Gilbert Gottfried Recording for Kingdom Hearts!
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- Published on May 23, 2014 @ 04:25 am
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With E3 a mere 3 weeks away, it's finally time for the news flow to step up and deliver. After the latest feature in Weekly Shonen Jump, fans began bouncing off the walls in undiluted excitement, trying to predict what would come next. However, what did come next was hardly what anyone had forseen, and that was a voice actor confirmation.
Gilbert Gottfried, well known for his stand-up performance as Iago the parrot from Disney's Aladdin, just revealed via Twitter that he is recording lines for the loud-mouthed parrot for another Kingdom Hearts title!
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix is slated to release worldwide sometime this year, there is no doubt that he is referring to this long-awaited remaster.
What new lines do you think he could be recording? How far along could they be until the game's release? And when do you suppose it even will release? Tell us your thoughts in our forums!
Source: Gilbert Gottfried's Twitter
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Sounds almost certain like he's doing voice work for coded's 2.5HD cinematics, which is good to hear because it means it's on its way! Also, Agrabah's one of coded's high-points, so this makes me even more excited, really. There may even be some cleanup work to be done for KH2:FM but that seems a little unlikely.
If he's doing new lines, it must be for Re:coded, yeah?
I don't see why he'd be redoing lines for KHII.
Also
"Voice acting is one of the last parts of the development".
They're planning a worldwide release?
I'm kind of surprised that it wasn't Jesse lulz
I don't remember if he shows up in Coded, but this is probably for the ReCoded scenes, right? ;0; (Edit: ninja'd whoops :T)
For like a minute I thought this was confirming the King of Thieves for KH3 or something, but yeah Re:Coded is definitely what it is :P Though I don't really remember Agrabah well from that game so I don't remember what Iago even did...
AlsoIf that's the case, I wonder if...
They're planning a worldwide release?
That would be pretty awesome!
BOOYAH! Finally, we have some more proof! And from a celebrity!
Also If that's the case, I wonder if...
They're planning a worldwide release?
They announced it was going to be a worldwide release a long time ago.
Worldwide release in the sense that it's releasing worldwide? Yes.
Worldwide release in the sense that it's releasing worldwide simultaneously? No.
They announced it was going to be a worldwide release a long time ago.
He meant a worldwide simultaneous release. Which is possible, and there's a better chance for it now than ever...but even though voice acting IS one of the last things done, keep in mind that Square has been known to sit on a finished product until the best time for them to release it and boost sales. Birth by Sleep's english voice acting was done in 2009 but it wasn't released until September 2010.
Yo I actually have dreams about this stuff happening and I always wake up really happy and satisfied and now it's coming true
Let's hope they'll spend some time to create new facial animations for the English lines.
Yeah, I meant simultaneous release. I guess that wasn't too clear.
I'm not about to expect it from Square, but the year's half over already so I doubt they'll pull the same shenanigans they did with 1.5.
And I bet it'd drum up some hype.
We need a VA Hall of Fame for those who spill the beans early.
Haley spilt 'em on KH3
Jesse spilt 'em on 1.5
and my favorite, Mr. Gilbert Gottfried spilt em everywhere on 2.5.
Jesse, our current reigning champion, spilt them for KH2, Days, BBS, 3D and 1.5.
Notable mention goes to James Patrick Stuart and the other Jesse for also spilling the beans with 3D and Phil Snyder with Re:coded.
Jesse, our current reigning champion, spilt them for KH2, Days, BBS, 3D and 1.5.
If he doesn't do it for KH3 when the time comes, I swear...
Gilbert Gottfried really stole his thunder.
Why not Keith David as Dr. Facillier? He'd do a great job spilling the beans. Or James Woods.
While I like the new information about 2.5... I just cringe of the thought of going to Agrabah... again... I love Iago though, he does a good job at his voice.
You do realize this isn't about going to Agrabah for something new, it's just for the remastered cutscenes since, like Days in 1.5, Re:coded is just cutscenes and literally zero gameplay.
You do realize this isn't about going to Agrabah for something new, it's just for the remastered cutscenes since, like Days in 1.5, Re:coded is just cutscenes and literally zero gameplay.
KH 2 FM has Agrabah too though...;)
From what I remember, Agrabah was one of the more important Disney levels with the Maleficent/Pete stuff at the end, so I'm not surprised.
This reminds me how badly I want them to record the lines for all the added FM cutscenes. Why they didn't do so in 1.5 baffles me 3:
This reminds me how badly I want them to record the lines for all the added FM cutscenes. Why they didn't do so in 1.5 baffles me 3:
I never got this either, they literally had Paul St. Peter in to record Xemnas's lines in the days cinematic but didn't record the 8 or so lines he had in Kingdom Hearts. I know at the time of the original release they simply didn't have a voice actor for Xemnas but I really just did not understand it when it came to 1.5 Remix.
This reminds me how badly I want them to record the lines for all the added FM cutscenes. Why they didn't do so in 1.5 baffles me 3:
Weren't those scenes mute in the original japanese version of KH 1 FM as well?
