Haley Joel Osment comments on Kingdom Hearts III

Discussion in 'Kingdom Hearts News & Updates' started by Krowley, Jan 9, 2014.

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    In a recent interview with Zap2it, Haley Joel Osment (English voice actor for the main protagonist; Sora) got in a few words regarding involvement in the next Kingdom Hearts game. He spoke with Square Enix following the grand reveal at E3 this year and hopes to keep voicing the optimistic boy in Kingdom Hearts III.

    Transcript for the brief mention can be read below;


    Credit to @Roxam for the news discovery.
     
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Discussion in 'Kingdom Hearts News & Updates' started by Krowley, Jan 9, 2014.

    1. Meilin Lee
      Meilin Lee
      I'm curious as to how early do they usually do English voices for the big KH games (KH1,KH2, and now, KH3). I remember back when KH2 was being developed and hearing that Robby Benson (Beast's VA) recorded lines for the game about a year or so before the game was released (though my memory could be a bit fuzzy on this, as it's been many, many years ago lol)

      Anyway, glad to be of service Krowley!
    2. Arch
      Arch
      Well I'm glad he still wants to do it. Sometimes you hear actors getting tired of their roles but it doesn't seem Haley has. By saying summer, that's probably just his guess and hardly anything official. I mean, KH3 is going to be really ambitious and it's in very early stages of development. Not to mention the team is also working on II.5 as well. But still, maybe development might go really fast just because next gen is easier to develop for. ...I'd be amazed if recording starts in the summer.
    3. Misty
      Misty
      Did anyone else laugh a lot at this? Since HJO has the biggest role in the games (arguably) he must have some idea of the storyline (maybe not lol) but just think how confusing it would be to go into like... Birth by Sleep and be all

      "yo i am here to voice sora"
      "actually you're not exactly sora this time, you just look like him and kinda have his voice"
      "so i'm sora"
      "no"
    4. 61
      61
      "the Game Boy one"

      -thank you for following the series of which you are the main character so closely

      In all seriousness though, if he didn't come back for III or whatever game in the future I would not be too terribly upset as long as they got someone close to what Sora should sound like. HJO's voice has changed so much throughout recent games that Sora doesn't sound the same now as he did even back on KH2.
    5. Calxiyn
      Calxiyn
      I wonder if Haley Joel Osment, like, looks in the mirror and says "I'M A KEYBLADE MASTER!!" and does Sora's battle pose and voice. I know I would...

      It's nice that he's somewhat certain he'll be reprising his role. It DID tick me off a bit though that he didn't remember Re:COM... >.< .
    6. Anixe
      Anixe
      I think I have a feeling that he may be talking about 2.5 ReMix (such as for the newly added Re:coded cinematics), just 'cause I doubt that they are that far animating the sequences in KH3.

      But anyway, yaaay~ Really cool to see his interest hasn't died down despite the universe's complex layout lol.
    7. Light-Rune Maven
      Light-Rune Maven
      lol, I know right? He is supposed to be the main character and even he doesn't know what the heck is going on.

      I'm glad he is confident in his return, I like him as Sora.
    8. Sennitz
      Sennitz
      Maybe he doesn't remember COM because of Castle Oblivion :p haha
    9. Calxiyn
      Calxiyn
      That my good sir, is clever. I wish I thought of that... XDD
    10. Jin
      Jin
      This but I didn't laugh I sort of face palmed at this point instead but anyways

      My thoughts on this are progressively they're moving fast if they should have the audio done for this summer, I'd estimate it to be released around 2015-16 though still, mostly because before hand I've already read articles that said they could be releasing it 2018 all depending on how FF XV's sales go and how FFXIV ARR goes all in all Hopefully it all goes well. but aside from that progress looks good just have to be patient, I can't wait to hear well all the voices that'll be in KH3
    11. Mike
      Mike
      It's nice to see that he's aware of the upcoming title and that he's set for recording.
    12. Ars Nova
      Ars Nova
      I mean, it makes sense. Some KH fans might worship the ground he walks on, but he may have other jobs he's more attached to or that he enjoys more. Or voice acting may not be much of a thing for him at all. You never know.
    13. Misty
      Misty
      You also have to consider that most voice actors don't read the entire script, just their lines. I remember there being a lot of buzz when Kingdom Hearts II came out because Christopher Lee was one of the few actors (maybe the only one) who read the script cover to cover, despite only having a few lines. HJO probably has the most lines of anyone, but he'd still miss out on the things that are said when he isn't on screen, which could make the plot of KH even more confusing than it already is. Imagine trying to piece everything together given only the scenes with Sora.