Daredevil actor Charlie Cox has lastly performed Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, having beforehand admitted to feeling like a “whole fraud” each time followers introduced up his look within the sport.
For Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the Marvel star solely offered the voice of Gustave fairly than full efficiency seize for the character, which meant his time truly spent recording for the challenge was minimal, whereas movement seize was individually filmed by one other actor.
In June final 12 months, Cox mentioned he felt like a “whole fraud” anytime somebody gushed to him about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and admitted he had recorded all of his traces in round 4 hours.
The next month, Cox was requested about Clair Obscur once more and admitted he was nonetheless to play it, and wanted to purchase a brand new video games console first. “I bear in mind being within the studio and considering, ‘That is lovely, the visuals are extraordinary,'” Cox mentioned. “They’ve come a great distance since Mario 64, which might be the final pc sport I performed.”
Then, in November, Cox mentioned that any awards he may win for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ought to actually be given to his character’s French movement seize artist as a substitute. “Sure, I am thrilled for this nomination,” Cox acknowledged. “I’ve mentioned this earlier than and I believe it is vital to say: there’s a tremendous French actor, by the identify of Maxence Cazorla, who did virtually the entire movement seize for that function in that sport.
“So any nomination or credit score I get, I actually have to offer to him — I imagine that the efficiency of that character is de facto right down to him, and my voice was simply a part of that course of.” Cox had been nominated for Finest Efficiency at The Recreation Awards 2025 for his function in Clair Obscur. The award went to fellow Clair Obscur co-star, Jennifer English.
Now, talking to GamesRadar+, Cox has offered one other replace, saying he’s lastly given Clair Obscur a attempt.
“I’ve since performed a little bit of it,” he mentioned. “Not the entire thing, I have not accomplished it.” Then: “I’ve performed the opening bit for some time and type of walked round and met the folks and garnered the knowledge and all that type of stuff. Not very effectively.”
“I am not superb, as a result of clearly, it is a ability set, however I’ve performed it,” he continued.
Final month, it emerged that Cox was engaged on a brand new online game challenge. Talking to YouTube channel Agents of Fandom, Cox mentioned his Clair Obscur function — his first within the realm of video video games — had “opened a brand new avenue for my skilled work” and impressed him to tackle one other online game challenge this 12 months, one which he was “rather more concerned” in.
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