stop hiring awkwafina and bring back real voice actors 🐦

[@Steadhorn]

“Pushing her own personality to onto the character, instead of letting the character’s personality direct her performance” that’s probably the best way to sum up how I feel about her roles

[@drphot6050]

She's a cultural appropriator as well... Many are for Black American/Hip-Hop Culture but some do it with class and timely. This is her main shtick!

[@Kobrakai21]

@@drphot6050 Yeah, you're right. Only black people can like hip hop.

[@Herb615]

@@drphot6050How is she a cultural appropriator? She was born in New York and her “Blaccent” is a typical urban New Yorker accent I hear from people of many different backgrounds.

[@kai-loongsong583]

​@@drphot6050no one cares

[@humanity_moment.]

​@@drphot6050 Oh god. Here we go again with the Twitter language. Shut up, please.

[@pastelshrimp]

Robin Williams complained about this years ago and essentially said just because you're an actor doesn't mean you can be a voice actor.

[@F0UR3V3R]

There are actors that I think can work well as voice actors. Tim Curry, Jack Black, Ron Perlman, just to name a few. But voice acting is a totally different medium from normal acting and that is what studios need to understand.

[@HateradeConsumer]

Which is ironic because he's a non-voice actor who has done voice work, he's literally the poster child of what you guys should be bitching about. But he had a penis so that's fine, when a girl does it though? Nope, stop the fucking presses lol can't have that.

[@SalinaMoonfall]

@@F0UR3V3R This, some studios also don't seem to appreciate the need for a voice director. It may be an unsung job, but it's vital in voice acting IMO, cause you can really tell when the voice director is asleep at the wheel or not doing their job, Mass Effect Andromeda is a good example of this in that it's not just poorly written dialogue, but you can tell the voice director wasn't asking for additional takes to get the voice acting right (or at least decent).

[@F0UR3V3R]

@@SalinaMoonfall I see what you mean.

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

The problem with being a voice actor is that you just have to be able to voice so many things to just scrape by.

[@MorganVsTheInternet]

The thing is, most kids won’t even realize or care that famous actors are voicing those roles, so why not just give us good voice acting!!

[@islesofforeignrails7917]

Hollywood and big executives at big companies are never going admit to that. When is that ever going to change in 2025-2029? Most likely futile.

[@SvobodovaEva]

Because it’s the adults who pay for it. They need to promote it to people who aren’t the primary audience.

[@iexiste1188]

Because of the same reason: the average kid isnt noticing “Dang! This voice acting sucks!”, but in SOME cases, is actually recognizing, per say “Oh! Mr. Beast is a voice actor in this!” (At least MY experience with younger siblings)

[@macadoodle1237]

I will say that when The Lorax was released in 2012 I was 7 years old and one of the reasons I wanted to watch it was because Taylor Swift voiced one of the main characters.

[@suno8911]

Not to mention how all animated films are dubbed for other languages. And yes, audiences outside of the English speaking world being in a LOT of revenue. Jack Black famously laughed at how he’s been to China several times promoting Kung Fu Panda only to introduce the famous person who voices the version in Chinese, and who is massively famous. 😂

[@TheGoldCrow]

I have a feeling they specifically genderswapped Scuttle to female in the Live Action Little Mermaid JUST SO Aquafina could voice it.

[@kuronkurro]

The original voice is so iconic and I really wish they didn't give her the role 😭 scuttle is like the silliest and cutest character in that series so I was so upset watching it when his voice was irritating

[@EntertainmentFan11]

They should've asked Shaggy to voice Scuttle for the remake. And I don't mean Shaggy as in from Scooby-Doo. I mean the singer.

[@keselekbakiak]

They did that? I'm glad i never watch that abomination

[@nica7747]

And that God awful song oh my lord.

[@luchosito-d9i]

i hate actors that turn the characters into themselves instead of them turning into the character. it's like they're not acting, they're just hanging out.

[@XxZeldaxXXxLinkxX]

Don't hate the actor, hate the director and/or casting director. The people in charge of making the film are the only people to blame.

[@Deadnickers]

@@XxZeldaxXXxLinkxX🐑

[@Lipidwave]

Literally the Rock in every movie...

[@OsakaLover]

Same. *glares at Megan Fox as Nitara*

[@Gman-eu8wk]

​@@XxZeldaxXXxLinkxXNah I'll hate the actor too thanks

[@charitychapman3181]

Part of it for me isn't even that Awkwafina gets cast so often; it's that she never switches it up. Either she has to start challenging herself, or the directors have to start telling her that she has to stop practicing stand up when it's time to get in the booth. Not every single character she plays HAS to be a comedian

[@beauwalker9820]

Even Ellen DeGeneres (drama over how she treats her workers aside...) Could make Dory sound both funny and sympathetic. Old comedians used to handle drama as good as they can comedy. (Look at Robin Williams.) New ones think just yelling random words is funny.

[@ethanstephens6775]

So, what’s so different with Ryan and the rock?

[@impposter560]

Agreed. I can't tell if she's typecasting herself or the studios are typecasting her. Either way, what she's doing/way she's acting has gotten way, way too old. We either need her to do something fresh and new or GET someone fresh and new

[@blackberrydavid2614]

She isnt the one securing these roles though, its her team that always sends her to do those roles

[@AbsentMinded619]

It’s all the painfully unfunny, “well, that just happened” type of humor where the character says 100 silly things per minute and none of it lands. It’s bad now and it’s going to age even worse. Nothing with her in it is going to be considered classic.

[@Yuseigo]

i think one of the issues is that a lot of animated flims aren't making characters to be voiced, they're making blank slates that can match actors.

[@ajamask7140]

Everyone is replaceable

[@angrybellsprout]

not sure if that is the intent, but it is how things end up. also that isn't just animated films. look at how awkwafina ruined shang-chi by yet again refusing to act as anything but the most insufferable person ever.

[@Yuseigo]

@@angrybellsprout oh that was her?! i hated that movie because of her, literally ruined the pacing of the whole thing. every scene she had was a waste.

[@angrybellsprout]

@@Yuseigo the annoying voice, terrible acting, and I couldn't stop staring at how huge her teeth were for some reason.

[@BleachBlue04]

Maui from Moana (not a bad character but he reminds me constantly of Dwayne Johnson)

[@obarich]

Chris Pratt as the voice actor for mario of all choices was wild

[@mikafoxx2717]

And then you hear Charles Martinet (Original Mario VA) as Paarthurnax from Skyrim and see what a real voice actor can do.

[@TheEmeraldWeirdo]

Honestly, I think he did a pretty good job, all things considered. At least he put on a Brooklyn accent instead of just being 100% himself. That's more than most celebrities do when they get animated roles these days.

[@smithsunleashed]

And garfield

[@AdenBetancourt]

Barrack Obama should be the pigglins in the minecraft movie(ew the fuck the minecraft movie looks ass)

[@ayobabes]

i agree that he is a miscast and they shouldn’t be hiring him only cause of his name n his performance for lego movie. but he did good on onwards and he wasn’t a terrible or even bad mario. garfield is a bit so-so but i didn’t mind it to much, still a miscast for sure tho

[@mordecaimonarch8209]

If I yell a lot and strain my voice, I can sound like Aquafina’s evil male doppelgänger: Dasani.

[@hmm8139]

😭😭this caught em off gaurd lmao

[@dea1313]

Get this man a role in Hollywood 😂

[@imthebossmermaid3648]

💀 Here take this gold medal you madlad. 🏅

[@sightedgem5413]

Water you saying bro

[@mehmeh3745]

Oh you ate this upppp, cause when I first heard Aquafina I thought they meant the water too chileeeee 😭

[@me1onade]

jack black is the only one i absolutely never will mind voicing a character

[@Marskilius]

Because he actually has some range and knows how to work his voice 👀

[@eugenechaud4966]

I'm so tired of hearing the phoned in Jack Black voice for every single role so they can hook people with a name and have him sing a shitty song. People have to stop defending this.

