Idris Elba

[Hermes]

Did a pretty mediocre job at this VA - can we use celebrities sparingly and stick to known voice actors? He isn't Megan Fox bad but whatever mark he was going for... he missed. Seems like a pretty forgettable performance

[valium]

Let the best people get the job.

Martin Sheen nailed the Illusive Man to the point is would be impossible to imagine anybody else voicing him. Similarly Carrie Anne Moss as Aria. Not to mention Keith David in anything he has done.

I thought Idris Alba did a serviceable job with the VA, but his mocap stuff was phenomenal. So big props to Idris and the team at CDPR that was able to bring that into the game.

[TheSmilingDoom]

Originally posted by Gnarly_Noslen:

I agree that using actual VA rather than “celebrities” is always preferred;

Did they pick Elba because he is a celebrity? I don't think so, I rather think they picked him because he is an actor and suits the character well.
Being a celebrity does not automatically qualify you for anything, on that I agree, but being an actor means that what a voice actor does is also part of your job, and that is a qualification.

[Ihateeverybody]

Originally posted by Don't:

I thought his script had a lot of barriers which make it difficult to become the character. Whatever is going on in this character's head doesn't line up with the reality of his actions at all, and I think that's a difficult role to take on.

He tries to spin Songbirds recapture as protection when it's objectively imprisonment and also an existential risk to humanity itself.
He commits acts of cold blooded murder and writes them off as casualties of a war he made up in his head, when in truth they were non combatants with no specific allegiance and their deaths are completely unnecessary.
He spends a lot of time thinking to try and frame himself as the good guy in the picture and that's why Myers likes him - she can get him to do anything as long as his mental gymnastics are up to the task of twisting it into a means to an end. She can even stab him in the back, put him out in the cold and he'll still come limping back to her.
A dog on a leash, through and through.

But maybe the wooden delivery is intentional, serving just to emphasise how all this cognitive dissonance has mentally exhausted him and he's just a robot now, spitting out the same tired, rehearsed retorts every time V tries to call him out. And it's the only time you ever see any emotional reaction from this guy - when you remind him that he's an awful human being, you can see the pang of guilt on his face and in his voice before he regurgitates his rationalisations.

So I don't know, I agree with you on some level. On another, I think it's just bias because I hate the guy so much, I see him as a self proclaimed man of principle who stands nowhere and for nothing, but if I hate him that much then maybe it means he's done the job well.

That reminds me In the latter half of the quest line (When V asks for specifics) Reed never meets his eyes. Always avoiding looking at V. I really wasn't even listening to his words, but the body and what he was doing with it. Avoidance. That led me to my choices and actions more than anything said did.

[Nerv]

Originally posted by grouchpotatodjb:

who is Megan Fox?

only the most corny and bland actor in human history

[Ihateeverybody]

Originally posted by rat:

Originally posted by grouchpotatodjb:

who is Megan Fox?

only the most corny and bland actor in human history

Wait, did something happen to David Hasslehoff?

[Simple Man]

Originally posted by TheSmilingDoom:

Did they pick Elba because he is a celebrity? I don't think so, I rather think they picked him because he is an actor and suits the character well..
Being a celebrity does not automatically qualify you for anything, on that I agree, but being an actor means that what a voice actor does is also part of your job, and that is a qualification.

Thats true, they also picked Keanu Reeves because hes qualified and such a talented VA with his deadpan delivery.

They also picked Sasha Grey as radio host because shes such a talent, surely a big cyberpunk fan too.

They also picked 50 twitch streamers to stuff into the game because they're talented VAs (?), their performances are certainly unforgettable, just not for the right reasons.

Judy and Panam, painfully "talented", Judy cannot even manage an hispanic accent, but apparently best choice for the role.

Jason Hightower did VA for Jackie Welles and ten times the job Elba or Reeves ever managed. Mass Effect trilogy had VA talent, RDR2 had real VA talent, Baldurs Gate 3 got awards for it (Neil Newbon left Elba in the ditch), Cyberpunk just picked up whatevers trendy, and thats pretty apparent, half the game was butchered to slot in mr celebrity.

[craigsters]

https://youtu.be/w1QwxhqPm_Q?si=B0bkZOxVcn_8q86n


Phantom Liberty, the spy-thriller expansion to Cyberpunk 2077, has been nominated for Best Narrative and Best Performance for Idris Elba as Solomon Reed. Additional nominations include Best Community Support and Best Ongoing Game for Cyberpunk 2077.

https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/media/news/cyberpunk-2077-nominated-for-the-game-awards-2023/

[MrSoul]

Originally posted by Faxe:

No, he was pretty good.

Fr tho

[eoozy]

Originally posted by Stabby wabbys need a nappy wappy:

Originally posted by TheSmilingDoom:

Did they pick Elba because he is a celebrity? I don't think so, I rather think they picked him because he is an actor and suits the character well..
Being a celebrity does not automatically qualify you for anything, on that I agree, but being an actor means that what a voice actor does is also part of your job, and that is a qualification.

Thats true, they also picked Keanu Reeves because hes qualified and such a talented VA with his deadpan delivery.

They also picked Sasha Grey as radio host because shes such a talent, surely a big cyberpunk fan too.

They also picked 50 twitch streamers to stuff into the game because they're talented VAs (?), their performances are certainly unforgettable, just not for the right reasons.

