{"id":171060,"date":"2021-01-19T01:12:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T01:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/interview-gamefilm-actress-anna-rust-talks-industry-trends-working-cyberpunk-favorite-roles\/"},"modified":"2021-01-19T01:12:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T01:12:26","slug":"interview-actress-anna-rust-talks-industry-trends-working-on-cyberpunk-2077-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/interview-actress-anna-rust-talks-industry-trends-working-on-cyberpunk-2077-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Actress Anna Rust Talks Industry Trends, Working on Cyberpunk 2077, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Game Rant recently had a chat with Anna Rust, an actress who finds roles not just in traditional film media but also as a voice actor in video games. As for games, Anna has had roles in\u00a0Star Wars Battlefront 2<\/em>,\u00a0Nioh 2<\/em>,\u00a0Battlefield 5<\/em>,\u00a0Final Fantasy 14<\/em>, and\u00a0Cyberpunk 2077<\/em><\/a>, but she also recently played Fleury in Amazon’s\u00a0Carnival Row<\/em>\u00a0series and has been cast in several other movies and short films.<\/p>\n

Rust discussed her favorite games, dream roles, predictions for the future of the industry<\/a>, and much more. Voice actors often share some of the most interesting anecdotes about the process of making video games, but Rust’s breadth of experience lends an especially interesting perspective on both video games and more traditional forms of media. The following interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.<\/p>\n

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GR: It’s rare to mix video game and traditional acting, but you’ve done so- what are the major differences between the mediums?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: I think there are more differences than similarities, at least for me as an actor. For me, when I’m working on a game, I’m in a booth somewhere, and and nine times out of ten you\u2019re gonna be alone in that booth. In film acting you have the luxury of being able to bounce off of someone else\u2019s energy and tone. But, when you\u2019re alone, you get more individual feedback on what you\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n

It is rare, but it\u2019s becoming more common for people to do video game work. I think you\u2019ll agree that the quality of video games is becoming really astounding these days, and I personally will always gravitate towards quality material. People are finally waking up to how great games can be, and actors can get really fully fleshed out characters in games now. Just because you\u2019re not physically on screen doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t get one of the most captivating performances out there<\/a>….\u00a0and hopefully it helps take away the stigma from video games that it\u2019s just a time killer. It will help show people that it really can be art.<\/p>\n

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GR: With face tracking technology these days, players can really see an actor’s face too. Is that helping to bridge that gap?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: It really is. And the more we get things like The Last of Us 2<\/em><\/a>, or even The Last of Us 1<\/em>, we\u2019re going to see that gap between film or TV and video games narrow massively. If you play more recent games, even down to Spider-Man Miles Morale<\/em>s, it\u2019s basically an interactive film in a way…. you get the same sense of immersion.<\/p>\n

Recently, I played Alien: Isolation<\/em> and it really gripped me. It was such a captivating experience. Obviously, it is based on a series of films, so it\u2019s easy to draw the parallel to motion picture, but I felt like I was playing a horror film. It became cinematic in a terrifying way…. I think the best horror games out right now<\/a> is the Outlast<\/em> series. They are so f***ed up, they will leave you borderline traumatized afterwards. To think of all the work that went into making that, I have the utmost respect for that kind of creativity.<\/p>\n

GR: It\u2019s clear you\u2019ve got some serious gaming chops. What are your favorite games?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: If I had to say ‘gun to my head’ favorite, I would probably say Marvel’s Spider-Man<\/em>. The two that I find myself always going back to are Skyrim<\/em> and GTA 5<\/em>. I know it\u2019s ridiculous because I just want the next ones to come out, and I feel like the longer I support the old ones the longer it will take them to come out with the new ones…. But it\u2019s those two games that when I\u2019m down or lonely or sad, they\u2019re what I will always go back to. They\u2019re there for me and they\u2019re endlessly replayable.<\/p>\n

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GR: How often do you play games that you\u2019ve worked on?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: I play them almost every time. Not because I’m in them, but just because I\u2019ve been lucky enough to be a part of some really cool games that I wanted to play anyway. Also, having some insight a few months or years in advance really makes me want to see how they turn out. I love playing games I\u2019m a part of, but I try to ignore that I\u2019m in them.<\/p>\n

GR: It must be interesting to be playing something and then hear your own voice.<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: It is bizarre! There\u2019s this game on Oculus called Arktika 1<\/em>, it\u2019s from the developers of Metro<\/em>. I was so excited to play it because I had never done VR before, but then I realized that I play the character who guides you through the whole game. I was like \u2018I don\u2019t know if I can do this.\u2019 It was just me talking to me the entire game.<\/p>\n