[@cobaltblu4196]

@@eugenechaud4966 Okay, give me some examples of phoned in Jack Black and we can start an open dialog

[@BlueFireDrakka]

not to mention the fact that he's actually done voice acting in videogames too, Double fine made a whole game around metal music and they had Jack Black voice the main character and they pulled him in again for Phsycobauts 2 to play a character there and you don't even realize its Jack black until he _sings_ He was literally Perfect for Bowser in the Mario Bros movie. Chris Pratt can jump in a lake though, New York Mario is just...wrong... EDIT: Clarification of "New York Mario Bad" because Im sick to the teeth of fuckers replying with a variation of "no u wrong" I mean I have _only ever witnessed Mario in the form of His true game self_ with his iconic _Italian accent_ , I am not nor ever will be an American, and thus; I have never seen Mario in _anything_ other than _Games_ Mario without an Italian accent is wrong to me because that is how he is _supposed to sound_ given my experience with Mario. its _extremely Jarring_ to go from a High pitched "WAA HOO! Its-a Me!" to _Chris_ fucking _Pratt_ . he was perfect for Emmet because Emmet is supposed to be Generic Lego construction worker Minifig No70800 not so much for _Mario_ who is one of if not the most Iconic vidogame character of all time, his red M Hat ALONE is enough to make you go "Oh hey Mario"

[@b0i993]

he is a voice actor after all

[@marblejar786]

Someone said Awkwafina has the voice of an 8 year old chain smoker and it's hard to disagree

[@kn152-k4u]

I also saw someone say she had the voice of a 58 year old divorce attorney and I can't disagree with that one either

[@nuggetanimation7217]

i describe her as a 13 year old boy fighting with puperty

[@margarethmichelina5146]

I always said that she has a voice of a teenager who's still stuck at puberty and has a broken vocal chord.

[@RichielaurensIII]

I like raspy voices 💔

[@nuggetanimation7217]

@@RichielaurensIII i do too like the voice of rainbow dash from mlp doesn’t bother me because she’s voiced by a trained va

[@Jdunk17]

Couldn’t agree more with this! I’m so tired of Awkwafina. Not just her though, often if I hear celebrity voices in these movies it takes me out of the world and the narrative because their voices are so recognizable.

[@PrincipalCellist]

I don't mind celebrity voice actors as long as they do a good job - but I'm strongly against using celebrities JUST for the sake of celebrities. I'd rather have someone who knows what they're doing than a Brand Name 😒

[@GothLady1987]

Exactly. If I were a celebrity and got offered a job, my response would be, "okay, but why me?"

[@CesarinPillinGaming]

Sadly, that has been a very common denominator for all DreamWorks movies.

[@argiedude3762]

​@@CesarinPillinGamingWhich is not inherently bad, considering for example the that Puss in boots is a Zorro parody and they have Antonio Banderas playing him.

[@organiccrybaby9205]

I'm not gonna lie, I'm THOROUGHLY impressed my chris pratt being able to sound like himself but add the character to the voice. It's like; you know its him if you're THINKING about it.

[@JustinCarbaugh]

Just like this anime needs to learn to do better with voice acting and writing

[@kamsismith]

In addition to Awkwafina, James Corden too as he’s in not only in a few animated movies but in every single live-action musical.

[@z0z111]

James cordon needs to banished from public eye

[@EmSquems]

Plus he’s a horrible person

[@haliee]

@@EmSquems most celebrities are terrible people

[@Sunshine-zm1fx]

James Corden sometimes produces the projects he is in.

[@HelloHamburger]

Into The Woods

[@ChaoticMushy]

One thing I absolutely hate about celebrity voice acting is that 1. Most of them are just not voice actors, they don't know what the hell they're doing And 2. Whenever they make tv series for the movies, they have to change the cast anyway and use real voice actors because hiring the celebrity is too expensive. Which leads to weird voice changes

[@Sean-qg3gg]

For the first point, I wanna bring respect to the actors who actually try. Like for example, the Rock said he asked VA’s for advice before voicing Maui. And for The SMB Movie, Chris Pratt said he asked if he could be wicked Italian, and also got pointers from Charles Martinet.

[@ChaoticMushy]

@@Sean-qg3gg hence the word "most"

[@Sean-qg3gg]

@@ChaoticMushy Such a lovely word.

[@CarloNassar]

I don't have much of an issue with celebrity voice acting (especially if the cast is well-directed), but I totally agree with the second point. If you think you’re not going to pay the same actors at some point like you did back then, you might as well hire lower profiles in the first place.

[@kodicore]

Prime example: My Little Pony: A New Generation. They hired big celebrities for their movie to gain traction, and then once it came to making animated series to continue the story, they switched to actual VAs. There's nothing wrong with the VAs they chose for the series, but because they had to make a switch, the characters sound nothing alike anymore.

[@WholesomeCube]

The problem with her is that every character she voices carries HER personality.

[@Texasmule]

The dragon is what made me said fuck it. A dragon has no reason to be trying to relate to modern aged kids with that stupid math class relation attempt

[@RaraiMirai-nk8tr]

IKR my friend and I was like- "​Group project what?"@@Texasmule

[@nibirue]

It seems like whenever they have an Asian oriented animation too they have to include Awkafina as the famous Asian instead of hiring new talented Asians for the role.

[@Kannade]

Sadly I think this is actually true for all Asian American movies, not just animated ones. After crazy rich asians got big, I feel like i keep seeing those same handful of actors and actresses over and over again playing the same types of characters (nerdy fob, quirky & sassy, king fu master or stoic assassin with honor ™ , Tiger parents, etc). It feels like Hollywood refuses to even *try* to look for any new Asian talent or come up with a new character concept and it’s so annoying

[@greed0599]

That, and I wish theyd stop typecasting Asian Women as Sherlock Holmes. How many times is a promising young asian actor going to be forced to smoke a pipe and deduce the identity of killers in victorian London?!

[@GrayKuma]

You also don't need to hire asians for asian animations.

[@mursu24]

that's because they're whitewashed and separated from their heritage enough so they fit the inclusivity mold while not actually having to employ non whites. walt was a nazi and nothing has changed.

[@strawberriesstar]

​@@GrayKumaunless you study well, yes you do

[@g.2.lmusicboxx651]

Awkwafina in Animation Movies is what Dwayne The Rock Johnson is in regular movies.. Himself

[@nathangamble125]

The difference is that The Rock is actually a good actor _and_ voice actor. He was great in Moana.

[@thedestroyer2alltrolls411]

@@nathangamble125 True, and he was great as the voice of Cliffjumper on Transformers Prime.

[@stevefilms1997]

@@nathangamble125the difference is that he tries.

[@latetootheparty]

One has versatility to an extent, the other just exists.

[@leaderoftheautobots1985]

@@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 Even on a short role, he wasn't so obvious. and in awkwafina's live-action movies, for a bit she was okay. but yeah now she just *exists.*

[@FaithBetta]

I’m so glad that someone finally said it! I’m so sick of every single “quirky” character being voiced by the same person

[@tablescissors]

I’m bored with bratty, shallow “quirky” characters.

[@lukerubrum5618]

Personally I'm just tired of hearing her voice

[@Lovewins789]

The spider from Bad Guys ain’t quirky, she’s a snarky girlboss. Sisu from Raya isn’t quirky. Ok she’s a little quirky but she was trapped in a dang glass orb for many, many, MANY YEARS. She literally had no idea what most things that had been invented or discovered during the period she was imprisoned were. There is a difference between behavior influenced by lore and or/ the character’s personality and being “quirky”.

[@kyzendelaguia1063]

What if… and hear me out… what if animated movies stopped having quirky characters?

[@jackalexande]

and every character being voiced by chris pratt for some reaosn

[@cin9842]

Show the same energy for Chris Pratt voice acting. He sounds like himself in all the voices

[@abner-w-]

She does, near the end of the video as she clarifies that this is critique towards the desicions in casting big celebrities (Like she, you know, stated at beginning of the video), you want the time stamp?

[@a.s.raiyan2003-4]

Imagine being so obnoxious, you end up becoming a whole new character type - the "voiced by Awkwafina"

[@godlymegatron5698]

*The voice actor of Jar Jar Blinks has entered the chat* You Missa Missa have no excuses. Jar Jar Binks is only guilty of being Jar Jar Binks. You Sista Sista were just dropped wrong like colony 13. Someday, I will be free, and so will me look alike who has a red lightsaber. I don't like him me sa, he mentions cookies but their all biscuits!

[@angrybellsprout]

just try watching shang-chi

[@theinnerlight8016]

Her bank account won't care 😂

[@chiz_chex6148]

Snoop Dogg too and I love it 🤷‍♀️

[@That0neDud]

She's gotten type cast as herself

[@princessmiaxo]

What is with Disney seeing one lighting in a bottle moment and trying to recreate it until it's completely unrecognizable from the original.

