If there is one thing I always loved about the Albert Wesker character, it was his precise and callous voice, as introduced in Code Veronica. A far cry from the gruff and gravelly voices of most videogame characters, the voice provided by Richard Waugh was a very smooth and subtly threatening one, which suited the character perfectly. Sadly however, even though Albert Wesker is confirmed for Resident Evil 5, Waugh's talents are no longer wanted, as Umbrella Chronicles players will know by now.
"It's weird because I did the voice recordings for Wesker in Umbrella Chronicles. However Capcom has decided that they want to hire non-union actors in California instead, so my voice was replaced," explained Waugh in an interview. "Which became sort of funny when I heard that the replacement tried sounding like me."
From what I saw, I felt that D.C. Douglas did a good job of portraying Wesker in Umbrella Chronicles (I read somewhere that Douglas tried to ape David Bowie in his performance, which is an extra point from me), but Waugh really is the definitive Wesker. It's a shame he won't be in RE5, but I personally have no problem with Douglas, as it was still a pretty good (if slightly sillier) turn.
If you feel more strongly than I do, however, Waugh apparently encourages fans to let Capcom know.
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9:37 AM on 06.12.2008
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Master of unlocking, bitches.
During the whole writers strike thing that happened a while back many of the VA and hollywood actors took the sides of the union and refused to work. Capcom, obviously seeing that Unions are no longer a great thing, decided to go with work that wont run out on you because of some measley 1%.
Sorry, but unions in general are pure shit, and I'm glad Capcom went and found some non-union VA talent.
Eventually all unions turn into the UAW -- a whiny collection of people who threaten to strike whenever they don't get their way. The idea of a union is excellent, but eventually they all sour.
With that said, while I can understand hiring non-union actors for these kinds of projects, you would have to be out of your damn mind to mess with a fan favorite like Waugh. As a long-time fan of the franchise, I seriously hope they come to their senses.
Also, drop the 'Tool Box'. It just sounds freaking stupid.
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-Jd
(Yes, I am DC Douglas. No, I can't tell you what happens in RE5. Yes, I'm sorry Richard isn't doing, but he's in CANADA and they are doing this in LOS ANGELES...)
http://www.petitiononline.com/Wesker/petition.html
Spread it to other RE fans please!