GTA 4's Niko Bellic Voice Actor Wants More Money
"Obviously I'm incredibly thankful to Rockstar... But it's tough, when you see Grand Theft Auto IV out there as the biggest thing going right now, when they're making hundreds of millions of dollars, and we don't see any of it," said Hollick.
"I don't blame Rockstar. I blame our union for not having the agreements in place to protect the creative people who drive the sales of these games."
Hollick noted that while his appearance in Rockstar's wildly successful opus has propelled him to new levels of notoriety, contracts between the actors' union and the entertainment industry offer no provisions for electronic media such as video games. As such, Hollick was paid the standard Screen Actors Guild day rate.
"Yes, the technology is important, but it's the human performances within them that people really connect to, and I hope actors will get more respect for the work they do within those technologies," Hollick added.
Prior to his breakout role as Niko Bellic, Hollick-based in New York-found acting work in soap operas and musicals, but aspired to Broadway and other top-shelf gigs.
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While I do kind of see his point, I don't have a lot of sympathy for someone who made $100K in just over a year.
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No, he's not.
If he was grateful he wouldn't be complaining about being paid $100,000 for 90 days work. He was grossly overcompensated for the piss poor job he did as the voice of Niko Bellic. I know at least dozen people that could have done a better job, myself included, none of whom would have complained about the pay.
Basically, this guy thinks he should be able to retire because he played an irrelevant role in the second most successful video game to date. Sorry buddy, GTA ain't your lottery. You're gonna have to keep waiting tables... and I'd keep paying your SAG dues for that insurance just in case the two of us ever meet.
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