Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. Voicing “Iron Bull” in Dragon Age: Inquisition

Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. Voicing “Iron Bull” in Dragon Age: Inquisition

[Foolsjoker]

I'm still unsure about celebrity voice overs.

[acharlez]

Same here.

[HighResHero]

Same here. I have my doubts about "Hollywood" and the games industry mixing. But as was stated by porkChop he's probably a real gamer. Really depends on the situation I guess.

[randomass171]

It's better when celebrities are used in moderation, if at all. Uncharted and The Last of Us is proof that you don't need celebrities to carry your game's narrative.

[porkChop]

He was great in Mass Effect 3 and he's always been a huge gamer. RPGs are his favorites. With him you're at least guaranteed he'll take the role seriously instead of just phoning in a performance.

[Christopher]

This. I still remember getting kicked out of the EQ2 booth at E3 because Sony wanted to give him a private showing of the game, though. But, yeah, he's a person who loves to game and doesn't make it a part of him to win gamers over. He just likes it and he really loves BioWare games. So, can definitely see when they ask him to do something, he would fall over himself to do it.

[mrpsychoticstalker]

Bubble down

[guitarded77]

Don't worry, he's no longer a celebrity :D

I kid... I kid... He get's props for putting it on Sarah Michelle Gellar.

[Godmars290]

I'm sure about them: they generally lack experience as VA's, have little to no range and are often a resource drain on production. They also, for being hired to draw in new "gamers", they really don't do their job.

[Ripco_Keller]

Often, I'm happy with it if they pick a celebrity because they want the celeb's voice and performance (Patrick Stewart, Liam Neeson, Martin Sheen, Tim Curry, Gary Oldman).

I'm happily surprised when they pick a celebrity because that celeb actually has the ability to give unique voices to different characters (Mark Hamill).

It's nice to hear when a celeb is just excited about the project because they are a gamer (Matthew Perry, Vin Diesel, Freddie Prince Jr.). But it gets shaky when they are just exploring different acting opportunities (Ellen Page) or, worst case scenario, they're just interested in the paycheck.

All that said, from the snippets I've heard so far, Freddie is doing a good job giving the Iron Bull a voice of his own and injecting it with personality, and he really comes across as a big gamer who is very knowledgeable and excited about the game and the role.

[randomass171]

Been playing Elder Scrolls IV on my buddy's 360 and hearing Sean Bean in it was a welcome surprise. I like it a lot more when I don't know about the talent ahead of time. Makes discovering them more fulfilling. :)

[Mr Tretton]

uh, someone doesn't need to be a gamer to do voice acting. What would that have to do with anything?

[NegativeCreep427]

Right. It's just like no one has to be a good actor to be in a movie. What would that have to do with anything???

[WeAreLegion]

What? No.

[randomass171]

Not the same thing dude. Being a fan and having talent are separate things.

[LAWSON72]

I think I just lost brain cells.

[zeuanimals]

Gamers are fans of games, actors partake in the creation of film and TV. You're making a bad comparison.

You can argue that some gamers develop games and are voice actors in games, but most gamers will never be a part of a video game's development while almost all actors strive to be in movies.

A more apt comparison would be voice actors to actors.

And you don't have to be a good actor to be in a movie, though I'd highly recommend being a good actor if you want to be in more than just your own movies, just ask Tommy Wiseau.

[Gribbles]

So some washed-up has-been actor no one cares about is voicing a character no one cares about.

How apropos.

[ironfist92]

Bioware must really love him. I enjoyed his character in ME3 and the Paragon Lost film. Tough guy, funny, but has alot of heart.

[SaveFerris]

Yeah. I think he did a pretty good job voicing Vega.

Off topic. That t-shirt looks like the renegade symbol from ME3

[ironfist92]

It is the renegade symbol

[Gezmoyassine]

He hasn't been acting much for a while now.He needs to get himself a new agent.

[Deep-throat]

He's too old for another high school/college movies :p