The Surprising Commitment of James Woods to his Role in Hercules

Did you know that James Woods, who voiced the character of Hades in Disney's Hercules, was so dedicated to the role that he agreed to reprise it for any cartoon show or video game that needed him? In fact, he even offered to refund his salary and work for free when the film was at risk of going over budget. Join us as we explore the surprising commitment of James Woods to his iconic role in one of Disney's most beloved animated films.

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[bluesapphire]

And in turn, Hades becomes the most iconic character in Hercules.

[mcnattmc]

He comes back in every Kingdom Hearts to voice Hades!! Love him+

[T_ndhlovunator]

These lines "He's a guy" and "What.are.those?"😂 forever in my heart

[MarvelMTs]

If James Woods doesn’t return for Hades in a HERCULES live action remake, Disney is guilty of blasphemy

[charlespackowski]

Bro literally said “heck I’ll pay you so I can play this character” what a legend

[Vengeful_Wyvern]

Disney DECLINED an actor’s offer to work for FREE? Did I miss the flying pigs or something? James Woods is even more awesome than I realized.

[straightjacket]

This is definitely a man that loves his career and this character so much that it was the best thing ever to him! I honestly can't think of any other voice actors or actors in general That would be willing to reprise that role so much and even for free during the first filming!!! James woods could really be a model for actors to follow.

[brianrosado]

Hades is tied with Scar and Jafar as my Disney’s all time favorite villains

[AttemptedVoices]

And that’s why he will forever be our Hades.

[OryanStargazer]

hopefully whenever they do the live action he reprises his role, id rather not get a flop like will smiths genie

[genesismultiverse]

Persephone: 🎶who put comedy in comedian?🎶
All of the underworld: 🎶h a d e s🎶

[jaycuthbert]

Its on a similar level to robin williams genie for me. Absolutely amazing and classic

[joseygallegos]

The man had so much charisma and energy that i forget he’s the antagonist of the movie, he’s just a laid back guy trying to leave the ghetto

[JaguarBST]

Imagine loving your character so much that you offer to return your salary to a multi billion dollar company just to work for free.

[dissonanceparadiddle]

His romance arc with maleficent in House of mouse is incredible like seriously go watch it Mickey mouse is his wingman and I'm not going to spoil the surprise of what that causes him to do

[isaacixtupe]

And it shows how much heart was put on in his work 👍🏻

[doctorfate]

He even reprised his role in Kingdom Hearts of all games:)

[breecoward]

He better reprise for his live action movie

[DarkShadow-kqtv]

That Is What You Call A Stand Up Guy.
😉👍👍👉👉😎🔥💯

[snowdust]

Hades is my absolute favourite Disney character. 💙