Baldur's Gate 3 Karlach actor Samantha Béart has teased more about whether the "key cast" will return for the HBO sequel TV show – with some suitably on-brand NSFW humor.
"[Show creator] Craig Mazin has personally expressed to me his belief that the key cast of Baldur's Gate 3 should be meaningfully on-screen on the show as someone familiar or someone new," Béart said when asked about the upcoming series by our colleagues at the Future Games Show.
But in the video itself, which you can see below, Béart is in a typically cheeky mood about Mazin, who has previous in the video game adaptation space with HBO's The Last of Us.
Yes, you read that right: 'Karlach Cliffgate pegged Craig Mazin and he loved it.' Those are words that appeared on-screen, those are words I'm writing, and those are words you're reading right now.
After you got that mental image out of your head – or saved for later, we're not judging – it appears Béart is inviting speculation on whether Baldur's Gate 3's motley crew of larger-than-life characters will be returning for the show – which is set after the events of Larian's RPG masterpiece. Further still, it leaves the matter of whether the game actors will reprise their role open-ended. For us, some actors are their character, and we would have some trouble seeing new faces pop up in certain roles.
It also begs the question on which choices and Act 3 consequences will become crystalized in canon. Just who will be around in the party by the events of the HBO show, anyway?
"After putting nearly 1000 hours into the incredible world of Baldur's Gate 3, it is a dream come true to be able to continue the story that Larian and Wizards of The Coast created," Mazin said in a statement upon the project's announcement. "I am a devoted fan of D&D and the brilliant way that [Larian CEO] Swen Vincke and his gifted team adapted it. I can't wait to help bring Baldur's Gate and all of its incredible characters to life with as much respect and love as we can, and I'm deeply grateful to Gabe Marano and his team at Hasbro for entrusting me with this incredibly important property."
Little else is known about the Baldur's Gate 3 TV show, though we anticipate Mazin will have his hands full with The Last of Us season 3 before then.
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