Celebrity voice casting.

Posted by Matthew Sullivan on March 28, 1999 at 01:10:35:

I it just me, or does anyone else agree that using celebrities as animated characters is distracting and makes the character seem less original? I mean, when you're watching Prince o Egypt and you hear Patrick Stewart do you think " Hey, that's a great Pharoah" or do you think, as I did "That's the guy from Star Trek".
Not to mention the hefty fees the studios must fork over for voice talent with a pretty face that is never seen. I guess if the film goes overbudget we'll have to blame the animators, after all, the only thing they're good for is drawing the whole damn film.....

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• Re: Celebrity voice casting. Dave 01:41:11 3/28/99 (2)
  • Re: Celebrity voice casting. Felipe Cerdán 08:36:45 3/31/99 (1)
    • Re: Celebrity voice casting. Bill Hug 12:44:14 4/08/99 (0)

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Comments:	: I it just me, or does anyone else agree that using celebrities as animated characters is distracting and makes the character seem less original? I mean, when you're watching Prince o Egypt and you hear Patrick Stewart do you think " Hey, that's a great Pharoah" or do you think, as I did "That's the guy from Star Trek". : Not to mention the hefty fees the studios must fork over for voice talent with a pretty face that is never seen. I guess if the film goes overbudget we'll have to blame the animators, after all, the only thing they're good for is drawing the whole damn film.....
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