Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster brings back the classic zombie game without its original voice actor, who has said publisher Capcom didn’t ask him to return.
As reported by ComicBook, original Frank West voice actor Terence J. Rotolo responded to a fan in an Instagram message, shared by @FrankByDaylight on X/Twitter, saying he wasn’t contacted by Capcom for the remaster and “the reasons are the producers’ own.”
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster was announced on June 27, 2024 as, unsurprisingly, a remaster of the original Dead Rising. Capcom released a trailer alongside the announcement too but fans were quick to notice a new voice behind the classic protagonist Frank West.
“The answer to your question is I have no answer,” Rotolo said. “All I can say is that I’ve always been grateful for every opportunity to help bring Frank to life. An actor’s job when called upon is to show up prepared, deliver your best, and when done, move on to the next mission. I simply wasn’t called for this mission. The reasons are the producers’ own.”
IGN has asked Capcom for comment.
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster launches September 18, 2024 with 4k graphics and 60 frames per second support, running in the RE Engine. Capcom has made quality of live improvements too, “fine tuned” the interface, added autosave functionality, and more.
In our 8/10 review of the original Dead Rising, IGN said: “Though Dead Rising may seem like a simple, mindless game when you first pick it up, it eventually reveals itself as a deeper experience.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.