real time strategy
Meet Your Sexy New Red Alert 3 Cast
Posted by Michael McWhertor at 7:00 PM on August 20, 2008
EA announced at its Leipzig Games Convention press conference today additional details on the cast of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, including the casting of Jenny McCarthy, pictured, as Tanya, the staple special ops unit. But that's not all. The leaders of the three factions — Allies, Empire of the Rising Sun and the Soviet Union — will be played by JK Simmons, George Takei and Tim Curry, respectively. In the trailer we were shown, Takei's lines appear to be dubbed with his own voice, dialogue intentionally out of synch with his lip movements.
Also announced was the appearance of Kelly Hu, who will join Gina Carano and Gemma Atkinson as the Empire of the Rising Sun's obligatory sexpot. EA's definitely going straight for the groin with this one.
Finally, in the cinematic trailer shown at Leipyzig, it appears that Peter Stormare will play a part in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. Oh snap!

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Koppenflak
Posted August 20, 2008 10:04 PM
WARP SPEED, MISTER SULU!
...Oh god, why!? They put pornstar in my Red Alert 3! Oh the humanity! When will this madness end?
monkeyboy
Posted August 21, 2008 10:14 AM
Porn... star? Where? The only closest one to being a pornstar is Jenny McCarthy who posed for Playboy ages ago. And that's not really porn.
AlbenoEpiX
Posted 7:45 PM 20/8/08
Better title for this post:
YOU GOT CURRY IN MY RED ALERT 3, TIM FUCKING CURRY!
AlbenoEpiX
jel0man
Posted 7:34 PM 20/8/08
The trailer right here: [na.llnet.cnc3tv.ea.com] (High Definition, 60 MB)
jel0man
BoringJob
Posted 7:34 PM 20/8/08
@Ungruntled: And if you'd let yours, you'd realize that I was making a joke.
Hypocrisy FTW?
BoringJob
justhesh
Posted 7:28 PM 20/8/08
"JK Simmons, George Takei and Tim Curry"
Wow. That's...that's impressive.
justhesh
GreyFoxV1
Posted 7:25 PM 20/8/08
What the fuck? I'm not sure if I should be totally excited or scared of how shitty this game might be.
GreyFoxV1
hodayathink: I like neo-noir lesbians
Posted 7:24 PM 20/8/08
Honestly, I'm glad to see Jenny McCarthy working. Always gonna support good looking women from Chicago. Especially ones with minds as dirty as hers.
hodayathink: I like neo-noir lesbians
DaFox
Posted 7:24 PM 20/8/08
Lets admit it, We all viewed this story because of the girl.
DaFox
drunkentyger
Posted 7:24 PM 20/8/08
Oh. and they should have picked up Maggie Q while they were at it.
She could have been the asian "Tanya".
drunkentyger
headcrab
Posted 7:23 PM 20/8/08
Leipyzig, cool.
headcrab
kazooie
Posted 7:23 PM 20/8/08
"Call me Knight. Gabriel Knight."
kazooie
drunkentyger
Posted 7:23 PM 20/8/08
You had me at Kelly Hu.
I wasn't going to be buying this... (I haven't played any C&C games after Red Alert 2) but I guess I'll have to try it out.
Call me a freak, but I'm looking forward to the real cinematics. It might be considered cheesy now, but back then... oh... back then, it was like watching "300" in IMAX.
drunkentyger
demonknightinuyasha
Posted 7:22 PM 20/8/08
tim curry and jk simmons? fucking sold!
demonknightinuyasha
xbulletholes
Posted 7:21 PM 20/8/08
jenny mccarthy? uergh.
xbulletholes
moon1990
Posted 7:21 PM 20/8/08
peter stormare i absolutly loved him on prison break .sad they killed him off
moon1990
I_Hate_This_Place
Posted 7:19 PM 20/8/08
@Crippl3: Same here, buddy.
"they all float down here"
I_Hate_This_Place
Chadders
Posted 7:18 PM 20/8/08
@Chadders:
P.S. Forgive the spelling of my reply.
Chadders
Chadders
Posted 7:18 PM 20/8/08
C&C has always had some element of good-looking girls in it. I remember the newscaster from C&C the original from my teenage years... and Tanya and Nadia. And Kirce James!
But this is getting a bit Need for Speed. I'm fear the game will add nothing to the franchise.
Chadders
chickenplucka
Posted 7:15 PM 20/8/08
Tim Curry was great in the Goosebumps game
chickenplucka
Ungruntled
Posted 7:15 PM 20/8/08
@BoringJob: If you let your brain boot up a bit before shouting off, you might realise that he's been in just a few more than one film.
I suspect Crippl3 is probably talking about his role as the scary clown from "It".
Ungruntled
Ra is on Its Always Sunny in Philly
Posted 7:14 PM 20/8/08
Oh man Tim Curry! I used to watch him in Muppet Treasure Island lol.
But im very impressed by the cast. Should be a fun game to watch as well as to play.
Ra is on Its Always Sunny in Philly
Hirmetrium
Posted 7:13 PM 20/8/08
Holy crap, that sounds like an awesome cast of awesome. Hot babes and grizzled actors.
