the fact that Jason alexander is in 3d is going to make it even more of a must play game for me, and it already was. As more games have been released, more recognizable names from the voice acting realm have been introduced, such as Kirk Thornton and Robin Atkin Downes (Saïx and Luxord). Voice Actors. Screen and stage actors get to act with their entire bodies, whereas a voice actor has to portray everything about the character solely with their voice. A chance meeting between Hashimoto and a Disney executive in an … She at least tried to fit the voice work to the appearance of the character. Now, why would she belong in the opposite end of the spectrum? How good do you feel the voice acting has been in Kingdom Hearts? Iago- Gilbert Gottfried Kingdom Hearts II is a 2005 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 video game console.The game is a sequel to Kingdom Hearts, and like the original game, combines characters and settings from Disney films with those of Square Enix's Final Fantasy series. … It’s the style of voice I’m really happy that Jennifer Hale managed to emulate in her dual role as Princesses of Heart Cinderella and Aurora in Birth by Sleep. Maybe a surprise turn-in for Patrick Stewart? voiced by Hayden Panettiere and 3 others. They were planning to make a game with freedom of movement in three dimensions like Super Mario 64 but lamented that only characters as popular as Disney's could rival a Mario game. There are many times you see them performing the line so much better than what appeared for the final film, and it made me realize that the actors deserve a little less hate. Who could you see Bob Buchholz casting in the next game? She also displayed a better attempt to act compared to Moore’s rather bland “I’m just reading off a script” approach (I did like Mandy Moore, but replaying the game recently really made me realize she wasn’t all that great). Who have been your most and least favourite voice roles in Kingdom Hearts? Rutger Hauer from Bladerunner is the voice actor for Xehanort in the base Kingdom Hearts 3 experience, but he sadly passed away in July 2019 … Square Enix today announced the return of big voice actors from the original Big Hero 6 to play their roles in Kingdom Hearts 3. However, Kingdom Hearts pulled it off to a degree that was as surprising as it was charming. Press J to jump to the feed. Some actors have accomplished this extremely well, a fantastic example being Haley Joel Osment as Sora, who I feel has excelled in the role ever since the first game (and his darker turn as Vanitas in Birth by Sleep was amazing, if it wasn’t for the fact I already knew that was Haley Joel Osment, I never would have guessed it), as has David Gallagher as Riku. Hey, lets introduce Final Fantasy VIII’s Rinoa to the series and get her voiced by Miley Cyrus just to round off the cast. Donald Duck - Tony Anselmo. Kingdom Hearts is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square). Sora. Kingdom Hearts 3 English voice actors. Firstly it can be really difficult to keep regular actors on-board for several different reasons. And if you would like to broadcast something about KH, find out how you can become the next guest! is the largest community website based on the popular Bob Buchholz takes this same hack-and-slash approach outside of the Kingdom Hearts franchise. The Kingdom Hearts Cast. Tara was introduced to the franchise alongside Yuna (still played by Hedy Burress, more known for her live action roles than her voice over ones) and Paine (Gwendoline Yeo, who has managed to have a nice… The casting directors for Kingdom Hearts have followed a rather interesting pattern in choosing voices for the characters stretching back to the first game. Several of the “celebrity” voices used in the first Kingdom Hearts were replaced in the second, and in turn this saw an increase in professional voice actors taking over: Billy Zane was replaced by Richard Epcar as “Ansem, Seeker of Darkness”, David Boreanaz was replaced by Doug Erholtz as Leon/Squall, and Christy Carlson Romano was replaced by Mae Whitman as Yuffie (the odd exception was Mandy Moore‘s replacement by Hollywood actress Mena Suvari as Aerith in one of the most fan-controversial moments of the series’ history). Back in 2002, at age 64, Kathryn Beaumont reprised both her roles as Alice and Wendy in Kingdom Hearts I, a massive fifty years after originally voicing those characters. There will not be any more updates in the "TRIVIA" section. This action RPG game began as a collaboration between Square and Disney Interactive Studios and feature a cast of Disney voice actors. “Voicing in the Kingdom Hearts series” was written by Kupo Mog, our resident Community forum