James C Burns will not be reprising his role as Sergeant Frank woods in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
The decision has left him, and a lot of fans, disappointed and a little confused by the decision to look elsewhere for the character, especially given the game is a direct sequel to the original Black Ops.
Taking to Twitter, Burns insisted that there were no hard feelings towards Treyarch, though he still wasn’t sure why he wouldn’t be returning for the upcoming release.
thanks for the Support… BUT let's be clear… I do not feel "screwed over"…. I respect their right to decide… I just wish It would have been me…I would have crushed it!! https://t.co/DBOb6XuUMl
— james c burns (@jamescburns) September 1, 2020
Thanks for the sentiment Eyad… but no victims here!!! We define ourselves by the choices WE make for ourselves..NOT…the choices others make …I just think my Woods would have been extra special…@Sgt_Frank_Woods https://t.co/R8j4szFqTA
— james c burns (@jamescburns) September 1, 2020
Unfortunately these roles are regularly recast without any real explanation, so fans will likely be left wondering how the studio made its decision. That hasn’t stopped someone going to the lengths of setting up a Change.org petition in an effort to get some answers though.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is set to release on current-gen consoles on November 13 and next-gen consoles at launch.
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