![]() ![]() Elsewhere, British actor Adetomiwa Edun has achieved more fame through the role of Alex Hunter, the lead in the FIFA game’s story mode The Journey, than he might have from appearing in a Hollywood movie. Despite roles in What Women Want and the first Avengers film, Ashley Johnson is best known for her lead role in the BAFTA winning game The Last of Us, performing alongside established game industry legend Troy Baker. More all-round performances have given rise to certain actors becoming stars through the medium. In both cases, the actors provide the voice, likeness and motion capture performance for their characters. Slowly, the idea of having actors ‘starring’ in a game began to take root in games such as 2013’s Beyond Two Souls and or 2014’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, with Kevin Spacey playing antagonist Jonathan Irons. In the early ’90s, Malcolm McDowell and Mark Hamill appeared in theatrical cut scenes in the Wing Commander games, while everyone from Samuel L Jackson to Gary Oldman have lent their voices to franchises such as Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty. Aside from (often terrible) tie-in video game for films, actors have popped up in various guises for many well known game brands. Of course, major stars appearing in video games is nothing new. ![]() With Hollywood now relying less on big name stars, could Sony and Microsoft be the new home for A-listers looking to reach new audiences? The evolution of gaming and technology make these performances more three dimensional than ever, to the point where actors can play characters as complex as those we see on the silver screen. This wasn’t the announcement of a new movie though – it was E3, the renowned video game conference, and the role is that of Johnny Silverhand, a character in CD Projekt Red’s highly-anticipated Cyberpunk 2077. Last week, a beaming Keanu Reeves took to the stage to promote his upcoming role in a mega-budget sci-fi blockbuster. ![]()
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