Recency bias because I’m currently playing it, but Cherami Leigh, Keanu Reeves, and Idris Elba — and a ton of others — in Cyberpunk 2077. If you like sci-fi and fantasy, you’re covered. Asuna from Sword Art Online. Neo from The Matrix. And Roland from The Dark Tower. The fact that the latter two actors have their characters modeled after them make it more than just voice acting, though. Johnny Silverhand moves like Keanu Reeves in addition to looking like him. And Solomon Reed moves like Idris Elba. That hulking walk he did in Luther? It’s all over the Reed character. As for Cherami Leigh, well, you can make V look like whatever you want. You can even make her male, in whole or in part (trans/non-binary characters are possible, they even have a male voice actor).
I’m seeing a ton of great answers in the comments though. Shout-out to the person who said Portal. Ellen McLain has a role in Cyberpunk as well. Early on, in your garage, your car is struck by a robotaxi. The robotaxi’s AI owner invites you to come to their facility for a tour as well as repayment as a way of apology, and he also has a mission for you. This AI has “children” that have been acting crazy (and, one of them hit your car) and he wants you to bring them back in. One of them is voiced by Ellen McLain. In her GLaDOS voice and with lines from Portal. It’s amazing. They had to have gotten permission from Valve for that little stunt. If you like Portal, it’s probably gonna be one of your favorite parts of Cyberpunk.
Like when he was trying to act younger? There are basically two Johnny Silverhand characters in Cyberpunk. There’s the one in the past, and Reeves tries to invoke some of his Bill & Ted voice, but that’s mostly behind him. I think he still has it, but he has to strain and it does feel a little forced. The present Silverhand is more between John Wick and Neo.
I’m sure he has a natural voice that isn’t any of these things, but it seems like he gets cast as the surfer, the hacker, or the revenge-fueled soldier type. I should probably look into his drama films, like that one he did with Sandra Bullock where he just looks like a normal guy.
Yeah, I think those parts stand out more than the later, adult Silverhand parts. I feel like Keanu is the type of actor you need to see. Voice acting restricts him and makes him sound worse. I feel like he needs to use his entire body to act, especially in scenes where he has to play a character unlike himself.
Yeah when I got to that issue and heard McLain’s GLaDOS voice again I was so happily surprised! Totally caught me off guard in a good way. Made it much harder to assimilate them back into Delmer.
Recency bias because I’m currently playing it, but Cherami Leigh, Keanu Reeves, and Idris Elba — and a ton of others — in Cyberpunk 2077. If you like sci-fi and fantasy, you’re covered. Asuna from Sword Art Online. Neo from The Matrix. And Roland from The Dark Tower. The fact that the latter two actors have their characters modeled after them make it more than just voice acting, though. Johnny Silverhand moves like Keanu Reeves in addition to looking like him. And Solomon Reed moves like Idris Elba. That hulking walk he did in Luther? It’s all over the Reed character. As for Cherami Leigh, well, you can make V look like whatever you want. You can even make her male, in whole or in part (trans/non-binary characters are possible, they even have a male voice actor).
I’m seeing a ton of great answers in the comments though. Shout-out to the person who said Portal. Ellen McLain has a role in Cyberpunk as well. Early on, in your garage, your car is struck by a robotaxi. The robotaxi’s AI owner invites you to come to their facility for a tour as well as repayment as a way of apology, and he also has a mission for you. This AI has “children” that have been acting crazy (and, one of them hit your car) and he wants you to bring them back in. One of them is voiced by Ellen McLain. In her GLaDOS voice and with lines from Portal. It’s amazing. They had to have gotten permission from Valve for that little stunt. If you like Portal, it’s probably gonna be one of your favorite parts of Cyberpunk.
I love Keanu but his voice acting in CP2077 felt forced and unnatural
Like when he was trying to act younger? There are basically two Johnny Silverhand characters in Cyberpunk. There’s the one in the past, and Reeves tries to invoke some of his Bill & Ted voice, but that’s mostly behind him. I think he still has it, but he has to strain and it does feel a little forced. The present Silverhand is more between John Wick and Neo.
I’m sure he has a natural voice that isn’t any of these things, but it seems like he gets cast as the surfer, the hacker, or the revenge-fueled soldier type. I should probably look into his drama films, like that one he did with Sandra Bullock where he just looks like a normal guy.
Yeah, I think those parts stand out more than the later, adult Silverhand parts. I feel like Keanu is the type of actor you need to see. Voice acting restricts him and makes him sound worse. I feel like he needs to use his entire body to act, especially in scenes where he has to play a character unlike himself.
Yeah when I got to that issue and heard McLain’s GLaDOS voice again I was so happily surprised! Totally caught me off guard in a good way. Made it much harder to assimilate them back into Delmer.