You have to put millions of dollars on the table for most of those people to even consider showing up in a movie. Maybe they all just love video games? 
Pay scales for a full acting job vs vocal acting are very different. There have been a number of articles about that fact when it comes to how differently stars get paid for their work in movies as compared to cartoons. It is a good deal less.
Mass Effect 2's full voice-actor lineup
- 11/12/2009 03:42:38 PM
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Reminds me to get back to playing the original. Bought it on the PC and have been puttering... *NM*
- 11/12/2009 04:44:34 PM
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I've never really understood the point of hiring celebs to do voice work.
- 11/12/2009 04:47:55 PM
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Think about the general quality of the voice work since hiring celebs became a trend....
- 11/12/2009 05:40:06 PM
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With the exception of the ridiculous C&C: Red Alert series, I'd definitely agree. *NM*
- 11/12/2009 06:53:17 PM
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I've heard that celebs don't get paid...
- 11/12/2009 08:37:31 PM
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Really? I wonder why they do it, then.
- 12/12/2009 09:14:28 PM
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Because, I guess, vocal work is a lot of fun.
- 14/12/2009 03:24:18 PM
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I need to play Mass Effect 1.
- 14/12/2009 07:41:13 AM
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You should. It has a great story and general atmosphere. Avoid the planet sidequests, is all. *NM*
- 14/12/2009 02:07:15 PM
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