[@sharpeningtheaxe]

Money

[@notroxa]

money

[@imthebossmermaid3648]

🤑

[@spacex6997]

$$$$

[@yes-ev5pj]

the fact that certain people will eat it up anyway so disney can get lazy and still bring in the money unfortunately

[@meowmeowfuzzyface3698]

Spider-Man Into the Spiderverse and Across the Spiderverse are both great examples of movies with actors who CAN voice act. They brought so much emotion and depth to their characters. I hate that a lot of it stems from production companies trying to draw you in with recognizable names versus good voice acting.

[@Patricia-uh9fs]

YESSSS!!! They also didn't rely on the celebrities' names for the marketing, just story telling and animation. I didn't even know Nicolas Cage was in the movie until I looked it up after seeing it. Studios take notes!!!!

[@staeriix]

and that’s why they were such w movies ..

[@OoyZaza-ze8bw]

I'm gonna be honest that movie it's overated.

[@user-vn9dh6ph3w]

@@OoyZaza-ze8bw into the spiderverse was so good but i agree, across the spideverse was really overrated. i liked it but it failed on the writing for me, especially when it introduces so many characters then doesnt do anything with them and then the movie ends just like that and you have to wait for the second part.. what is it, a star wars movie? goddamn

[@magdalenomartinezjr8805]

​@@user-vn9dh6ph3w i think even the producers compared ATSV with The Empire Strikes Back

[@Nuke_Dukem69]

I can't even tell you how many times I've said I'm sick of hearing awkwafinas voice. I feel so validated right now 😂

[@CoiFishWitch]

still love that matthew lilard started plying shaggy in the liveactions then he wound up being shaggy in every animated version after then

[@itsmoggintime]

like he does the voice the best man I'd absolutely eat a tower sandwich with him

[@tylerweiss8476]

He's one of those actors that, in a way, owns the character. J. K. Simmons is also the same guy to play J. Jonah Jameson in every instance of Spiderman, voiced or live-action.

[@FlameofEulien]

@@tylerweiss8476 same with Peter Collen as Optimus Prime

[@jishamuralidharan7020]

​@@FlameofEulienanyone else as optimus, I aint watching

[@CS-om3kj]

AND THEN A CELEBRITY CASTING REPLACED HIM IN SCOOB 😂

[@CaptDeadpool32]

I think some blame has to go on the studios and the directors. Like they're either just telling her to do her usual shtick or the no one is willing to tell her to play the character differently. If someone offered you a bunch of money basically play yourself, I think we'd all take it

[@sendingit2601]

I agree with this heavily. Like yea, I don’t like her characters or her voice acting, but it’s not like she’s not being hired to do these characters.

[@Ashbrash1998]

I think it's also very common with actors in general. Like if you get type cast it cam be very hard to get out of it.

[@tingyang8743]

This reminds me of Emma Watson playing Belle in Beauty and the Beast... Or more like, Hermione dressed as Belle in Beauty and the Beast

[@dropenenboms496]

Sure. And if I had unlimited access to ice cream in my house I'd be fat. Still not a good thing

[@rikers_libido]

​@@dropenenboms496 not a good comparison. The oc was saying that the blame for poor voice casting choices like these is of the producers, not the actors, as who wouldn't take a bunch of money just to be himself in front of a microphone? No one said is a good thing, is just not Awkwafina's and others celebrities' fault. Why should they care of bad projects anyway?

[@catherinedonley2781]

I gotta admit-I really like the idea of voice acting for old time stars who are still around, such as Eartha Kit who voiced Yzma in The Emperor’s New Groove. I think it’s a nice way for an elderly professional to keep on acting when maybe doing a live action role would require considerably higher physical demands for them .

[@Hanzeeeee]

Love this ! :) agreed

[@tazc3647]

That's a really good point - agreed!

[@kcbh24]

Eartha Kitt is dead, dude. And they use older actors in animated films all the time. Buddy Ebsen, Julie Andrews, Danny De Vito, etc.

[@mynameisambertoo7379]

@@kcbh24 Maybe that's why they like it. Because it happens and they feel its an appropriate use of skill

[@ree3197]

Nice

[@exploderwrestlingpodcast2721]

I call this trend "voicing". There's no acting involved, they just get paid to do their own voice for an hour and a half.

[@raystimphil8280]

Awkwafina sounds like she should be able to voice act, but doesn't have a clue what she is doing and refuses to learn from her mistakes and do it right. She just sticks to her default of acting like a disney channel character.

[@Sjors_]

Yeah, this seems right. I don't watch a lot of movies myself, but judging from the clips in the video, it seems clear to me that Awkwafina does have some genuine voice acting ability, at least in terms of things like enunciation and speaking animatedly (certainly a lot better than what I could do if you threw me in a recording booth). It's just that she sticks to the same performance every time regardless of the character she's supposed to be portraying. So I guess she is good at acting so long as you cast her as the one character she's willing to portray... herself. Which gets old pretty fast.

[@Th3NoobSlay3r]

She has the perfect tomboy character voice. It’s exactly what they want when they right the characters she plays. They write them for her voice. It’s hard to complain when it fits her so well

[@Shockguey]

​@@Th3NoobSlay3r That doesn't explain Little Mermaid when it's a complete swap of what the character is.

[@Ironknuckle100]

I've seen her work and wondered, why is she employed?

[@MoranaPetrusic]

I mean.. she gets hired again and again. She must be doing something right 🤷‍♀️

[@FireVixen164]

This is particularly infuriating in kids movies, because I'm 100% sure no child has ever wanted to go see a movie because of actor name recognition!

[@YarnWorm]

I liked will smith movies as a kid 🫠

[@miles3235]

as someone who grew up during this time i definitely did care but i wouldnt watch a movie simply because a youtuber i liked voiced a character in it. it was more like a cool bonus to me

[@kitothekito915]

It attracts their parents or their adolescent siblings

[@noobmasterruben5167]

Agreed. As a kid I had no clue that Bruce Willis was the voice actor for RJ in Over the Hedge or that Steve Buscemi voiced Randall. Both did a good job in their roles

[@laobok]

@@YarnWorm Then they're not talking about you 🤪

[@wiksolop72]

Imagine being so well known for irritating noises that you get casted as an animated bird. Twice. And not even one of the more interesting species. A seagull and a pigeon.

[@batty-bites3185]

if the mention of her being casted in storks was her being a bird, make that three times because she was also Scuttle (the seagull) in the live action little mermaid film.

[@ahdog8]

don't slander seagulls and pigeons like that, they are good birds

[@SeaAycheEyeEye]

​@@ahdog8You must be a seagull

[@wattamborenjoyer]

She also voiced another bird, that being SkekLach in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. And it is her only good role imo

[@tomaccino]

@@SeaAycheEyeEye SPLM! SEAGULL AND PIDGON LIVES MATTER! 🐦🐦

[@max202012]

who is awkwafina, why'd she get named after a water company

[@ilovethebelljar]

actually so sick of seeing awkwafina in these movies to play "quirky" characters!!!

[@bryanferratt6598]

I'd rather have her than Tyrese Gibson 😊😅😂.

[@pixelzebra8440]

She’s just annoying 😭

[@bryanferratt6598]

@@pixelzebra8440And funny 😆 😄 🤣 😂. I'd put her in every animated film I'd make.

[@bryanferratt6598]

@eyabuniNo, I love her voice, now for me, I would cast her, but everyone else around her is a professional voice actor.

[@kn152-k4u]

​@@bryanferratt6598Her voice sounds like a 58 year old divorce attorney. Idk how you can genuinely stand someone with a voice like that

[@bittybears5287]

This is how I found out Colleen Ballenger was in Angry Birds 2. 😕

[@POTATO-fu2hu]

And how I found out that JoJo siwa was in angry birds 2

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

Me too

[@Scented_HandSoap]

Same here

[@user-your-guilty-pleasure]

me too sadly

[@vezelbikawie]

i frowned when i found out jojo siwa and colleen was in this movie.

[@AidenTB]

It's like someone sent out a memo that says, " Jack Black, Awkwafina, and Chris Pratt must be in every new movie to voice act at a mediocre level!"... Well execpt Jack, he's actually pretty decent at voice acting Edit: Thanks to you all for the support Edit 2: Alright I want to clear the air by saying, I don't think Chris Pratt is a bad dude or a bad actor, but the roles that he has done in the Voice acting buisness could've been light years better if they hired a better person, Chris is not a very good VA but his work in GOTG shows me he's at least a good on-screen actor

[@blandface9957]

Jack Black is pretty decent at everything tho tbh. (Insert him being a Jack of all trades joke here)

[@thehufflepuffhermione]

At least Jack Black changes it up for roles and doesn’t just do the same thing in every role.