It would be amazing if they took out all of the text dialogue for KH2 and replaced them with fully voiced cutscenes. Unfortunately that would probably require more time than it's worth and I think I'll just go back into a corner and cry now because we'll never see that happen :(
Weren't those scenes mute in the original japanese version of KH 1 FM as well?
They were, yeah. I guess they were silent in the English version for consistency purposes.
KH2FM-exclusive scenes, however, were voiced in Japanese when viewed from the theatre mode of the PS2 version, so I think said scenes, as well as the optional fights against the Castle Oblivion crew, will be voiced in English as well.
They were, yeah. I guess they were silent in the English version for consistency purposes.
KH2FM-exclusive scenes, however, were voiced in Japanese when viewed from the theatre mode of the PS2 version, so I think said scenes, as well as the optional fights against the Castle Oblivion crew, will be voiced in English as well.
Then that explains completely why they were kept mute.
If there were no voices in the japanese original (and I bet then there are also no voices in the japanese 1.5 HD Remix) why should they then suddenly add voices in the English localisation?
If the FM-exclusive scenes in KH 2 have voices, I guess it's a safe bet that these will then also be voiced in the HD Remaster.
KH 2 FM has Agrabah too though...;)
Yeah but does it have any new scenes with Iago?
Yeah but does it have any new scenes with Iago?
He was just countering what Moonlight Aqua was saying about not wanting to go back to Agrabah.
Oh whoooooooops
YEAH AGRABAH!
I laughed about this while I was getting off my plane. It's been a long time since somebody that wasn't a Jesse didn't leak the voice work for a KH game.
This makes me so happy. :]
Then that explains completely why they were kept mute.
If there were no voices in the japanese original (and I bet then there are also no voices in the japanese 1.5 HD Remix) why should they then suddenly add voices in the English localisation?
If the FM-exclusive scenes in KH 2 have voices, I guess it's a safe bet that these will then also be voiced in the HD Remaster.
I can understand why Xemnas' lines in the Final Mix wasn't dubbed because the Japanese original didn't have him dubbed either, buuuut now I'm wondering why they didn't have Norio Wakamoto dub Xemnas' Final Mix lines when the had him doing lines for the 358/2 Days cutscenes.
Eh, they probably just didn't think of it. Or maybe they felt adding his voice would make Xemnas' appearance less mysterious or something. Or maybe they just felt like there wasn't any point into adding voices.
Wow, there's a pretty good chance this is going to be a simultaneous worldwide release. I really hope it will be, I can't wait to hear the re-orchestrated music :3
Kingdom Hearts III... trailer???
What if he's recording Iago for a KHIII E3 trailer???? That would be awesome! Although you guys are probably right, it's probably finishing up II.5 Remix. Which is still exciting!
I thought recording for 2.5 was already done...?
I thought recording for 2.5 was already done...?
For Japanese, yes. From the looks of it, they just started the English recording.
All I'm asking is that they don't go back and replace Christopher Lee's voice with Corey Burton's like they did for Days. I can't tell you how furious I was that they did that.
All I'm asking is that they don't go back and replace Christopher Lee's voice with Corey Burton's like they did for Days. I can't tell you how furious I was that they did that.
It was unavoidable, there were new lines for Diz.
They shouldn't have to for II though, Christopher Lee did the final mix scenes already for the original Days.
Even if they can't archive those Christopher Lee lines, Corey Burton isn't too far off.
Even if they can't archive those Christopher Lee lines, Corey Burton isn't too far off.
The one new scene Diz appears in is used in days they could reuse the audio there.
It was unavoidable, there were new lines for Diz.
They shouldn't have to for II though, Christopher Lee did the final mix scenes already for the original Days.
Speaking of, I wonder how they will handle Namine since I believe she has at least one new scene. I wouldn't mind if they had Meghan Jette Martin redo all her lines, I really do like her as Namine.
I <3 Gilbert Gottfried :rolleyes:
I know there's Agrabah in KH2, but after years of going there again and again... it kinda bothers me having to go again. But eh, it's only a part of the game, so it's okay.
I know there's Agrabah in KH2, but after years of going there again and again... it kinda bothers me having to go again. But eh, it's only a part of the game, so it's okay.
Blaspheme. I love Agrabah and I hope it returns for KH3, they could use the last movie, the Prince of Thieves.
Blaspheme. I love Agrabah and I hope it returns for KH3, they could use the last movie, the Prince of Thieves.
Which would not even be in Agrabah! We'd be in the desert near the ocean and on a turtle which would be a vast different do what we have to deal with in past games.
Which would not even be in Agrabah! We'd be in the desert near the ocean and on a turtle which would be a vast different do what we have to deal with in past games.
Stoooppp your given me hopeful hypes! ;A; ....Now I only expect this.
Which would not even be in Agrabah! We'd be in the desert near the ocean and on a turtle which would be a vast different do what we have to deal with in past games.
And don't forget about the palace! :3
Stoooppp your given me hopeful hypes! ;A; ....Now I only expect this.
Yeees, mwahahaha! Embrace Aladdin! >:D
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