Judy and Panam, painfully "talented", Judy cannot even manage an hispanic accent, but apparently best choice for the role.

Jason Hightower did VA for Jackie Welles and ten times the job Elba or Reeves ever managed. Mass Effect trilogy had VA talent, RDR2 had real VA talent, Baldurs Gate 3 got awards for it (Neil Newbon left Elba in the ditch), Cyberpunk just picked up whatevers trendy, and thats pretty apparent, half the game was butchered to slot in mr celebrity.

What lol? Reeves was way better than Jackie in every way and the voice certainly fits the character. "Cyberpunk picked up whatevers trendy" Tell me when was the last time Elba was actually trendy or super famous on social media? I havent heard of him since that one music video and I've seen him in that show 'The Wire' years ago, you're just waffling random ♥♥♥♥ now lmfao.

[Nerv]

Originally posted by eoozy:

Originally posted by Stabby wabbys need a nappy wappy:

Thats true, they also picked Keanu Reeves because hes qualified and such a talented VA with his deadpan delivery.

They also picked Sasha Grey as radio host because shes such a talent, surely a big cyberpunk fan too.

They also picked 50 twitch streamers to stuff into the game because they're talented VAs (?), their performances are certainly unforgettable, just not for the right reasons.

Judy and Panam, painfully "talented", Judy cannot even manage an hispanic accent, but apparently best choice for the role.

Jason Hightower did VA for Jackie Welles and ten times the job Elba or Reeves ever managed. Mass Effect trilogy had VA talent, RDR2 had real VA talent, Baldurs Gate 3 got awards for it (Neil Newbon left Elba in the ditch), Cyberpunk just picked up whatevers trendy, and thats pretty apparent, half the game was butchered to slot in mr celebrity.

What lol? Reeves was way better than Jackie in every way and the voice certainly fits the character. "Cyberpunk picked up whatevers trendy" Tell me when was the last time Elba was actually trendy or super famous on social media? I havent heard of him since that one music video and I've seen him in that show 'The Wire' years ago, you're just waffling random ♥♥♥♥ now lmfao.

he's... been in multiple movies lately literally within 3 months of this dlc...

[eoozy]

Originally posted by rat:

Originally posted by eoozy:

What lol? Reeves was way better than Jackie in every way and the voice certainly fits the character. "Cyberpunk picked up whatevers trendy" Tell me when was the last time Elba was actually trendy or super famous on social media? I havent heard of him since that one music video and I've seen him in that show 'The Wire' years ago, you're just waffling random ♥♥♥♥ now lmfao.

he's... been in multiple movies lately literally within 3 months of this dlc...

Yeah and that doesnt make him trending lmao, I dont see almost any people talk about him or his roles in movies, he's certainly not as famous or trending as ya'll like to believe, if they wanted a trending famous person, they certainly could've done better than Elba.

[Dank Sidious]

Originally posted by Stabby wabbys need a nappy wappy:

Originally posted by TheSmilingDoom:

Did they pick Elba because he is a celebrity? I don't think so, I rather think they picked him because he is an actor and suits the character well..
Being a celebrity does not automatically qualify you for anything, on that I agree, but being an actor means that what a voice actor does is also part of your job, and that is a qualification.

Thats true, they also picked Keanu Reeves because hes qualified and such a talented VA with his deadpan delivery.

They also picked Sasha Grey as radio host because shes such a talent, surely a big cyberpunk fan too.

They also picked 50 twitch streamers to stuff into the game because they're talented VAs (?), their performances are certainly unforgettable, just not for the right reasons.

Judy and Panam, painfully "talented", Judy cannot even manage an hispanic accent, but apparently best choice for the role.

Jason Hightower did VA for Jackie Welles and ten times the job Elba or Reeves ever managed. Mass Effect trilogy had VA talent, RDR2 had real VA talent, Baldurs Gate 3 got awards for it (Neil Newbon left Elba in the ditch), Cyberpunk just picked up whatevers trendy, and thats pretty apparent, half the game was butchered to slot in mr celebrity.

To be fair about the streamers. Some of the streamers they picked are friends with some of the devs and allowed them to show up as easter egg cameos in "side quests" It's not like they are major characters in the game.

I think I recognized like 3.

[Peelsepuuppi]

Thing about voice acting in modern AAA budget video games is that it's not longer only voice acting, but you might potentially be doing mo-cap + facial acting too and so the voice is no longer the only thing that matters.

Actor's likeness starts matter with more realistic graphics and the type of roles they pick. Elba often agrees to do some really awful movies, but the one's he's been good in he's played a very Intelligent strong dude. Like his role in The Wire and Luther. So casting him in the role of some sci-fi super spy like Reed is pretty much exactly the kind of roles you'd expect out of him.

It was a good casting and he performed well.

[Tokenn]

He seemed very downbeat and one-note. Not terrible but his presence failed to thrill me in any way, Keanu actually showed more range, and I don't absolutely love his performance either.

I regard the use of celebrity actors in games like this to be a gimmick, and probably an unnecessary one. I'd rather it wasn't done.

[NorthernDavid]

Every time I hear comments about the quality of voice acting, particularly with known actors, I wonder the following. How much of the result is because of the actor and how much is because of the direction they were given. Especially when it's characters that come off as one note how much is the director saying be more stoic and gruff to everything...