Over the weekend, voice actor Hellena Taylor called for a boycott of Bayonetta 3 — claiming she was only offered $4000 for the starring role by developer PlatinumGames. However, it seems the proposed rate was allegedly much higher than that.
A report by Bloomberg claims that PlatinumGames was going to hire Taylor for at least five voiceover recording sessions – paying between $3000 to $4000 each time. Meaning the total payout would be around $15,000 at minimum. According to the story’s two sources, Taylor didn’t take that offer, and wanted a six-figure contract in addition to residuals for every copy sold.
In the same report, Taylor denied these assertions as “an absolute lie” and that PlatinumGames was “trying to save their [expletive] and the game,” she said in an email to Bloomberg.
“I would like to put this whole bloody franchise behind me quite frankly get on with my life in the theatre,” Taylor continues.
Other reports also corroborate the higher rate for Bayonetta 3, most notably VGC — which ran an independent investigation after Taylor’s initial call for a boycott. As of right now, PlatinumGames and Nintendo have yet to issue any formal statement.
Bayonetta 3 will release for Nintendo Switch on Oct. 28, 2022.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