[@carontorliak2760]

​@@blandface9957while Jack Black is a decent voice actor, compared to actual professional voice actors, he would have trouble getting a job if he wasn't already a well known actor.

[@jamieagnad1918]

"Descent" Jack is the goat, like his voicing with Bowser goes hard!.

[@JacklynBurn]

@@carontorliak2760 I don't think he'd necessarily have trouble getting work in VO, but I do agree that it's unlikely he'd be getting the top billings he currently does if he hadn't made his name ahead of time. That said, I don't think that he's unworthy of the roles he gets, either. He 100% puts in the work to both maintain and improve his skills, unlike the name actors who put in half effort and collect a major paycheck. Jack Black doesn't rank among the all-time greats (Lani Minella, Steve Blum, etc.) but I think he's solidly among the talented working voice actors that comprise most of the main/secondary characters in VO.

[@lulystalgianature2968]

I miss the days when actors and VOICE actors were all different people. Now we have just... actors, and that's often a stretch. Now it's all about the name. Imagine working hard with your emotions to do voices because you don't feel comfortable enough to do live action, only to never get cast because you're not 'famous' enough 😒

[@AweYeah]

Just want to say that Nicholas Cage is an actor who is actually good at voice acting. He leaves his wacky method acting style behind to embody the character he voices. Too bad I've only seen him get casted as a dad.

[@moxstoleyoursocks2241]

I mean, he voiced Spiderman Noir, who isn’t a dad.

[@RingThatBell]

There may be a reason you feel this way. Fun fact, the voice you hear every time Nick Cage talks is actually, in a way, voice acting. I watched an interview he gave a while back where he was talking about before he was famous and how he couldn't get cast for anything. After trying and failing to get his big break over and over again, he said he needed to do something to distinguish himself from everyone else and decided to do that with his voice. He came up with the voice he has now, and practice it until he could do it flawlessly. He attributed it to what finally got him noticed and famous.

[@l3ftie578]

@@moxstoleyoursocks2241 killed it in that role too, love that character

[@av__f__n]

@@moxstoleyoursocks2241I'll make Spider-Noir a dad

[@orangeslash1667]

@@l3ftie578 Not every alive action Nicholas Cage performance is wacky and over the top like Faceoff, he's proven before that he can be subtle.

[@Leymora]

Please remember that voice *directors* exists as well. If the direction is horrible then it doesn't matter how good the voice actor is, it will sound bad.

[@Darthcamper]

So both parties are to blame. Got it

[@smeeghead]

THIS!!! man I wish more people would mention that! direction can really make or break voice acting.

[@mjjjermaine]

+1

[@HateHater2205]

Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't a voice director direct all the voice actors? These movies aren't badly voiced only her characters

[@Leymora]

@@HateHater2205 True, I just meant more in general.

[@RaptorFaceRumble]

Fantastic Mr Fox is a good example of how to get actors to do good voice acting work. The way Wes Anderson filmed that movie really made the voice acting work amazing.

[@Pipapisca]

Isle of Dogs is also really good in voice acting

[@RaptorFaceRumble]

@@Pipapisca 100%! Wes Anderson is a great director.

[@Texasmule]

Hell yeah,that shit was peak ASF.

[@deathbyglamourr]

micheal kovach, elsie lovelock and jack black are my favorite voice actors, they always bring so much life to chars

[@uzi_murder_drones3]

Same

[@pixienaeeeee]

tom hanks being basically the entire main cast in The Polar Express is honestly one of the few special exceptions

[@TZ2nd]

Nah this! Cause i didnt even know it was him til i became an adult. But to be fair, eddie murphy is also an exception. As a kid, when i watched clumps i had no clue it was all bro

[@marslara]

I thought that was more of a thematic choice. Like all three were the "same" character or even a Christmas past, present, future kind of thing. Not sure but it definitely came off as a noticeable metaphor or something 😂

[@sweeety969]

Nah the uncanny valley in that....and some of his acting choices were not it.

[@gavindennis9988]

​@sweeety969 Nah the movie is goated, from engine to caboose

[@angrymoogle8591]

He could never hold a candle to Mandark's son.

[@shay5479]

Fun Fact, Awkwafina was almost casted for the role of Joy in Everything Everywhere All At Once

[@surethinkIh8u]

That would have been awful

[@thatlittlebitbored]

Your hootie profile pic is amazing! Hoot hoot 😊

[@marslara]

I don't feel the hate, I imagine she would have been just fine if she was casted instead. 😂

[@nuggetdestroyer2269]

that would have made that terrible boring movie somehow even godlier worse

[@passingthetime_]

@@nuggetdestroyer2269bad take

[@kristiholly7250]

You roasted those celebrities so politely. I’m impressed.

[@nevaehramos4579]

👏🏽

[@AdderTude]

Saying Awkwafina has not much range is a bit of a backhanded compliment because that already makes her better than Seth Rogen, who has quite literally no range at all. While making the Super Mario Bros movie, he flat-out said he doesn't do voices, which means he has zero range by choice. It also explains why all of his animated characters are literally just himself.

[@anotherpromotor]

​@@AdderTudeat least Seth Rogan is actually a little bit funny compared to Awkwafina

[@jamelbunny5732]

​@AdderTude umm.....ok?? 😂

[@Achallon]

@@AdderTudeI would tend to agree that he always plays himself but he’s actually the SLIGHTEST bit different in the animated show Invincible so that’s nice

[@Uggnog]

Hearing Awkwafina in an animated movie feels like a personal punishment in hell

[@mayaleeleng]

Frozen 5, Despicable me 7... pls don't speak that into existence 😫

[@idkkkk7588]

Yeah, please don't open that door to hell

[@HelloHamburger]

We're still 3 movies away for both of those. Honestly, after seeing Frozen 2 I'm 100% ok with it ending.

[@SuperAmyRose01]

Don't give them anymore ideas😭

[@ajmcomixonline8824]

Oh you don't want this evil then about Frozen5-10 or Despicable me7-15 oh and of course toy story 1000

[@SuperAmyRose01]

@@ajmcomixonline8824 💀💀💀

[@CottenVee]

"Colleen Ballinger was in the angry birds movie 2! " *BRINGS OUT UKULELE*

[@jorjebear9874]

“tOxIc GoSsIp TrAaAaAaAaIn”

[@oneandonlyelle]

HELP THATS WHAT I THOUGHT

[@imthebossmermaid3648]

@@jorjebear9874 CHUGGING DOWN THE TRACKS OF MISINFORMATION 😫

[@TimeCherry-ct8qt]

Are we gonna to keep this joke going and give ukulele players a bad name?

[@fiachef6284]

@@TimeCherry-ct8qt ukulele players already have a bad name, they play ukulele

[@pbugarnold7803]

This is why video game acting is superior, they pull some person nobody has ever heard of and they always give an amazing performance

[@fatthehorse7534]

Roger Clark😢

[@aizat2329]

RE Remake Ada wong is shit

[@Lichen1]

>matthew mercer and nolan north cast in every white guy role ever made in video games

[@justasillygoobercauseyea]

E FUCKING XACTLY.

[@EchoNK3]

I'm replaying the Nonary Games and for the first game, the protagonist's VA is somebody whose main roles were Monster High and Ever After High. He has one of the best voice acting performances I've seen for making the character sound so realistic when it comes to the smaller things.

[@transcendantviewer]

I approve of the message here. The industry needs more consummate professionals, but voice actors keep getting in their own way, and it's tearing the industry down around them.

[@amandamandy3970]

robin williams was such an amazing person. seeing the respect he had for voice actors when he voiced genie, plus his respect for art in general, reminded me how much of a rare sight in hollywood and the world at large he was. i really just miss him.

[@Cowboycomando54]

I think it comes from his background in stand up comedy. If you watch his stand up, he switches up his voice so much in his routines and knows how important it is to have range.

[@strongallalong89]

I miss him, too. 😔

[@LoLo1k2k3k]

Yeah every year without him you only learn those more and more…

[@Masahane]

Watching Robin Williams do a voice acting scene in the beginning of Ms Doubtfire was amazing and I feel like just was there to show off his talents

[@HARTTG]

In Chris Pratt’s case, it’s weird because we HAVE seen him change his style, accents and voices, so we know that he CAN do that BUT it’s more like Hollywood WANTED you to know that the characters are voices by him STRAIGHT UP for marketing reasons.

