10 Actors Who Stupidly Turned Down Video Games

Michael Wincott provided the voice for the villainous Prophet of Truth in Halo 2, his signature gravelly voice proving to be an absolutely perfect fit for the statuesque antagonist.

And yet, for reasons which have never been disclosed, he turned down an offer to reprise the role for Halo 3, with Bungie ultimately casting Terence Stamp to replace him.

As terrific an actor as Stamp is, his performance sounds more conventionally menacing and phoned-in than Wincott's, which has more depth and granularity to it.

Though it's entirely possible that Wincott got a low-ball offer to return while understandably expecting a pay bump for the sequel, it's still a damn shame for the fans' sake that the character ended up being compromised with an inferior subsequent portrayal.

It probably doesn't help that the Prophet of Truth is written to be more cartoonish in Halo 3, but Stamp's work just doesn't measure up to Wincott's, so it's unfortunate that he refused to return.