He was probably imagining his voice being used in official media like more movies, not anyone loading up a free-to-play game and making it seem like he’s saying all kinds of crazy shit.
But it seems the SAG-AFTRA lawsuit is about a different issue, defending the jobs of their members who do/could do the work of Darth Vader’s voice since JEJ’s death.
“However, we must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members, including those who previously did the work of matching Darth Vader’s iconic rhythm and tone in video games,” the release continues. “Fortnite’s signatory company, Llama Productions, chose to replace the work of human performers with A.I. technology. Unfortunately, they did so without providing any notice of their intent to do this and without bargaining with us over appropriate terms. As such, we have filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB against Llama Productions.”
Yeah, he’s dead. They aren’t getting dues from him anymore got to get theirs somehow!
I am pro union, but I hate gatekeeping behavior that sometimes crops up around them. Not exactly this incident, but I have seen electrical unions engage in some pretty petty behavior in an attempt to push a non-union shop out.
He was probably imagining his voice being used in official media like more movies, not anyone loading up a free-to-play game and making it seem like he’s saying all kinds of crazy shit.
But it seems the SAG-AFTRA lawsuit is about a different issue, defending the jobs of their members who do/could do the work of Darth Vader’s voice since JEJ’s death.
Seems like SAG could try to make the same argument if Epic had hired a non-SAG voice actor.
Probably.
Yeah, he’s dead. They aren’t getting dues from him anymore got to get theirs somehow!
I am pro union, but I hate gatekeeping behavior that sometimes crops up around them. Not exactly this incident, but I have seen electrical unions engage in some pretty petty behavior in an attempt to push a non-union shop out.