Blame is laid, & on someone blameworthy.Johnny Depp's a chameleon and
Justin Timberlake's a bear*How the best new kids' movies are putting voice actors out of work, and perpetuating Hollywood's star system
And then came Robin Williams. Fox's magical rainforest yarn FernGully, released in April 1992, was somewhat pioneering, utilising the voice work of Williams alongside Tim Curry and Christian Slater, but it fared poorly. The role of the Genie in Disney's Aladdin, however, was written specifically for the star, who then ad-libbed substantially, and the film, released in November the same year, grossed $200m in North America alone. Much of its success was justifiably attributed to Williams. The industry has never looked back.Parasitic pricks. Where's SAG & AFTRA in all this?
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2 comments:
I'm all for depriving millionaires of more millions JUST BECAUSE but there are a zillion animated productions out there. There weren't in the glory days of 1992.
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This is true, & it's not as if today's animated theatrical drivel is much like the TV animation of Billy West's salad days, most of it now being star-driven vehicles.
Not JUST BECAUSE 'though: Redistribution from millionaires to thousandaires is not a bad thing.
Not mentioned by the pseudo-lefty Guardian, but most offensive to us is people we know to be making big residuals from successful tee vee shows who also do commercial voice-overs. They're on our list.
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