administrator. That even includes its protagonist, Sora. Kingdom Hearts is a crossover of various Disney settings based in a universe made specifically for the series. … Joshamee Gibbs (voice) (as Kevin R. McNally) Idina Menzel ... Elsa (voice) Piotr Michael ... Sarge (voice) Leslie L. Miller ... Tia Dalma (voice) (as Leslie Miller) T.J. Miller ... Fred (voice) The one exception is the V This does make me a bit of a standalone voice in the crowd sometimes, but there are several occasions where I have no problem in saying that I prefer the English dubbing to the Japanese. The worst would have to be the Port Royale world, where they clearly couldn't get any of the actual actors from Pirates of the Caribbean to reprise their roles. Johnny Depp did not voice Jack in KH2. This was something that was a BIG plus for the original Kingdom Hearts, getting the original Disney Voice actors back to play the characters just as I'd remembered them. Hope you guys find it interesting. As the series has gone on, Disney and Square Enix have become less afraid of using established voice actors to take on the roles in the growng cast of the games. I should probably start right now by stating that I do not believe in the supremacy of Japanese dubs, despite my position as an avid RPG fan. Sora - Haley Joel Osment. Images of the Master Xehanort voice actors from the Kingdom Hearts franchise. The problem is that this method of casting has been a bit of a double-edged sword. Following in Disney’s footsteps of casting an adventurous mixture of “Disney voices” (as Disney seems to have a massive supply of contract voices), with a collection of mainstream “celebrity voices” (usually big names in movies), Kingdom Hearts’ casting director, Ned Lott, ventured out of the usual field by bringing in a veritable smorgasbord of voices from unusual areas for a video game. This is all very odd considering that Kingdom Hears II and Advent Children were apparently recorded together. This odd mix of voices is something that unexpectedly worked a lot better than people would have thought possible. Terra and Aqua’s voices, Jason Dohring and Willa Holland, most known for playing bitty parts in Veronica Mars and The OC respectively, were occasionally swallowed up in the game. ), Piglet- John Fiedler (only in KHI, he died in 2005), The Emperor- Pat Morita (his last role before dying), The Mayor- Glenn Shadix (only in KHII, another guy did it in KHI), Wendy- Kathryn Beaumont (same deal as Alice, holy shit this woman is dedicated). I find that a most amazing affair, and I love hearing her voice in the games as she really has that mid-twentieth century “classic acting” voice- so smooth and with that slight husk they used to have. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the KingdomHearts community. After that massive onslaught of text dealing with my one bad point of getting actors with little-to-no experience in voice acting, I finally get to my second bad point. Not much on KH3D yet. Gantu- Kevin Michael Richardson ("Cleveland Brown Jr." on the Cleveland Show) Grand Councilwoman- Zoe Caldwell. I place a lot of the blame on Bob Buchholz, ever since seeing the extended making-of in the US Collector’s Edition of Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. As an aside, I should probably say at this moment that I actually kind of liked Suvari as Aerith and didn’t think she deserved anywhere near the amount of hate she got from the fans. Kingdom Hearts is the first game in the Kingdom Hearts series developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square Co., LTD) for PlayStation 2 and directed by Tetsuya Nomura. RELATED: Kingdom Hearts III Cover Art and Extended TGS 2018 Trailer. The initial idea for Kingdom Hearts began with a discussion between Shinji Hashimoto and Hironobu Sakaguchi about Super Mario 64. I was nerdy enough to do this. Hayden returned only for one incredibly short line in Birth by Sleep. In addition, it has an all-star voice cast whi… Voiced most times by Christopher Lloyd, Leonard Nimoy, Akio Ōtsuka, Chikao Ōtsuka. Hades- James Woods. Tetsuya Nomura, overhearing their conversation, volunteered to lead the project and the two producers agreed to let him direct. Other actors didn’t fare quite so well: David Boreanaz, as much as I love him as an actor (hell I won’t deny I had a massive crush on him back when he was Angel in Buffy), and as nicely suited as his voice was to Leon in Kingdom Hearts, just didn’t come across as a whole package- he struggled a bit in maintaining the right levels of emotion as the character. Please note: spoiler about Birth by Sleep in the next paragraph Updated on Nov. 7 with the Big Hero 6 voice cast. A 'Kingdom Hearts' Series is Reportedly