There are exceptions, of course. It's just that in my experience, watching interviews and Twitter conversations, yeah... most voice actors need to be given a video clip of the EXACT moment the question refers to in order to understand what on earth their fans are talking about. Sure, Haley Joel's not your typical VA who appears in dozens of cartoons and video games a year, so he probably has time to pay closer attention to his individual jobs, but if your question actually includes the phrase "Re:coded part of 2.5 HD ReMix", he probably won't know what that means...
Well, it's probably not a good idea to ask him anything about Kingdom Hearts. That Zap2it interview is just further confirmation for what I've always had a sneaking suspicion about: that voice actors know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about the titles they act in. They don't know upcoming production details - how can they, when they don't even know who their characters are or what the story is about? All they know is to say the words on the page in whatever funny voice they've been asked to put on. I'm not implying voice actors are idiots, just that they're not nerds, and that nerds like us need to stop asking them questions about their series and characters. 'Cause trust me, whatever your question is, no matter how commonly known the answer is amongst the fandom, they don't know.
Oh, man, oh man... you know what I'm hoping? I'm hoping that Alyson Stoner plays Xion. Here, and for the rest of the series. Even if Hayden Panettiere is available to play Kairi, Alyson should be Xion anyway. Anyone else want to start up a "Hayden is Kairi, Alyson is Xion" petition?
I'm glad others agree with me about the Hayden/Alyson deal... I've come to think that Hayden is Kairi and Alyson is Xion... even if they are supposed to be the same voice, I'm hoping for a future installments that features both characters AND both actresses.
Well, Corey already proved his Tony Jay-ing chops when he did the Spirit of the Magic Mirror... and he IS the go-to "deep voice guy" of the entire series. Just as well, I was a bit skeptical about the rumors that Jim Cummings would be doing Frollo. Cummings is my favorite VA of all time, but I just didn't think he could do the Frollo job. I'm glad Haley Joel is doing whatever it is he did in the BbS secret ending to sound young! In Re:CoM and Re:coded he sounded way too manly. So... IS that David Gallagher doing Young Xehanort? I can't tell. As for the Tron characters... I think video games are below Jeff Bridges's pay grade; typically, they bring in Fred Tatasciore to impersonate him. I'm betting on Tatasciore. Olivia Wilde strikes me as the sporting type, so that could very well be her. Sam's voice sounds a bit strained, like he's trying to impersonate somebody, so maybe a no on Garrett Hedlund? I couldn't say for sure.
Re:Gallagher Hmm. How peculiar. I have to say I'm disappointed... and thank you. Well, obviously. I'm not an idiot. I'm saying the two might be a bit too high-profile to be in a video game.
Hi, my first entrance into the forum, simply because something's been bothering me and I need a bit of backing from such loyal fans to the series as those who apparently dwell here... anyway. "Young Xehanort", confirmed as the character's name via the KH3D end credits. A few non-official sources, the IMDB and KHwiki.net specifically, are operating under the assumption that the character will be voiced by David Gallagher. Are we sure about this? I get the feeling that "Young Xehanort", the KH3D antagonist in a black coat, is quite separate from "Young Master Xehanort", the guy watching the sun set on Destiny Islands in various flashbacks. I think the theory is that, in both major versions of BbS, Japanese and English, Young Master Xehanort was voiced by the same actor as Riku to hint at the many parallels between the two. As has been confirmed, in the Japanese KH3D Young Xehanort and Riku are NOT voiced by the same actor. Why would they do that for the English-language version if it wasn't in the original? I think that Gallagher will be voicing Young Master Xehanort, while someone else will be voicing Young Xehanort. There might be a way to check up on this - I'm pretty sure Young Master Xehanort has a speaking role in 3D. Anyone with either a keen ear or else actual knowledge able to tell whether it's Mamoru Miyano (Riku) or Takanori Okuda (Young Xehanort) in that bit? Of course, the obvious conclusion: there are too many goll-darned Xehanorts. Put all the characters in the series in one room and go "Hey, Xehanort!" and like seven people will turn around at this point... and two apiece if you call for Ansem, Jack, or Chip. Heh heh. And, on a final note, despite what I said earlier I don't really trust the IMDB's page for Kingdom Hearts 3D. Demi Moore? Jeff Bridges? I think whoever updated that page is just being overly hopeful.
