Holy crap voice acting! (Destiny)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 13:44 (3779 days ago) @ Fuertisimo

I'm sure I'm in the minority here but I've always felt that celebrity voice actors are pointless. I can think of countless examples of amateurs who delivered excellent performances and celebrities who either phoned it in or were just tepid. Dinklage of course is the 800 pound gorilla in the room when you talk about that but, to me it feels like lots of times studios just cast big names for the sake of casting big names, rather than seeking the objectively best candidate.

It's like when they put Giancarlos Stanton in the live action trailer. What the hell did that accomplish aside from being able to say: Hey look! It's that guy from breaking bad and he's in our trailer! Celebrity buzz.

I think you mean Giancarlo Esposito. Buzz is needed if you're trying to make a gazillion dollars. Plus, I thought that trailer was fantastic, and he was fantastic in it.

There's a really interesting documentary whose name escapes me now about Rockstar when they cast the guy who voiced John Marston in Red Dead Redemption. The guy was a total amateur, hadn't even done any voice acting parts before, but ended up being perfect for the role and was memorable in it. To me, that's smart casting. Find the right person, not the big name.

Is this what you're talking about?

http://www.polygon.com/features/2013/6/19/4406600/small-town-man-John-Marston

I totally agree with you. He was perfect.

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Holy crap voice acting! - Dagoonite, 2015-03-25, 04:33
- Holy crap voice acting! - General Vagueness, 2015-03-25, 04:50
- No. - INSANEdrive, 2015-03-25, 09:48
  - No. - Dagoonite, 2015-03-25, 11:43
- Holy crap voice acting! - Fuertisimo, 2015-03-25, 13:10
  - Holy crap voice acting! - Kermit, 2015-03-25, 13:44
    - Holy crap voice acting! - Fuertisimo, 2015-03-25, 16:17
  - I wish. - iconicbanana, 2015-03-25, 13:49
    - I wish. - Fuertisimo, 2015-03-25, 16:15
      - Damnit! Stop being so friendly about all this! - iconicbanana, 2015-03-25, 16:16
        
        Damnit! Stop being so friendly about all this! - Fuertisimo, 2015-03-25, 16:32
        
        Yep - ZackDark, 2015-03-25, 16:59
        
        Yep - Fuertisimo, 2015-03-25, 18:22
        
        I can confirm it is a nationwide phenomenon - ZackDark, 2015-03-25, 20:05
        
        I can confirm it is a nationwide phenomenon - Fuertisimo, 2015-03-25, 20:52
        
        I gotta admit I have never seen non-elderly using those - ZackDark, 2015-03-25, 23:07
        
        I can confirm it is a nationwide phenomenon - Vortech, 2015-03-26, 16:47
        
        Huh? - ZackDark, 2015-03-26, 20:05
  - Holy crap voice acting! - Dagoonite, 2015-03-25, 13:50
    - Holy crap voice acting! - MacAddictXIV, 2015-03-25, 14:04
      - Scratching the surface... - Korny, 2015-03-25, 15:17
        
        Scratching the surface... - Vortech, 2015-03-25, 21:34
    - Holy crap voice acting! - General Vagueness, 2015-03-25, 15:20
      - Nolan North and Troy Baker? - CyberKN, 2015-03-25, 15:34
        
        Yes! - Kermit, 2015-03-25, 15:54
        
        Yes. But Naughty Dog might have beat Bungie this time. - Funkmon, 2015-03-25, 16:15
        
        Yes. But Naughty Dog might have beat Bungie this time. - Kermit, 2015-03-25, 16:22
        
        Yes. But Naughty Dog might have beat Bungie this time. - iconicbanana, 2015-03-25, 16:25
        
        Yes. But Naughty Dog might have beat Bungie this time. - Funkmon, 2015-03-25, 16:30
        
        Yes. But Naughty Dog might have beat Bungie this time. - Funkmon, 2015-03-25, 16:26
        
        Yes. But Naughty Dog might have beat Bungie this time. - Kermit, 2015-03-25, 17:21
        
        +1 - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-03-25, 17:30
      - Anyone from The Simpsons? - Funkmon, 2015-03-25, 15:50
      - Holy crap voice acting! - BeardFade, 2015-03-26, 01:59
    - Holy crap voice acting! - Fuertisimo, 2015-03-25, 16:24
  - Holy crap voice acting! - Cody Miller, 2015-03-25, 14:31
    - Hey now, don't get ahead of yourself. - iconicbanana, 2015-03-25, 14:39
      - Hey now, don't get ahead of yourself. - Fuertisimo, 2015-03-25, 16:14
        
        Boo! It's no fun when you don't fight back :P - iconicbanana, 2015-03-25, 16:15
    - Holy crap voice acting! - Ragashingo, 2015-03-25, 16:12
    - Holy crap voice acting! - Fuertisimo, 2015-03-25, 16:14
  - Holy crap voice acting! - narcogen, 2015-03-27, 03:20
- Holy crap voice acting! - Cody Miller, 2015-03-25, 14:29
  - Agreed. - Kermit, 2015-03-25, 14:46
    - Agreed. - Leviathan, 2015-03-25, 21:33
      - Agreed. - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-03-26, 18:11
        
        I need to play Mass Effect 1 again. - CyberKN, 2015-03-26, 18:17
        
        Now I can't decide... - iconicbanana, 2015-03-26, 18:31
        
        Agreed. - Leviathan, 2015-03-26, 23:27
        
        Ah, Goliath... - Dagoonite, 2015-03-27, 00:49
        
        LOL - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-03-27, 12:32
- Stormare is the reason I rep Dead Orbit - someotherguy, 2015-03-26, 01:50
  - Ditto. - Dagoonite, 2015-03-26, 13:19

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