[@robotman5105]

Everyone who hires Chris Pratt only wants his LEGO Emmet voice and it’s pretty sad.

[@edwardgreenjr167]

And compare that to Seth 'stupid laugh' Rogan. I can't even hate him for it, because he refuses to do anything but his voice under contract. So the studios know what they are getting when they cast him for Donkey Kong.

[@Jimmehftw]

The roles he does are meant to be main characters but they're so overshadowed by actual good voice acting. Don't get me wrong I love Charlie Day and Crisp Rat as actors but they are shit as the Mario Brothers.

[@yono367]

@@edwardgreenjr167 Seth Rogan started out as a comedian, his range isnt very good

[@Rice_Wolf]

I honestly don’t have a problem with Chris Pratt voicing a character if it’s done in that way you mentioned (him changing his voice). He’ just gets casted so much for commercial reasons it just became bland and boring.

[@maxclips3152]

Antonio banderas does pus in boots because it's a nod to him being Zorro which is not only clever but i thought his gravely voice with his spanish accent was perfect for a cat lol

[@AdderTude]

I actually had no idea Wagner Moura was Death because I'm not used to hearing him speak English. The last movie I saw him in was "Elite Squad: The Enemy Within" from Brazil (his home country), which is exclusively in Portuguese.

[@Wrestling-Nun]

And he also voices the Spanish version lol

[@sorryitsmoops]

@@AdderTude He was so good as death and recently in Civil War as well

[@SirThinks2Much]

Puss in Boots: the Last Wish had excellent casting.

[@lulystalgianature2968]

Puss in Boots is more than understandable. Not only does it come from Shrek, a franchise that parodies fairy tales and other media, but the original Puss in Boots was similar. Not exactly a Zorro type, but still a hero who was doing something for someone he cared about. Oh, and they also faced an ogre.

[@peachmii]

i always heard complaints about Akwafina being in every role but I never realized how many until you put a name to the voice I hear all the time 😭😭

[@sydneyslaughter7163]

I saw an interview with Hugh Jackman about the differences between screen acting and voice acting and he was emphatic about how they’re totally different worlds. I remember specifically that he said you need to really push all your emotions into the voice when voice acting, which is difficult when you’re used to acting with your whole body. And he couldn’t be more right

[@user-Aaron-]

Agreed. I'd be really interested to see if blind people could pass a double-blind experiment where they try to see if they can reliably differentiate between animated and live-action lines/roles/scenes. All puns intended.

[@achimdemus-holzhaeuser1233]

I saw an Intervied with the DC:AU cast once, where they said they had "famous" guest stars who could not Voice-Act at all, it really is a competely different skillset.

[@zephyrekansh]

Yeah, that's why when I was seeing Flushed Away after a long time, it wasn't entertaining.

[@Cloak_N_Dagger]

That's why when you see footage of the recording booth, you see the actor sometimes moving like they'll actually be seen. Helps them push out a genuine performance!

[@That_One_User_314]

_Kangaroo!? I'm A Bunny!_

[@RickDrew]

I've met a LOT of voice actors at anime cons - and they ALL have multiple voices and can sound amazingly different. Professional voictors use their voice as an instrument. She uses it as a weapon. I guess it could be worse - she could have named herself Perry-Air.

[@lipovacbrothersfarms8823]

But are the famous? Can they sell tickets? Studios seem to have hard statistics proving that paying 10X the salary to have them voiced by people who have been in front of the camera. I may not care who is voicing some anime character but the vast majority of people would never have watched Toy Story if Mr. Potatoe head was voiced by a no-name voice actor instead of a senior citizen few people under 30 had heard of. And no way they would have returned for Toy Story without the secure feeling of knowing that Annie Potts was doing Bo Peep.

[@nyanuwu4209]

Rob Paulsen is iconic. Eric Bauza more recently is making his mark.

[@nyanuwu4209]

@@lipovacbrothersfarms8823 I have never known anyone who ever brought up who voices either of those characters. Potato Head was "a senior citizen"? Who cares.

[@erastal]

@@lipovacbrothersfarms8823 ye unfortunately, the general masses don't have any personalized preference in the media they consumer, leading to the success of celebrity cameo films

[@dissidius13]

lol there are on stage plays of Toy Story where they are played by different actors but kids still went to see it and have picture taking sessions with them says you don't need very popular actors. Sounds like you an Awkwardfina fan trynna downplay less popular actors. Just accept it that she's a bad voice actor for most of the characters she played.​@@lipovacbrothersfarms8823

[@Flamsleburger]

When I'm watching a movie and hear a celebrity voice I just think of the character they play as the celebrity because they all have the exact same voice in every movie.

[@Stephen-Ca68845]

Except Jack Black

[@BozeDoesGodsWork]

Jack Black sounds the same is some of his stuff too sorry not sorry 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Stephen-Ca68845]

@@BozeDoesGodsWork fair enough, but at least he doesn't have the same type of character every time

[@eliezerosorio2127]

I agree with all of this except why did you bring hiccups VA cus I cannot hear anyone else play Hiccup. His voice is iconic. And HTTYD is one of my favorite trilogies. 😭

[@l4m1n0us]

So real. I can't even think it into existence. 😭

[@fyzxnerd]

"the Character wasn't as important as the person who Voiced (or acted) them." This is so friggin true.

[@CP3oh322]

For Banderas and Puss in Boots, I might have agreed with his first movie. But I think he's really grown as a voice actor along with the role. In Last Wish he was terrific. He had all the emotions down pat; confidence, apathy, raw panic, sadness, goofiness. I can't really imagine anyone else in that role now.

[@VampBoyMatt]

He's wonderful! and as a Spaniard myself im really happy they cast him and not someone pretending to be Spanish, just gives us more rep and I love it. He's my hero

[@laultimarebanada]

It is also amazing that he voices like 5 different languages and dubs: Latin american esp, castilian esp, catalan, italian and english. Dude is amazing

[@DeadFishFactory]

Banderas was chosen because the Shrek 2 creators wanted Puss to sound like Zorro, then thought it would be funny if they got the actual Zorro actor to play him, and then they were surprised when Banderas said yes. It's probably the one celebrity voice actor that is actually warranted.

[@CP3oh322]

@@laultimarebanada Wow, I didn't know that. Probably couldn't talk for a month after all that recording.

[@SirThinks2Much]

​@@DeadFishFactoryiirc Antonio Banderas was a bit self-conscious about having such a strong accent in english language films at the time, so he was delighted that the directors wanted him to keep it.

[@Robynhoodlum]

I thought I was crazy for thinking this! I feel like the best voice actors are the ones you don’t recognize until you see the credits because they’re JUST THAT TALENTED and actually have range!

[@masterace9543]

And the ones you do recognize still put their all in the characters to make them unique

[@Astrilidae]

Or the ones like Jim Cummings and Mark Hamil where there’s a little something to the voice that makes you think it might be but you aren’t quite sure

[@godrules3596]

As a early 2000's kid now in my 20's the 2000's up to the early 2010's around 2014 was and still is undoubtedly the peak of animated movies both 2D and 3D. *Kung-Fu Panda, Shrek, Bugs life, Car's, Toy Story, Ratatoulie, Nemo, Shark-Tale, UP, Monsters Inc, Ice Age, Megamind etc* it just goes on and on. You actually felt like the characters were their own unique beings almost feeling like real life and the thought of the actors behind the voices nearly disappeared because of how good voice acting was and how carefully picked they were for each unique roll.

[@kerimilkovich2205]

Even my young kids recognize the voice & character. They'll watch a movie & say "oh! That's Sisu!" I never was able to pick out the same voice actor as s kid.

[@Jane-oz7pp]

I was, because even within voice acting there are a, b and c listers. It's hard not to recognise Tara Strong or Vic Magnotta from role to role. But also I'm autistic and speech patterns are easy for me to recognise.

[@isitatiger]

I was able to pick out voice actors as a kid. What a BS point.

[@roguemystique7]

My daughter and I watched the IF movie and she said, "hey! That's Gru!" I thought damn you're right that's def Steve C.

[@ryleighemma]

I've been recognizing characters as other characters since I was little. I still do it (recognizing from things from my childhood, or just shows I'm currently a fan of) since it's just. Recognizing a voice. Like when you hear your friend or family members voice in a crowd....? I do this for voice actors I don't recognize btw. When I watch South Park I'm able to tell whether a character is voiced by Trey Parker or Matt Stone even though they make voices and use filters sometimes.

