Just because none of the characters in LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars actually talk doesn’t mean they don’t employ high calibre voice talent. They just grunt a lot.
Here’s the demo reel for A.J. LoCascio, whose dead-ringer Marty McFly voice highlights the Back to the Future game now out for PC. LoCascio gets into character by remembering how he’d ask a girl out in high school.
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No matter how many times I see the names together, it’s still odd seeing Matthew Perry alongside Ron Pearlman, Wayne Newton, William Sadler and Kris Kristofferson still feels weird.
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Simon Pegg, Ben Kingsley, John Cleese and Michael Fassbender headline an all-star cast of men and women with British accents in this voice acting instalment of the Lionhead video diaries.
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“My name is John-Rhys Davies and I play the role of Gimli in this splendid game, Aragorn’s Quest.” I don’t know about you guys, but I’m sold.