Item: Atlas
Language: en-US
Type of Problem: Incorrect_content
Extra Details: Why the (voice) attribute was removed from the "Smith" credit of Gregory James Cohan? Is there any other way to portray a bodiless AI than to voice it?
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Reply by raze464
on May 30, 2024 at 8:13 AM
He physically appears in the movie as Dhiib Pilot. It's the same reason why James Corden doesn't have the (voice) attribute in Superintelligence. Since Corden appears physically and is credited for both roles, he is instead credited by his on-screen credit, which is "Voice of Superintelligence / Himself" and since it's a fictional version of James Corden, the credit is changed to "Voice of Superintelligence / James Corden."
Reply by Jim Stark
on May 30, 2024 at 3:23 PM
The fact that it is done for the other film doesn't make it correct. At least in Corden's case, there's a "Voice" in the character's name. But it could've been replaced with the attribute as well, the same way it was always done in the Doctor Who, where Nicholas Briggs was usually credited as "... Voice" or "Voice of ...", but it was substituted with the attribute.
But this is some weird reasoning. Oranges and apples. What does Cohan's appearance as Dhiib Pilot have to do with the other role? They are two completely unrelated characters. One role is physical, and the other is not, so the distinction should be made. Smith is a voice-only role, the same as Zoe, which is properly credited as (voice), so it needs to have the same attribute.
(voice) should be appended to the character name for animation and voice-only narrators.
The character name is Smith, and the corresponding attribute should be appended to that character name because this particular role is voice-only.
Reply by Jim Stark
on August 10, 2024 at 10:36 PM
bump