GR: You worked on Cyberpunk 2077<\/em>, and we’d love to hear more about what it was like. Can you describe what you did in Cyberpunk<\/em>? What was your role?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: I don\u2019t want to spoil anything, but there\u2019s a really great scene somewhere in the game with my character, who is a sex worker. I have yet to find it myself, so I will probably leave it at that.<\/p>\n

GR: What was it like working on that game?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: I thought it was brilliant. I loved the scripts to death. I know that there\u2019s been some controversy about the game coming out<\/a>, but I\u2019m really confident that once the bugs are ironed out people will see how impressive the game really is. From the story to the gameplay to the visuals to the characters, every part of this game is in my opinion absolutely brilliant…. We\u2019re going to see the other end of it and be really impressed with the game…. I remember people talking about how buggy Skyrim<\/em> was, but now it\u2019s universally beloved.<\/p>\n

GR: Right. And Cyberpunk<\/em> really does seem to get its worldbuilding across very well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: For Cyberpunk<\/em>, it\u2019s almost like, and I mean this in a positive way, an assault on the senses. There is just so much going on. It\u2019s incredible\u2026 and every little corner is like that.<\/p>\n

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GR: What\u2019s been your favorite role on film or in a game?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: I really love Fleury [from Carnival Row<\/em>]. I love everything about her. As far as video games, I\u2019ve got to say Gaia in Final Fantasy 14<\/em>. I’m actually a really big fan of her from an external perspective. She\u2019s really cool and she has so many different forms that make her a joy to play as an actor. To be honest, I really ship her and Ryne. I\u2019m really hoping for something there so fingers crossed.<\/p>\n

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GR: What would your dream role be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: My dream for film and TV is a bit far fetched, but it\u2019s always been Marvel\u2019s Black Cat<\/a>. I loved that character from an unreasonably young age and I\u2019ve always thought she was just brilliant. Every iteration of her I\u2019ve loved, and if I played her, I could die the next day. In terms of video games, I\u2019d love to work on an Elder Scrolls<\/em> game. Who knows, maybe there will be another one soon, maybe we\u2019ll be lucky.<\/p>\n

GR: Would you prefer a character role, a bunch of smaller NPCs, or a main player protagonist role?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: I will always be drawn to interesting characters. Whether that\u2019s the protagonist or a relatively small role in either film or video games, I will always be drawn to characters that excite me. In video games, you can play multiple characters as well, unlike film and TV, so when it comes to games, I really love doing multiple characters. Of course, I enjoy doing a single character that has a really good story or interesting relationships, but I love doing those jobs where you get to do 30 characters and they\u2019re all different so you get to do a lot of various things. There\u2019s never too much weight on it because you\u2019ll be done with the character in 40 lines. You can try anything.<\/p>\n

GR:\u00a0Like all those wacky one-off NPCs in Elder Scrolls<\/em> with weird lines?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: Yes! And often those characters become fan favorites.<\/p>\n

GR: So what do you think makes a good character?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: …It doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be someone you align with at all. As long as it’s well defined and interesting, you\u2019ll love spending time with them…. It\u2019s literally any character that compels in any way. I\u2019m more interested in characters that aren\u2019t an archetype that does things that just fit the character. Often when you work on something the instinct is to do something you think the character would do. It\u2019s much more interesting to do the opposite, because none of us are one dimensional in real life. What makes characters interesting is when they are unpredictable, different, unique, and haven\u2019t been seen 50 times already in other games or shows. it\u2019s someone who stands out as an individual.<\/p>\n

GR: What are you most proud of?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: I really loved working on Carnival Row<\/em>. The things I got to do on that show were really bucket list worthy. There\u2019s…I don\u2019t know if I can talk about it. But there\u2019s an element of the show that isn\u2019t public yet that I got to work on, and I got to record a song. It was something I always wanted to do at some point. On top of already having gotten to do so many things, like stunts, prosthetics, like having wings\u2026 I really loved working on that show.<\/p>\n

GR: What\u2019s your favorite game that you\u2019ve worked on?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR: I loved working on Final Fantasy 14<\/em>. I loved the character. I also really enjoyed Battlefield 5<\/em>\u00a0because I usually don\u2019t get to play a physically strong soldier who barks orders and is very head in the game, front footed, doesn\u2019t give a f***, has a singular goal and is going for it. That\u2019s really fun as an actor.<\/p>\n

GR: To the extent you can talk about future projects, what are you looking forward to most?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AR:\u00a0The future in general, just because I don\u2019t know what it holds.<\/p>\n

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