Coming to Disney+: Tapping the original voice actors for the Disney characters. Dr. Finkelstein- Jess Harnell (also the voice of Wakko Warner) Dr. Jumba- David Ogden Stiers. Each Monday, we publish a Guest Blog from a member of the KH & Gaming Community. Two years later, she voiced Wendy in Disney’s Peter Pan. Again, bringing in actors known primarily for live action doesn’t always work, and in these two girls’ cases, Stoner did what I saw as a very good emulation of Kairi’s voice, whilst Jette Martin’s Naminé was incredibly flat (which is a shame, because I really liked her in ABC Family’s short lived TV-adaptation of 10 Things I Hate About You). Voice Actor(s) Character Game Appearances; Frank Welker: 1, 2, Days: Scott Weinger: 1, CoM, 2, Days, Coded: Kathryn Beaumont: 1, CoM, Coded: Kristen Bell, Livvy Stubenraunch & Katie Lopez: 3: Jodi Benson: 1, CoM, 2, 3: Matt McKenzie: 2: Cheech Marin: 2: Scott Adsit: 3: Robby Benson: 1, CoM, 2: Paige O'Hara: 1, CoM, 2: Zach Braff: 2: Jerry Tondo: 2: Brian Blessed: 1: David Ogden Stiers: 2, Days It is the result of a collaboration between Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios. I’ve played games in the past that have tried using “regular” actors rather than established voice actors, and they generally don’t turn out as effective as they could have (a notable example for me was Buffy: Chaos Bleeds, although the usually mild and meek Amber Benson’s performance as the vampire version of Tara, really stole the show in Willow’s levels). You could spot moments where Dohring swung between being spot-on as Terra to having several uncomfortable voicing moments, whereas Holland was merely “okay” throughout the entire game. This dropped standard from regular actors was most highlighted (in my opinion) in the series’ most recent outing, where Jesse McCartney’s Ventus (Roxas in Kingdom Hearts II and 358/2 Days) easily outshines the other two main characters. A compilation of three classic games, Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (updated version of the original Kingdom Hearts game, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories (2007) and Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (2009). I was disappointed Jeff Bridges & Olivia Wilde weren't contributing. Kingdom Hearts featured well-known voice actors for both the Japanese and English versions. To anyone who owns that, if you haven’t watched it, do it now-it’s been extended with interviews with some of the English cast and crew and shows filming inside the studio of actors while they were delivering their lines. The name's Quinton Flynn, got it memorized? Directed by Tetsuya Nomura, Tai Yasue. Yuffie’s voicework followed the same pattern as DiZ/Ansem, with no two consecutive appearances voiced by the same woman. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Kingdom Hearts franchise developed by Square Enix. Voice cast. What do you feel about the constant swapping and changing of voices? This year, in what I thought was an incredible gesture, she voiced Kairi’s grandmother in Birth by Sleep. Several voice actors, including Bill Farmer as Goofy, are returning to their roles. (And I probably missed a few. They simply don’t shine when surrounded by the extraordinary Mark Hamill (once again flexing his amazing voice-over muscles, though for the first time in the Kingdom Hearts franchise as new character Master Eraqus) and the legend that is Leonard Nimoy (in what is billed as his last role, as Master Xehanort). This isn’t so much a statement on their acting ability, more that they just weren’t suited to voice acting. Master Xehanort has had several voice actors, and has two in Kingdom Hearts 3. Yet, I will happily say that she sounds much better in-game than she did in trailers and previews, and she did get better (or maybe I just got more used to her) as Birth by Sleep progressed. Though the Kingdom Hearts games are making good progress in taking on more voice actors, I still feel more effort could be made to bring in more. Haley Joel Osment Luke Manriquez Ariel Winter Alyson Stoner Hayden Panettiere David Gallagher Ty Panitz Richard Epcar Billy Zane Christopher Lloyd Leonard Nimoy Rutger Hauer. The next planned game for English voicing, Re:coded, features only returning characters and so we will get to see how many actors reprise their roles, and how many are changed. Goofy - Bill Farmer. Kingdom Hearts 3 DLC Features Surprise Voice Actor. Check the list below for the updated cast list. Even Kingdom Hearts, in its early days, had to bring in new actors to voice some iconic characters.The most high profile voice of the series was mainly Haley Joel Osment.With Kingdom Hearts III, however, that’s all about to change.