Bad news for Resident Evil fans. Richard Waugh, the popular and longest-running voice actor for the series' antagonist Albert Wesker, has been officially dropped by Capcom, as the company has decided that they want to hire non-union actors for future games.

So who will play the role of Wesker in RE5? D.C. Douglass, Wesker's not-so-popular copycat voice actor from Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles.

Those curious about his future as Albert Wesker might be in for a disappointment. If you picked up last years "The Umbrella Chronicles" you might notice something amiss about the voice of Wesker:

"It's weird because I did the voice recordings for Wesker in Umbrella Chronicles. However Capcom has decided that they want to hire non-union actors in California instead, so my voice was replaced.
Which became sort of funny when I heard that the replacement tried sounding like me."

This explains the sudden and confusing cast change for "Umbrella Chronicles" shortly after the release of "Resident Evil 4". The voice of Albert Wesker is now being handled by D.C. Douglass in "Resident Evil 5" instead. Richard encouraged fans to let Capcom know how they feel about the change.

While the recording for "Resident Evil 5" is long over, hopefully the demands of the fanbase will reach Capcoms ears and restore the beloved and iconic voice of Albert Wesker to most successful Capcom franchise.

Richard Waugh as Wesker in RE0

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