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Voice actors often record lines without knowing the story

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Delivering an Oscar-worthy performance is tricky when you have no idea what you're looking at. Thanks to heavy non-disclosure agreements, voice actors are frequently handed completely context-free lines and told to sound devastated about a major plot twist that the studio fiercely refuses to explain to them.

Voice actors often record lines without knowing the story
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