Once we started the process itself, I mean, Willem was on the list and we were lucky enough that he was available and interested in the challenge. “Actually, on the early stage, before we have any casting in mind, the way the characters would be as references, Willem was in the list. Alongside Dafoe, Daisy Ridley and James McAvoy fill out the three-person cast of 12 Minutes. You’re putting everything into your voice.”įor his part, Antonio says he always pictured which actors would voice the characters in his game. “You’re working with the voice and there’s a great freedom to just work with your voice… And, also, you don’t have the same kind of responsibilities that you have sometimes about certain technical aspects when you’re doing a film: an awareness of the camera, costume business, all kinds of things… Everything is concentrated. Twelve Minutes Official Date Announce Trailer Xbox &. And then we created material for the computer people to build the characters.”Īnd while 12 Minutes doesn’t require Dafoe to do any mocap, the actor says it allowed him to similarly dive into the work of acting. The game has a star-studded cast including Daisy Ridley, James McAvoy and Willem Dafoe. So basically Page and I did mo-cap work and sketched through all the scenes. GAMESPOT A stylish, twisted take on movies such as Rear Window and Chinatown. And then, Beyond: Two Souls, David Cage is a very interesting guy and he’s got a very interesting stake in how he approaches his work and what he wants to accomplish with it.”ĭafoe shared a story about the copious amount of mo-cap work he did for Beyond: Two Souls along with co-star Elliot Page. WILLEM DAFOE TWELVE MINUTES AN INTERACTIVE THRILLER ABOUT A MAN TRAPPED IN A TIME LOOP 'A Diabolical Dive Into the Human Psyche.' WIRED A clockwork world that’s as expertly crafted as a Swiss watch. “The Spider-Man was kind of an extension of something that I had already done as far as performing in the film. 12 Minutes is an interactive thriller game about a man 'trapped in a time loop.' The new trailer reveals some major names in the cast, narrated with the dulcet tones of Willem Dafoe. “I try to be in situations where I feel turned on and engaged, you know, a fire’s lit under me.” At the same time, Dafoe acknowledges there are some choices made for an actor beyond their control. Joining these two is the four-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe ( Spider-Man, The Lighthouse ) who will be playing the role of 'the intruder.' The end of the trailer also gives fans an update. “It’s intentional and I try to make choices,” Dafoe says about his voice-over work. Whether it’s AAA games like Quantic Dream’s Beyond: Two Souls, the arthouse indie 12 Minutes, or, hey, voicing the Green Goblin in the Spider-Man tie-in video game. In video games, too, Dafoe has seemingly run the gamut. He’s even appeared in popcorn blockbusters, playing the Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man.
He’s given Academy Award-nominated turns in films like Platoon, or got down and dirty in arthouse films like The Lighthouse. Dafoe has an extensive filmography that ranges across film, television, and video games.
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