Taylor was beloved by fans of the series, and erstwhile Jennifer Hale was formed successful the relation instead, the replacement wasn’t precisely met with enthusiasm.

“I recognize the concerns immoderate fans person astir the dependable alteration astatine this constituent successful the series, but Jennifer’s show was mode beyond what we could person imagined,” said Platinum Games astatine the time. “I’m assured that her portrayal of Bayonetta volition transcend our fans’ expectations.”

These concerns were amplified erstwhile Taylor claimed she was offered conscionable $4000 to return, but this is wherever it each gets a spot messy.

“The Bayonetta franchise made an approximated $450 million, and that’s not including merchandise,” said Taylor. “As an actor, I trained for a full of 7 and a fractional years – 3 years astatine the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Lambda with dependable manager Barbara Berkery, and 4 and a fractional years with the legendary Larry Moss successful Los Angeles. And what did they deliberation this was worth? What did they connection to wage me? The last connection to bash the full crippled arsenic a buyout, level rate, was $4,000 USD.”

Taylor past called connected Bayonetta fans to boycott the game, and portion Hale was incapable to remark connected the situation, she did contented a response:

“As a longtime subordinate of the voice-acting community, I enactment each actor's close to beryllium paid good and person advocated consistently for this for years,” she said, adding that she was “not astatine liberty to talk regarding this situation,” but that she hopes “everyone progressive whitethorn resoluteness their differences successful an amicable and respectful way.”

The concern gets adjacent much convoluted arsenic a study appears to corroborate that Taylor was really offered $15,000 for her return – a important summation connected her wage for Bayonetta 2. Despite this, Platinum Games is intelligibly trying to gully a enactment nether it each and has called upon fans to not disrespect either Hale oregon “other contributors” to the series.

“We inquire radical to delight refrain from immoderate further comments that would disrespect Jennifer oregon immoderate of the different contributors to the series,” they said.

Bayonetta 3 is owed to beryllium released connected October 28, 2022.

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Ryan Leston is an amusement writer and movie professional for IGN. You tin travel him connected Twitter.