[@iikii5903]

frr. real voice actors literally embodies the character. the shock i had finding out different characters were voiced by one person is part of the magic

[@qwertyshblong]

there’s better voice actors on youtube reading tumblr posts than any recent animation

[@sweeety969]

Babe those are ai voices

[@zen7even]

@@sweeety969exactly

[@0rion5212]

@@sweeety969 The two VAs on KZbin reading tumblr posts who aren’t AI that immediately came to mind are: 1 Gianni Matragrano 2 Huggbees But there are absolutely many more than these two.

[@Matt_567]

Michael Kovach

[@noirby5268]

Michaela Laws and PM Seymour,,,

[@skyguy____2835]

I swear Awkwafina has some of the biggest dirt on the industry and that's why she keeps getting roles.

[@dragonfruitsalad]

I love IHE

[@d4545]

Well I don't like the term "industry plant" but I think she has a lot of connections to be cast to literally everything. She appeared out of nowhere and now she is everywhere. No hate though, there are a lot of actors/singers/entertainers appeared out of thin blue and suddenly in everything while not being very talented. It is sad for real talented people waiting for an opportunity:(

[@Arrestedrabbit]

​@d4545 Don't worry I'll share your load of the hate. She's a god awful actress and ruined the Crazy Rich Asians film adaptation and I will forever hold a grudge for that reason.

[@michaelbrandon1222]

CCP plant for sure 😂

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

She'd get the Boeing treatment.

[@lorenzo_Angeles]

I see your point, and I do agree to some degree. However, many of the decisions are made in Hollywood, which isn't something you did wrong. From my perspective, it came across as if Awkwafina was the problem due to her lack of range and unnecessary improv that made it into the final cut. But from her perspective, it could be that she is doing what works for her and has never really been asked to try to change her style. It could also be possible that Hollywood and the directors want this to be in their final cut. I can understand your perspective, and you have a valid point. I think it's not about the actors but Hollywood as a whole, something I think you could maybe have delved more into. New sub, by the way! ❤

[@Throwaway-ug5uq]

I’m just tired of celebrities voice acting overall. Hire professionals and give them a chance to shine.

[@ricardonb6375]

That's the problem. No one is gonna watch an animated movie if they don't know the name of the voice actors. That's why most animated movies would have a celebrity actor playing a character. That's why Hoodwinked had celebrity voice actors and not professional voice actors.

[@CartoonsEveryone]

I agree, and I know there's plenty of talented voice actors that are still around like Jim Cummings, Rob Paulson, Veronica Taylor, and many others

[@StickyTheStickman183]

@@CartoonsEveryonethere’s Michaela Dietz if you want a Alternative to Akwafina

[@orangeslash1667]

@@CartoonsEveryone Fun Fact: in the Popeye movie that got canceled, Tom Kenny and Grey DeLisle are used in the trailer. However it was confirmed that Jim Carry and Amy Adams would have been used in the final film.

[@conorgarrett5893]

@@CartoonsEveryonedon’t forget Frank Welker

[@HeroDadGames]

I have NEVER met a kid that was excited to watch ANY animated movie just because a famous person was the voice. Not saying it doesn't happen but I'm sure it's a very very very low number.

[@willjackson5885]

The Mario Movie is one

[@rachele3334]

Any time Jack Black is voicing a role, my kids want to see it. 😂

[@Speariture]

​@@willjackson5885Oh yeah thag trailer revealing all the VAs was fun yet everyone was getting surprised about every actor especially Jack Black and Chris Pratt being there

[@BigDaddyCola]

The famous voice actors are to nab the parents' money

[@aphrodite7194]

anime voice actors do attract fans.

[@missjamjam]

Robert Pattison's voice acting in The Boy and the Heron is an example of a great voicing acting from an actor who isn't a professional voice actor. You wouldn't know it's him

[@koiloylo]

You can tell his put his heart and soul into that performance and wasn’t just doing it for a paycheck, I think that’s a big difference with him and a lot of celebrity VAs

[@alice88wa]

I was floored when the credits rolled by. I had to look it up as we walked out of the theater because I was like what?? He did an amazing job, best thing in the movie IMO

[@hilosky]

To be fair that happens consistently with Ghibli casts. The wind rises had Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Martin Short & Stanley Tucci. Marnie was hailee steinfeld. And Poppy Hill had Jamie lee Curtis and Anton Yelchin. And I'm just now finding out after dozens of watches.

[@RosyStarAJ]

Mark Hammil also does amazingly in fantasy shows like 'The Dark Crystal'. I wouldn't know the scientist skeksis was voiced by him if it weren't for credits

[@justaguywhowatchesyoutube5588]

@@RosyStarAJI mean, he uses the exact same voice for every voice acting role he’s in so it shouldn’t be that hard to recognise him. Really what you should be surprised about is the fact that Simon Pegg voiced The Chamberlain. Seriously I did not know that it was him until I saw his name in the credits

[@ItzArmadillo]

training and practice goes into voice acting. not a lot of people get that through their head because they think you're just talking into a mic. actors, and voice actors are separate jobs with separate requirements and challenges. as such an actor should train for a voice acting role. and a voice actor should train for an acting role.

[@Ace0Spades17]

To be fair to 90’s Disney they may have picked celebrities to voice act but they had some great performances. James Woods is a great example as you pointed out. But I completely agree with how it is today. There are to many celebrities where they don’t really need to be.

[@Lichenroc]

One can even extrapolate that to the level of talent celebs have now compared to the past but that should be covered separately

[@TZ2nd]

Before frozen and tangled came out, i can honestly say i never had an issue with any animated movie. Even with celebrity PACKED TO THE BRIM movies like Ice Age. But the animation has become non distinct, the actors are recycled and the storyline is repetitive. There is no more creativity like Camelot, happy feet, or robots. And movies used to be dark! Hercules, lion king, Pocahontas, hunchback of notre dame. They used to give you chills as a kid, i have not seen a single movei like that these days. The last thing to even emotionally move me was wreck it ralph.

[@sweeety969]

That's cause in the 90s they hired actual actors and not, like, comedians or wrestlers or whatever. Actors had transferrable skills they could use. The rock doesn't.

[@OsloTime]

Gosh I ADORE him as Hades 💙

[@Keznen]

@TZ2nd Even the direct-to-DVD animated movies in the 2000s were gems. Cinderella III: A Twist In Time is a masterpiece leagues better than the poorly written crap that is Frozen.

[@derekthekiller9140]

I remember Tom Hanks didn't want him voicing a character to be used for the marketing of Toy Story as he felt it would take away from the actual movie

[@o0bookwyrmknight0o]

Same with Robin Williams (obviously Disney didn’t listen, hence why they had some strife for a little bit)

[@CrossDix]

Imagine spending your time stuyding acting, impressions, expressing emotions and training your voice. Just for someone with way less experience in your field get choosen over you.

[@sinnombre5466]

Or like imagine getting a masters degree in music, excelling at singing at every single instrument on earth only to end up working in Taco Bell and watching people like Billy 😷 illish get all the success This is the way

[@janegoodall1837]

Most purely voice actors are pretty trash though. I say that as a watcher of anime dubs.

[@fbiagent3998]

​@@janegoodall1837 People overreact with dubbed anime. It's really not that bad lmaoo, some animes I prefer the dubbed version honestly.

[@BladeOfSteel-Sword_Saint]

@@fbiagent3998Not that bad *anymore* some dubs are pretty good. It is just that many of them are inexperienced, or have bad a person directing them.

[@rkgaustin]

Imagine working to become the best at a sport from childhood. Sacrificing all those fun social activities and life events to finally make it to the ultimate moment of competition. Then having your heart ripped out when you realize you can only ever hope to come second at best because someone who identified as your gender five minutes ago steps in and easily defeats you.

[@GlitteredUp4Easter]

Watching those disney movies as a kid, I had no idea who any of those people were. And the ones I'd heard of, I had no idea it was them doing the voicing.

