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In 2022, Jennifer Hale was confirmed as the brand new voice of Bayonetta in Bayonetta 3, following the departure of the character’s unique voice actress, Hellena Taylor. The recasting of Taylor and the next controversy dogged Hale in the course of the manufacturing of that recreation, and it is an expertise she did not take pleasure in regardless of her love for the character.
Throughout an interview with GAMINGbible, Hale indicated that she would “like to play Bayonetta once more,” however she wasn’t blissful in regards to the scenario she discovered herself in.
“I positively bought thrown below the bus by that entire factor, and I used to be unable to talk alone behalf as a result of I used to be below not one however two NDAs,” recalled Hale. “Ultimately, I used to be allowed to make an announcement, which I appreciated, and I used to be in a position to current the information.
PlatinumGames made the decision to exchange Taylor, who responded by telling followers to boycott Bayonetta 3. Taylor additionally contended that she had solely been supplied $4,000 to reprise the position she originated. On the time, Hale famous that she was below an NDA and unable to correctly reply. In a subsequent assertion, Taylor acknowledged that she was supplied $15,000 to report her position over a number of recording periods, however she requested for $250,000 and was turned down. Taylor added that the $4,000 provide for a single session got here in after her $15,000 provide.
“There have been some issues mentioned [that were] introduced as information, however have been false,” Hale advised GAMINGbible. “I’d have by no means taken a job in any other case. Earlier than I accepted the audition, I checked the whole lot completely, and I belief the director. Fortunately, taking part in Bayonetta was a lot enjoyable, and the neighborhood was so welcoming to me, particularly after the fiasco had handed and the information got here out. However it was not enjoyable getting thrown below the bus like I had, however I used to be blissful to return out on the opposite aspect.”
Throughout the identical interview, Hale famous that she has no thought what’s occurring with the remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Previous Republic. Hale voiced Bastila Shan within the first two video games. Hale additionally starred within the Mass Impact trilogy as FemShep, the feminine incarnation of Commander Sheppard relying on participant decisions. She is at the moment voicing Jean Gray in X-Males ’97 on Disney+. That sequence was lately renewed for Season 3, and X-Males ’97 Season 2 will premiere in Summer time 2026.