I see. I don't know when Capcom sign contracts for this stuff but considering there had to be a lot of mocap in the game it could go either way. Regardless, it isn't a good look, but the game is out, the trailers have already been viewed by millions, and Morrison is only really in the game for about seven minutes tops, so unfortunately it's unlikely they'll do anything about him in the main game. Best course of action is to just not work with him ever again, maybe recasting him if they ever do a remaster.2-3 years, with no video being posted in the last 2 years either. No idea when Capcom would've done any kind of check on him before hiring him.
Edit: Specifically the two videos in the OP were posted in March and April of 2016.
Reuben also entertained Qanon theories and linked posts from r/greatawakening on his twitter.
The Joey Camen videos are from March 2016 onwards so I doubt they would have done voice casting that early on into development.I haven't watched the videos (I don't want YouTube's algorithm to interpret my morbid curiosity as endorsement and clog up my recommended feed with trash) but how far are these dated back? In the case of the original Subhuman lead singer, I think Capcom made a point that those allegations weren't present (or at least widely known) by the time he was hired. Considering DMC5 has been in development for a long time - January 2016 at earliest - I wonder whether or not this guy's more controversial shit wasn't readily known when Capcom decided to hire him. It's possible this is all yet another in a long string of shit luck, though I wouldn't put it passed this being negligence either.
Dude, I wish. Beau Billingslea is an awesome VA, and he actually did some anime and game (AC7) work fairly recently (though he's 75 at this point!).I thought it was the guy who voiced Jet in the Bebop dub... Holy shit...
Capcom really needs to get better about vetting who they hire. It's not like people have had to dig deep to find this stuff.
I mean the dude's voice acting goes back like 4 decades.
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0131436/
They probably just put out a casting call and found a veteran voice actor that killed it in the role.
Not defending him, just pointing out how Capcom could have gone about hiring him. Think about any job you've been hired for, unless you need security clearence for some reason background checks aren't usually a thing and they certainly wouldn't pick up your obscene youtube channel with videos with 3k views.
How would have they gone about hiring a white voice actor for a black character, though? That initial decision right there was wrong. Capcom are no slouch in the VA department so they should have known black voice actors they could have brought for the role.You've basically got 15 years of video game voice acting experience including Skylanders, Command and Conquer, Saints Row and Hitman, or you have a 200 subscriber Youtube channel. We know employers are checking young people's social media feeds before hiring them but I'm not surprised they didn't check a senior of the profession.
I knew Reuben Langdon was a Literal Actual Fucking Crazy Person who goes on boat tours to preach about UFOs abducting people, but ooooooffffff:
In the anime, Morrison was white, so it's possible that they weren't initially casting the role for a black character in mind... though having said that, changing the character's race - especially if it was off the back of this guy's performance - would arguably be worse if that were the case.How would have they gone about hiring a white voice actor for a black character, though? That initial decision right there was wrong. Capcom are no slouch in the VA department so they should have known black voice actors they could have brought for the role.
How would have they gone about hiring a white voice actor for a black character, though?
He didn't defended him,he didn't know what was even happening with him and he made that very clear.Date's VA was defending Vic Mignonga and dismissing BLM/MeToo in an interview recently too
They won't, but to be fair that was a deliberate thing done by the developers compared to this which was probably just being unaware that a voice actor was a shitty person.I wonder if the people who are always so willing to post the Brokeback Mountain slide in every DmC thread will just just as eager to bring this to attention in every DMCV thread.
I knew Reuben Langdon was a Literal Actual Fucking Crazy Person who goes on boat tours to preach about UFOs abducting people, but ooooooffffff:
How could they be unaware? That seems extremely unlikely considering their lead voice actor is a proud Trump supporting American. At this point the evidence seems point to towards they either don't care or actively choose these types of people.They won't, but to be fair that was a deliberate thing done by the developers compared to this which was probably just being unaware that a voice actor was a shitty person.
Please tell me JYB is a good person.
I wonder if the people who are always so willing to post the Brokeback Mountain slide in every DmC thread will just just as eager to bring this to attention in every DMCV thread.
How could they be unaware? That seems extremely unlikely considering their lead voice actor is a proud Trump supporting American. At this point the evidence seems point to towards they either don't care or actively choose these types of people.
It's interesting you think these things are remotely comparable. One is intentional homophobia on the part of a developer. The other is a company failing to vet a single VA--an oversight, not a calculated move intended to officially represent the game.I wonder if the people who are always so willing to post the Brokeback Mountain slide in every DmC thread will just just as eager to bring this to attention in every DMCV thread.
I knew Reuben Langdon was a Literal Actual Fucking Crazy Person who goes on boat tours to preach about UFOs abducting people, but ooooooffffff:
Trump support is built into qanonThat's just gross. It's easy to see how they didn't know. Minor actor for a small role, long career so less reason to doubt his work, obscure channel. But it's still incredibly disappointing that they didn't make the effort to check. Or if they did, that they still decided to go with his performance. (Which would be even worse, but we have no way of knowing) To think I really liked Morrison's voice acting too. He's even a style announcer. They should replace his performance ASAP, even if the game is out and it will take some time.
That's your first concern going into this thread?
For all of Reuben's many egregious flaws, as far as I know, he's not a Trump supporter.
It's not an excuseNot defending him, just pointing out how Capcom could have gone about hiring him.
That's not really uncommon tbh. ex:Nadine Ross is a major character in Uncharted series and was voice by Laura Bailey a famous white voice actress.How would have they gone about hiring a white voice actor for a black character, though?
Capcom being racially insensitive isn't anything new or unexpected and I don't expect them to learn or try to do better.
Reuben Langdon turning out to be a shithead is hilarious, though. Won't shed a tear if he isn't called on for the next game.
That's not really uncommon tbh. ex:Nadine Ross is a major character in Uncharted series and was voice by Laura Bailey a famous white voice actress.
Why wouldn't we? We aren't playing a game here on "who's the most offensive".I wonder if the people who are always so willing to post the Brokeback Mountain slide in every DmC thread will just just as eager to bring this to attention in every DMCV thread.
MAGA hat and "rabbi Goldstein" videos too, jesus christ. Guy's the complete package.
You're nuts to think Capcom would retire the voice of Dante and Ken because of his Twitter feed. Langdon being crazy has been a known trait for how long now?
There's also Avdol from JoJo, who's voiced by Chris Tergliafera (a white guy) in the English dub. A white guy voicing a black character isn't the problem. The voice actor being a racist, transphobic, antisemitic asshole is the problem.In this case, Nadine wasn't a black character until after Bailey was cast according to interviews.
Yep, Morrison sounded weird from the start. But I just thought he was a meh VA.I assumed he was a legacy character from the older games whose character they understandably didn't want to replace when I first watched a playthrough and wondered about the weird voiceacting. Guess not? And yeah, his voicelines were not great; that's on both the VA and script I think.
I've generally been bummed about the portrayal of non-white people in games and anime, and speaking of Capcom, I was disappointed to see that Ada's voice actress wasn't Chinese either. The VA apparently voiced her in "Resident Evil: Damnation", too, whatever that is. At least she and Capcom did an otherwise good job with the character.