[@Crocheter1]

Awkwafina ruined Raya for me. I would've loved that movie without her and with making the dragon a little more serious

[@arichu2514]

I agree so much with this!! She was getting me out of the narrative constantly, her voice doesn't match the character at all and distracts from the story..I also don't like that they decided to base the design of dragons on my little pony characters.I literally looked up Raya dragons next to my little pony and they look the same... I feel like they could've really done more justice on dragons design, that was another huge element that made the movie less enjoyable for me, and I think that if they didn't make those design and voice acting choices the movie would've been amazing

[@Crocheter1]

I was talking to my friend about Raya and Awkwafina's involvement and she said she removed that movie from her memory completely. We agreed that Raya had the potential to be the next Mulan. With duty, family, fighting and maturing. Imagine a Mushu-like dragon (design wise) with complex feelings of being not enough but trying their best for Raya... Maybe that dragon would be a little childish but that's because they're the youngest sibling, not because the voice actress can't do serious characters and they would have an impostor syndrome for sure. Raya would learn about the joy of life beyond duty and the dragon would learn that you can pick up the difficult tasks you're presented with, that you're enough and you're stronger than you think. Both maturing in their own way

[@appleblossomstar]

​@@arichu2514 I highly doubt she was based on mlp, as she looks nothing like G4 ponies. Yes, she's pretty similar the G5 version of ponies, but that movie was released only few months after Raya, so I really doubt anyone could base her look off it

[@jonal5126]

Also if they get rid of the message of trusting people even if they backstab you TWO TIMES

[@vectoralphaSec]

I watched it in Spanish with subtitles

[@RazorRex]

Awkwafina’s shtick has gotten old and she is overexposed.

[@Nicolesid1]

I don't think she is over exposed, BUT overused yes. If she could do different characters okay, but it ALWAYS the same with no variations.

[@00pium_kingvampstan]

⁠@@Nicolesid1 that’s only bc studio executives think she can play one character, she could definitely play more roles, but execs don’t think she can..

[@luckyclover-ld8tx]

I couldn't stomach her even if she wasn't overexposed... so obnoxious!!!! and I'm someone who likes cute and quirky characters, but the way she makes her voices deeper and raspier on purpose just to scream just isn't it!!!!

[@cybersoldierforever]

Yeah. totally.

[@mariabrown6926]

And cringey

[@Itsbritneybatch]

Its literally so annoying seeing people who does NOT have any talent when it comes to voice acting because of the celebrity. It’s unfair for the people to actually deserve it and have the talent…. Edit: Guys I think you guys think im just talking abt Awkwafina even she is a great example of this im not just talking about her I’m talk about other celebrities too. Also when I mean not talented I mean that they don’t have the talent as an actual Voice actor who can give different tones and emotions. Usually the celebs give the same delivery and little emotion unlike a talented voice actor who trained and practiced for this.

[@00pium_kingvampstan]

Awkwafina is def talented as a voice actor, but she’s getting typecast and pigeonholed into one type of role, when she CAN play many more. Chris Pratt however, js plays and sounds exactly like himself in every single thing he’s in.

[@Theaterkid510]

So true

[@berrymint6384]

Talent does NOT exist. DEDOCATION, PATIENCE and PRACTICE IS. Unfortunately not everyone become famous by proving themselves or stays the same after they got fame.

[@ramarriblevinsjones5709]

Not talented is a bit too much, but her being casted a lot is true.

[@MarvNARK]

Remember when people got upset about Ronda Rousey voicing Sonya?

[@kelvin_shewiyo]

She just trying to get the bag yow😂😂😂 let her do her thing mahn😂

[@BeeGeeTee]

The Prince of Egypt is one of my favorite animated films and the only actor I recognized was Danny Glover. i never knew that all those celebs voiced the other characters.

[@lunabearsong2043]

Danny Glover is in that movie???

[@BeeGeeTee]

@@lunabearsong2043 Yes! He voiced Jethro, Tzipporah's father

[@LayneBenofsky]

@@BeeGeeTee and he *absolutely* was getting to old for that shit.

[@laurendearnley9595]

I recognised a bunch of actors in that film and had no idea Danny Glover voiced Tzipporah's father. Now im wondering how I DIDN'T realize.

[@BeeGeeTee]

@@LayneBenofsky Eh. he was only 52 in 1998. Seems more than an appropriate age for the role.

[@mr.knightthedetective7435]

We need more comedy actors in serious roles and serious actors in comedy roles to prevent this annoying Hollywood stereotrype, keep things fresh for once damn it

[@theelike4302]

Serious actors doing comendy is how we got one of the best comedic talents of all time. RiP Leslie Nielsen

[@confusedravioli2556]

Bryan Cranston is the best example of that, people were skeptical of him because he had only done comedy before Breaking Bad, now Walter White is one of the most iconic characters in media of all time.

[@herb2110]

immediately made me think of Zuko's voice actor

[@GrandAdmiralBatuKhan]

I wanna see Giancarlo Esposito be in a comedy movie for once

[@torlumnitor8230]

@@theelike4302 Comedians plying serious roles is pretty dope too. Check out One Hour Photo.

[@perunarieska9182]

They've slowly begun to replace proper voice actors with celebrities in games, too. Which is a shame, since finally games are at the level of immersiveness and storytelling-level I've been dreaming of since childhood, and now immersion will be hindered by a phoned-in performance of an a-list actor not suited for voice acting. And sometimes not even an actor, but an influencer or a streamer. Just so the marketing team will have their schtick.

[@insanityshimmerheart3875]

me thinking of lilypichu in genshin even though shes not technically a celebrity in that regard TT

[@malaizze]

As a professional hater of Cyberpunk 2077 this is yet another reason I think CDPR should be hauled in front of a tribunal for making that game. The whole “LOOK, GUYS! MEMORABLE AND POPULAR CELEBRITY ACTOR! ISN’T HE SO CHARISMATIC AND FAMOUS? BUY OUR GAME!” thing was such an annoying marketing strategy and I hate that it’s getting more popular. I do not want to look at a video game character and see a real famous person grafted onto their body, it is weird and dumb

[@DepisTV]

@@malaizzeI disagree

[@williambudrow9508]

I will defend Seth Green as Joker and Keith David as Anderson in the Mass Effect series with my life

[@DJ_Octopixel]

@@insanityshimmerheart3875 That's one of the main reasons I keep pulling for Sayu lol

[@endryryzal718]

Awkwafina is like Dwayne Johnson, they are not acting, they just be them in movie.

[@guibacana]

awkwafina's voice looks like an aunt that smokes way too much cigarrets per day

[@Forever_Thatter]

I saw someone like that get arrested, and her voice was the funniest shit ever. I could've listened to her talk for months on loop.

[@mackerelle9789]

And for some reason, I really like that quality😅

[@tareecethompson5300]

Than you do voice acting so we can say the same about you

[@insanesuperduperextraorganic]

Seeing voices is in another level

[@LordVader1094]

​@@tareecethompson5300Shut

[@raw-b6658]

I was thinking this too. We need to stop just putting celebrities as voices. It’s making the industry way too small and limited

[@EvilGremlin100]

I liked how we had big name actors in animations, video games and now regular TV shows. I thought "good for them, they're raising the bar in this field and putting some serious budget to cast and effects" But this video, and your point above make me consider the effect this is having on those industries, which are already becoming repetitive and stale and carbon copies of each other for other reasons, and this is perhaps adding to that

[@donovan1345]

How though? Animations are easier to make, take less time, and there is anime/cartoons like every streaming app/tv now. Seems like they getting bigger by the second. There is anime on AMC for god's sake. The video is just a whiner that wants something to be elusive to a certain group of people.

[@bio-weaponn5576]

Awkwafina is like that one co-worker you PRAY is off today because the sound of their voice alone contributes to 70% of your daily stress.

[@XtremeZero.]

Worse was the lady who said she heard an irritating voice, but hers was worse 😂

[@melp.6562]

🤣

[@jarodandshanti3749]

That’s why they it her in everything

[@the9der352]

So Squidward to SpongeBob on a daily basis😂

[@umbrellacorp.]

She's the THING you purposely Avoid Everyday just because. 😂👍💯

[@nslater1388]

Had to like this video on principal. I have no clue why Awkwardfina is in so much all the time!!

[@AwkwardIndividual]

I’ve been trying to find ways to be a voice actor and lord seeing awkwafina in everything. Makes me give up because they just want popular people to voice act

[@izu1624]

U still have a chance, just don't try Hollywood because they're bias towards celebrities. Try to go for videogames or anime

[@nigelolvera629]

Well I might be able to help you if your interested. I started an entertainment company and I hope to even replace Hollywood only difference is it wouldn't have celebrities. It's us poor hard working people's time to shine. Anyway I'm looking for voice actors for my future projects. I look forward to your response.