Hirmetrium
BoringJob
Posted 7:10 PM 20/8/08
@Crippl3: Why? "Bring me those musketeers, dead or alive. I prefer dead!" That's not scary, lol.
If you want him in a brilliant Simon Cowell parody, watch the "American Duos" episode of Psych.
BoringJob
Crippl3
Posted 7:08 PM 20/8/08
Tim Curry?
Oh God, that man still gives me nightmares.
Crippl3
chickenplucka
Posted 8:06 PM 20/8/08
I hope there is some sort of Nazi sodomising scene involving Simmons
chickenplucka
AlbenoEpiX
Posted 8:04 PM 20/8/08
Peter Stormare!!!
AKA the seedy dude that goes to "the men's room" in the Lost World, only to be eaten by tiny dinosaurs as he desperately calls for "CARTER!".
AlbenoEpiX
icepick314
Posted 8:02 PM 20/8/08
man...i am SOOOOOO wet in the pants with those casts...
can't wait to see all the cinematics in the game...
icepick314
Ryumeka
Posted 8:01 PM 20/8/08
Man, I wonder how much it cost to have all those big names.
Ryumeka
chip5541
Posted 8:00 PM 20/8/08
George "wet bitches" Takei and Tim "Pennywise the clown" Curry. Sweet!!
chip5541
Hitokiri151
Posted 7:57 PM 20/8/08
George Takei!? Wow sold me
Hitokiri151
diebroken
Posted 8:26 PM 20/8/08
@diebroken: "SIT!!...or stand, what ever pleases you..."
+ Watch video
Classic. I'm glad someone who can act will be in the game FMVs.
diebroken
diebroken
Posted 8:24 PM 20/8/08
You dare mock Tim Curry?! Have you never watched Ridley Scott's 'Legend'?
diebroken
Yagami Ichigo
Posted 8:23 PM 20/8/08
@jel0man: I can't seem to get that video working. Can anyone else?
Yagami Ichigo
Mobus
Posted 8:51 PM 20/8/08
Kelly who?
Mobus
Vojtas
Posted 8:39 PM 20/8/08
Tim Curry! AKA Gabriel Knight. He's awesome, glad to come back!
Vojtas
Atheist Jew
Posted 9:13 PM 20/8/08
She's no fucking Kari Wührer, that's for damn sure. Unfortunately, Kari's breast implants encapsulated a while back, so it was a fair bet she wouldn't be returning to the role of Tanya. She wasn't exactly hired for her acting ability, anyway, but that doesn't matter.
+ Watch video
BALLS!
On the other hand, George Takei's awesomeness more than makes up for Jenny's crapitude, and as long as Jenny wears something tight fitting and uplifting I doubt many will complain.
Atheist Jew
DukeOfPwn
Posted 9:49 PM 20/8/08
You had me at JK Simmons, and then it just kept growing into the most amazing cast ever.
DukeOfPwn
Scuba Steve
Posted 9:46 PM 20/8/08
"She wasn't exactly hired for her acting ability, anyway"
I think the last part of the video explains exactly what someone should be hired to play Tonya for:
Their ability to say "Shake it baby!", of course.
Scuba Steve
enigma776
Posted 10:14 PM 20/8/08
Mmmm Acting does not seem to be the dish of the day as Gemma Atkinson was in Hollyoaks on Channel 4 in the UK
[www.gemmaatkinson.tv]
enigma776
creid
Posted 9:58 PM 20/8/08
Oh god, I'm watching Oz right now, and JK Simmons can be one mean bastard.
creid
Black_Ops_19
Posted 9:56 PM 20/8/08
Can't read the article... eyes fixed on girl in hawt pose with tease.
boobs!!!
~19
Black_Ops_19
Nadams1229
Posted 10:34 PM 20/8/08
totally, completely fucking EPIC. George Takei? dear sweet jesus, i cannot wait any longer. And seriously, they went all out on the hot chicks for this one didn't they. i'm pretty sure kelly hu will be playing that psychic schoolgirl that the Rising sun faction's hero is. One more time, EPIC WIN.
Nadams1229
excaliburps
Posted 10:19 PM 20/8/08
@drunkentyger: Ah I remember when I played Biohazard (RE 1) for the first time. All of the people watching were in awe of the cheesy B movie cinematic it had.
I'm with you. I still love "real" cinematics in-game. Than say pre-rendered stuff. It has a certain charm. I'm pretty sure it's more expensive to do it than CGI stuff.
Oh is the pic Jenny McCarthy when she was still hot? Kelly Hu is one fine babe. Mcwhertor doesn't like Asian babes as much as the blondies? =D
excaliburps
topaz420
Posted 11:05 PM 20/8/08
If that photograph was taken within the last 5 years, then I commend Ms. McCarthy for remaining beautiful!
topaz420
Ryakudatsu
Posted 12:18 AM 21/8/08
Tim Curry? Hes just a sweet transvestite from Transexual, Transylvania.
OH GOD THE VISIONS!!!
The nightmares are returning!
Im doing the time warp, again!
