Voice actress Hellena Taylor is calling on fans to boycott Bayonetta 3, claiming that developer PlatinumGames allegedly offered her only $4000 for the lead role.
Since the first Bayonetta 3 gameplay trailers, many have been curious why Taylor did not reprise her role as the title character. Over the weekend, Taylor explained why in a series of videos shared on Twitter.
“As an actor, I trained for a total of seven and a half years. Three years at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Lamda with voice coach Barbara Berkery, and four and a half years with the legendary Larry Moss in Los Angeles,” Taylor said. “What did they offer to pay me? The final offer to do the whole game as a buyout, flat rate, was $4,000 [USD].”
Friends, Worldlings, Bayonutters. Hear ye!#PlatinumGames #Nintendo #Bayonetta #Bayonetta3 #Bayonutters #Boycott #NintendoEurope #NintendoAmerica #NintendoJapan pic.twitter.com/h9lwiX2bBt
— Hellena Taylor (@hellenataylor) October 15, 2022
“This is an insult to me. The amount of time I took to work on my talent and everything that I have given to this game and to the fans,” Taylor continues. “I am asking the fans to boycott this game and instead spend the money that you would have spent on this game donating to charity.”
As of this posting, neither PlatinumGames nor publisher Nintendo has responded to Taylor’s claims. However, that will likely change in the coming days.
Bayonetta 3 is coming out for the Nintendo Switch on Oct. 28, 2022.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