[@hlavco]

With your username, you'll appear right next to her in the directory... maybe the producers will give you a call by mistake.

[@AwkwardIndividual]

@hlavco the difference is I have variety! The name is for laughs and the fact I'm autistic and tend to be awkward. But I can at least play different characters types

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

That's show business baby

[@MsSumoon]

You know, the worst part? This has spread to the dubbing industry in other countries. Having unqualified people doing voice work, like... a TV HOST voicing Flynn Rider alongside professionals. If you want someone Worse than Awkwafina, please check the Brazilian Dub for Tangled, the TV HOST they brought to voice Flynn Rider didn't even bother to listen to the director, he just went in, recorded and left, not acting anything, not even TRYING. Star Talent, or Celebrity Voices can be good, if the celebrity bothers to listen to the directors. Voice acting is an art and it's part of the animation.

[@amapola9202]

the latin american spanish dub of Tangled is horrible too, Flynn Rider's VA is a singer who can't act and Rapunzel is played by a child actress/singer (I think she was like 15 at the time) who honestly at the time was not particularly good at either of those things. It's not really as bad as other casting choices from other movies but I completely understand what you mean, this has been happening way too much in the last decade. Imo the best star talents are always the ones who are actual actors even if they don't specialize in VA, it makes sense to have them do those jobs since they at least can act, but it's so jarring how they keep giving roles to people who have nothing to do with acting and have never acted in their lives. They've had KZbinrs do the voices in several movies like Sonic or Abominable and that just added to the reasons why I didn't watch those movies.

[@thaisgregorio2734]

Luciano Huck 🤮

[@teentraveler1790]

I learned about those too. And they're a pain in the neck.

[@whatthehellisthisname]

Or popular youtubers that get hired for voice acting roles, there are only very few youtubers that can pull it off well.

[@T_E_G]

Can I say anime too?? Like I don't know why it just sounds so fake/unnatural to me whenever I hear a dubbed anime. I don't hate it but I'm never immersed.

[@Beatlelover21]

I would also add JK Simmons the the list of excellent voice actors who are also face actors

[@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090]

Yeah, I’d agree.

[@pluv1e]

He's stellar even as a disembodied voice. His performance as Cave Johnson was a highlight of Portal 2 for me.

[@kennethgrey7829]

​@@pluv1eWhen life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade

[@ErieRosewood]

jk Simmons, Mark Hamill, great. im partial to Chris pine as well for some reason (I ignore wish on principle). but overall I rant quite often about my longing for the return of voice acting in movies as a profession. literally ask anyone I know. I complain about it a lot.

[@Tamaki742]

He's also the best antagonist in BG3.

[@1stBarbieAssassin]

Omg so happy im not alone on this

[@patarkovax]

I feel like they tried to do the big name thing with Robert Pattinson in The Boy in the Heron, but then he surprised everyone with how good he was as a voice actor and now I want him in more stuff since he has Mark Hamil versatility

[@zephyrias]

I forgot he was was the Heron!? I didnt even recognize him.

[@Peeps7468]

The English dubs of Studio Ghibli movies always have surprising and great performances from famous actors. Princess Mononoke was so good

[@theamaeve8175]

Honestly Robert Pattinson has been amazing as an actor since leaving Twilight

[@XxXnonameAsDXxX]

Wait... You guys don't watch ghibli films in their original Japanese voice acting with subs?

[@archery411]

To be fair, Ghibli has been using celebrities in their english dubs for a very long time. Look up almost any Ghibli film's english cast and you'll find celebrities in their roster: Kiki's Delivery Service (Kirsten Dunst plays Kiki), Howl's Moving Castle (Christian Bale plays Howl, Josh Hutcherson plays Markl), Princess Mononoke (Claire Danes plays San), etc. But yeah you're right, Robert Pattinson bodied that role.

[@dianamonge4406]

in mexico we had an issue with dubbing films where studios started hiring influencers instead of voice actors and the quality difference was very noticeable

[@32-bitcloud]

That sounds really cursed. oof

[@dajajaja]

@@32-bitcloudlmaoooo…yeah it does I fear

[@Moonlisos]

Honestly I wouldn’t care if they did that in my country as currently 3-5 adult males en every dubbed kids series/movies are voiced by the same man. And most entertainment companies seem to only have like 10 voice actors each so we get a lot of bad matches and acting.

[@F1guRas]

Wait whattttt? I didn’t know they were being replaced by celebrities I tought they were just getting lazier

[@namjoonie936]

Omg that sounds fully horrible I can’t imagine how many projects there voices ruined

[@marceline5461]

The fact that david dobrik, jojo siwa and colleen ballinger was in the same movie is WILD

[@Keznen]

Eww, eww, and eww.

[@xxxtentacionreed1732]

Please do not mention colleen around me again.

[@Muffinn_Cakes]

The fact that I'm just now hearing about this is wild

[@Fungamer4570]

One thing i do like though, is that the cars movie casted actual race car drivers to voice themselves in cars, i thought that was pretty cool

[@RatEatRat]

read this as "actual race cars"

[@cinnamon9390]

Man I don't mind it if the celebrity does a good job, like Eartha Kitt in Emperor's New Groove was extraordinary, her voice acting performance might be my favorite thing about the movie

[@zhisu2665]

she's one of the like less than 10 voiced by celebrities characters that was done well

[@ChristianFrates1997]

She also voiced Queen Vexus in Teenage Robot.

[@RyanMcKennaGosling]

She passed away a month after The Emperor's New School had officially ended.

[@NoParkingBerry]

@@ChristianFrates1997 Oh, hey, Christian! Yes, Eartha was such an admirable talent with both her acting and singing. "Snuff Out the Light", anyone?

[@SlapstickGenius23]

She played both Bagheera from the jungle book: Mowgli’s story and CatWoman from Batman.

[@Chemical_leaf]

And this is the reason why indie animation is getting the spotlight now cause 1, its more entertaining to watch 2, actual heart and soul is put into it And 3, they don't use famous people and exploit them.they actually use people who are talented and enjoy their work in voice acting

[@noobmasterruben5167]

Even shows like Hazbin hotel did celebrity voice acting right. Keith David, Alex Brightman and Stephanie Beatriz were the right choices for their characters

[@LuznoLindo]

It's true. Those right there are three of the many, many reasons Hazbin Hotel and The Amazing Digital Circus have become so popular.

[@millies.left.eyelashess]

fr

[@aggi1850]

well, to me the 1st reason just boils down to taste. some people just find major animation more entertaining

[@LuznoLindo]

@@aggi1850 Even though major animation is tropey and predictable?

[@SansINess53]

please bring back actual voice actors, we don't want massive spam of the same actor.

[@SwagMush]

Im tired of seeing christ pratt in EVEY SINGLE ANIMATED FILM. Like bro there are other ppl that exist

[@TheLion-i4v]

"I am not touching you, i am not touching you" that part killed me😂

[@keithchin2656]

Finally someone said it, something has always felt wrong whenever I watched a movie she’s voice acting in.

[@electroQted]

I couldn’t enjoy kung fu panda 4 just bcz of her voice in it ://

[@GC-pj6no]

ruined portions of ariel because of her singing. just scratched deeply into a supposedly whimsical memory

[@elaynaaubreygonzo3744]

She ruined reinfeild the vampire movie and the boys animated episode

[@sanguine2552]

Absolutely. Her voice is terribly out of place and raspy in a kids movie. It’s like razorblades in my ears 😂

[@kevinfernando4140]

@@electroQted A lot of things are wrong with that. But yeah... that too.

[@zeythefox]

I remember watching something for the casting of Fullmetal Alchemist brotherhood. How some people could see the person auditioning, and others were in a separate room where they could only hear, as to not be swayed by the person's appearance. I always thought that was genius, and needs to happen more. It should be based on talent, not appearance or name.

[@BuffPomsky]

Unfortunately that's not what the current world values. Look at all the dei efforts and whatnot. No longer do we just look at merit but also race and gender

[@BeeGeeTee]

@@BuffPomsky Oh please lmao. White men build a system where they use race and gender to exclude others and enrich themsselves only to turn around and cry about DEI lmao. Quite funny.

[@readytostudy432]

this is wild Awkwafina did not deserve this much hate , her voice was cool and she did great! and kids won't care who voice acts what, as long as it's funny , and what she did with the character was funny . the reason she is getting cast so offend is due to how her voice acting skills is good .