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Azure_Angelus  80 posts
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Date Posted: 9/14/08 5:55pm Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
A shame, really. I thought all the acotrs did a good job in this movie, but the return of all the movie actors would have made it tha bit more enjoyable. I recently watched the Hellboy and Chronicles of Riddick animated movies and they got all the main actors to voice the characters, would it have been impossible to do the same for The Clone Wars?

 
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R_Zion  1283 posts
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Date Posted: 9/14/08 6:01pm Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
Azure_Angelus posted:
I recently watched the Hellboy and Chronicles of Riddick animated movies and they got all the main actors to voice the characters, would it have been impossible to do the same for The Clone Wars?


Added for emphasis.

While they were able to get some of the original actors for the Clone Wars animated movie, the animated SERIES will have a much more rigorous recording schedule and require regular availability to re-record and touch up on their lines and such, so the bigger actors' schedules wouldn't necessarily mesh with that.

 

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Azure_Angelus  80 posts
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Date Posted: 9/14/08 6:56pm Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
I'm not even talking about the TV series, I realize how impractical it would be to expect big-name actors to commit to a TV show, not to mention expensive, but did most of the live action actors simply not wish to take part in the animated movie? Surely recording wouldn't take that long?.

 
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Obi-Mcfly  226 posts
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Date Posted: 9/14/08 7:01pm Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
Azure_Angelus posted:
I'm not even talking about the TV series, I realize how impractical it would be to expect big-name actors to commit to a TV show, not to mention expensive, but did most of the live action actors simply not wish to take part in the animated movie? Surely recording wouldn't take that long?.


I don't even think most of them were asked. Hayden wasn't, not sure about Ewan though. But if you had someoen who could sound just like Ewan for less pay wouldn't you take him?

 

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Azure_Angelus  80 posts
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Date Posted: 9/14/08 7:10pm Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
For the same reason people will buy a Rolex instead of their near-identical, less-authentic, cheaper counterparts: They like knowing they have the real thing.

Ewan, Hayden and Ian McDiarmid weren't asked to be in the movie, though? That's kinda harsh considering they pretty much made the characters their own. I'm not too fussed about Natalie Portman, though, as I doubt she would have wanted to be a part of it, anyway.

 
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Obi-Mcfly  226 posts
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Date Posted: 9/14/08 7:21pm Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
Azure_Angelus posted:
For the same reason people will buy a Rolex instead of their near-identical, less-authentic, cheaper counterparts: They like knowing they have the real thing.

Ewan, Hayden and Ian McDiarmid weren't asked to be in the movie, though? That's kinda harsh considering they pretty much made the characters their own. I'm not too fussed about Natalie Portman, though, as I doubt she would have wanted to be a part of it, anyway.


Yes, but those people also want to show off the fact that they can afford it. They're not on a budget where saving a few thousand can mean a better quality production.

 

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Robimus  3654 posts
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Date Posted: 9/15/08 10:36am Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
I had heard that Hayden was interested at some point. Ewan has made very negative comments toward his Star Wars experience in the past year so I'm guessing he'll never be back. Mcdiarmid might have been simply busy, or might not do animated work. He's often a stage actor at this point.

 

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Obi-Mcfly  226 posts
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Date Posted: 9/15/08 12:21pm Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
Robimus posted:
Ewan has made very negative comments toward his Star Wars experience in the past year so I'm guessing he'll never be back.


Really? I always had the impression that Ewan loved working on Star Wars. I had even heard he said he would cameo in the live-action show.

 

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Azure_Angelus  80 posts
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Date Posted: 9/15/08 4:27pm Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
I know he has criticized the scripts and dialog, but I never thought Ewan actually had a problem with the movies.

 
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_Sublime_Skywalker_  3874 posts
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Date Posted: 9/15/08 8:44pm Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
I think Ewan's kinda conflicted- he's known mostly as Obi Wan Kenobi now, which is great but also an insult compared to alot of the great work Ewan has done. No one would ever say "Hey you're Marc from Trainspotting! or You're the guy from Moulin Rouge!Big Fish, Down with Love, etc etc". Which is degrading considering the PT wasn't too big of a hit. But I think in the end, he loved SW enough to let it go.

Back on topic, anyone else think whoever did Dooku's voice in the TV trailer sounds spot on? It's not Lee, is it?

 

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GARTH_MAUL  8269 posts
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Date Posted: 9/15/08 8:50pm Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
No, it's the guy that did Dooku in Genndy's series, and he definitely does a fantastic job.

 

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Dalsk  142 posts
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Date Posted: 9/16/08 1:12am Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
I don't know if you've seen this, but IMDB has just listed Christopher Lee for Dooku's voice in the first episode of the series.
But at this point, I don't know if it is true or not.

 

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_Sublime_Skywalker_  3874 posts
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Date Posted: 9/16/08 9:11am Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
That could easily be credited under the movie, though. Seeing as it was, technically, the first episode. I don't think they would let him do just one episode, it'd kinda be like a "do it all or none" But you never know

 

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CloneCaptainRex  2184 posts
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Date Posted: 9/16/08 9:49am Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
About two weeks ago Jason had Matt Lanter in the cantina on the Forcecast, and he confirmed that Corey Burton voices Dooku in the series.

 

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Robimus  3654 posts
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Date Posted: 9/16/08 10:29am Subject: RE: Samuel Jackson and other Original Actors providing their voice in the CGI series
From answers.com plus other websites:

He took on the role of a younger Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, a role originally made famous by Sir Alec Guinness in the original Star Wars films. McGregor took very special care (especially in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith) in his portrayal of Kenobi to ensure that Obi-Wan's mannerisms, speech timings, and accents closely resemble Obi-Wan's "Alec Guinness Self".[4] In appearing in Star Wars films, he was continuing a family tradition of sorts: his uncle, Denis Lawson, had played Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars trilogy. McGregor, though, has stated that the Star Wars films were the worst work that he has done and that he regrets being in the films.[5] He later clarified that his apparent dislike of working on the Star Wars films were due to the fact that most of the scenes were shot using green rooms and background for CGI, instead of with actors and live sets. McGregor was also offered the role as James Bond in Casino Royale but turned it down. He did not comment why.

So yeah, I think Ewan does have some of Alec Guinness in him, a lot of sources point to his displeasure. I still love the guy and love his acting in Star Wars, but I kinda doubt he'll be back at this point.

 

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