'GTA IV's' real Niko is bitter about his salary

5:24 PM, May 21, 2008
Looks like Michael Hollick, the guy that voiced Niko Bellic in 'GTA IV,' is not so happy with his $100k paycheck. The New York Times spoke with the somewhat disgruntled voice actor about the situation.
Here's what I take away from this article and Michael's story:
• What planet do you need to be on to not realize that a 'GTA' game would sell a gajillion copies? You should have had better negotiations up-front, dude.
• I would gladly lend my voice talents in the next game for a few copies of the game for me and my friends and some sweet 'GTA' swag like a t-shirt or hoody.
• Looks like the wonky contracts for game actors could lead to a huge Hollywood strike this Summer. A strike that may compare in scope (and scorched earth?) to the lovely writers' strike we just tolerated.
A cool hundred-thousand for 16 months of voice acting? You know what, I'm all for no more voice actors and just game-play action.





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