Ryakudatsu
iLov3
Posted 12:17 AM 21/8/08
Are they planning to spend any of the budget on the actual game? 'cos you know, the cast for C&C3 was pretty stellar and I actually liked the cinematics... but the game was shockingly mediocre, so the point of being boring. Can't say i'm feeling enticed to buy into RA3 based on the cast of the FMVs.
iLov3
Leathersoup
Posted 12:17 AM 21/8/08
@Ungruntled:
I thought Crippl3 was referring to Dr. Frank-N-Furter... I have nightmares...
Leathersoup
DJ-KINETIC
Posted 12:06 AM 21/8/08
George Takei? Ohhhh Myyyyyyy.....
DJ-KINETIC
PsychoticLad
Posted 12:05 AM 21/8/08
I find that usually, when a game hires a famous cast, it's trying to cover up for something. I will wait to play the demo though before trash talking this game though.
PsychoticLad
NunianVonFuch
Posted 11:58 PM 20/8/08
Woah. Thats one sweet cast for FMVs - Babes! Vern Schillinger! Satan himself x 2! (Stormare & Curry) That guy from Heroes & Star Trek! Epic victory.
NunianVonFuch
NotoriousJnX
Posted 12:21 AM 21/8/08
Hey is Singled Out still on the MTV these days? I bet it airs regularly with those BuzzKill guys.
NotoriousJnX
Argyle
Posted 1:23 AM 21/8/08
jubblies....
Argyle
moe84
Posted 1:21 AM 21/8/08
@iam.gmo:
I think it should be on Ps3. Hell, 360 has the sequel to C&C3, why not?
.... But I will still be getting this on PC, just like the rest of the C&C line. Wait, I don't even have a Ps3, so why would I care if you nubz get it? =)
moe84
iam.gmo
Posted 1:12 AM 21/8/08
NOW I CARE IT IS NOT ON PS3... SONY DO SOMETHING!!!
iam.gmo
1969intheSunshine
Posted 1:11 AM 21/8/08
@DJ-KINETIC:
Dammit! Beat me to it!
1969intheSunshine
johnnylineup
Posted 1:50 AM 21/8/08
wow, before I hit the jump I definetely thought that she was riding an n64 controller. ::shakes head::
johnnylineup
Odin
Posted 2:21 AM 21/8/08
Cha-ching!
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Odin
PsychoticLad
Posted 2:06 AM 21/8/08
@NotoriousJnX: Man I remember that! Singled out was kinda fun to watch. Wait, wasn't that during the time when Mtv used to play music. Sorry, I won't go there. Just wish they would release "The State" dvds =(
PsychoticLad
Aggrotank
Posted 2:33 AM 21/8/08
A nice pair of bewbs in the title photo seems to increase read count of any given article by about 10x.
Just sayin' is all.
Aggrotank
hellbent
Posted 3:12 AM 21/8/08
wing commander hired mark hammill, so hiring a few stars isnt neccessariy a bad thing.
however, i am getting dispirited by EA's handing of some of their games. hellsgate london was released too early, C&C3:KW didnt receive a patch for nearly 3 months for several of its game breaking issues, and RA3beta seems to be following the same course.
hellbent
maraxusofk
Posted 3:43 AM 21/8/08
@DaFox:
u got that right.
maraxusofk
kftgr
Posted 4:19 AM 21/8/08
Kelly Hu? Yes!
kftgr
neo177117
Posted 4:07 AM 21/8/08
Seems like their starring line up gets more b-rated celebs every time they make a new one. both good and bad i guess.
neo177117
ikagah
Posted 6:53 AM 21/8/08
I wasn't going to play this after that awful last cnc game, but i'll be playing this for Tim Curry.
ikagah
Kicken
Posted 9:44 AM 21/8/08
@PsychoticLad:
C&C has always had FMV cutscenes, and since Tiberian Sun has employed top of the line actors to fill the roles. It isn't anything new. Surely you aren't saying that RA2 was a bad game? It has some pretty great actors in it, as well. Udo Kier anyone?
@hellbent:
Actually, patch 1.3 of the beta has made a lot of notable changes.
Kicken
TheBoxNinja
Posted 10:29 AM 21/8/08
That seems slightly more erotic then a red alert voice actress should be.
TheBoxNinja
Gunhaver
Posted 12:16 PM 21/8/08
Oh my God, look at those...assets.
Gunhaver
PEWPEWGreenLaser
Posted 9:58 AM 25/8/08
Tim Curry isn't anything to be afraid of... I mean... he's just a Sweet Transvestite...
PEWPEWGreenLaser
VinLieger
Posted 8:18 PM 20/8/08
Great can we get a Kelly Hu dashboard now too?
VinLieger
Kenjiblade
Posted 7:40 PM 20/8/08
@Ungruntled: Tim Curry's role as Pennywise the Clown will always give me nightmares. ALWAYS.
*shudders*
On a more optimistic note, that's a pretty solid cast they've got for Red Alert 3. Though, I'm always going to see the three faction leaders as Jonah Jameson, Sulu, and Pennywise, respectively.
Kenjiblade
AokiShinya
Posted 7:08 PM 20/8/08
Gina Carano.. me likey.
She could rear naked choke me anytime.
AokiShinya