Baldur's Gate 3 Karlach actor Samantha Béart was initially turned down for roles like 'Goblin 49,' but 2 years later they were hired 'within a day' of their audition as 'the muscle mummy we know and love'
www.pcgamer.com
Béart also had a day job as an IT consultant during the long recording process.
  • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.deEnglish
    31·
    11 days ago

    Aliona Baranova got turned down for the role of Shadowheart and then ended up becoming the movement director (and real life girlfriend) of Shadowheart.

    • felsiq@lemmy.zipEnglish
      7·
      11 days ago

      This seems like a good ending, cuz both shadowheart’s voice acting and the movement in-game were really well done

      • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.deEnglish
        3·
        10 days ago

        More or less on set. Supposedly it was apparent to most coworkers. They had a technician over in their stream who was mostly responsible for getting them together if I understood it correctly.