Seth MacFarlane has revealed why Epic Video games included Household Man’s Peter Griffin in Fortnite with a extra muscular physique than followers are used to.
The comedy creator spoke about why the unusual however hilarious change was made throughout a conversation with IGN at the premiere of Peacock’s new Ted collection. Though the particulars are a bit fuzzy, it does clear the air at the very least a bit of bit.
“He’s very muscular in there, proper?” MacFarlane mentioned. “I used to be instructed that they didn’t have the finances to create his precise physique…”
Seth MacFarlane on Peter Griffin in Fortnite: “I had to have somebody clarify to me what the f*ck Fortnite is… after which I mentioned, ‘effectively that sounds kinda cool!’” pic.twitter.com/gMZrVi16nT
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The Ted creator went on, evaluating Peter Griffin’s ripped new Fortnite physique to a ‘90s TV Guide cover.
“So, it was like that TV Information cowl from the ‘90s, the place they put Oprah’s head on Ann-Margret’s physique. Anyone keep in mind that?”
It’s a narrative that would’ve been straight out of an episode of Household Man. Though we don’t understand how precisely finances performed a component in Peter Griffin’s transformation, at the very least we all know a bit extra about the discussions behind the scenes.
IGN has reached out to Epic Video games for clarification on the reasoning behind Peter Griffin’s ripped new look.
Sharing extra about Peter Griffin’s inclusion in Fortnite, MacFarlane mentioned he was one in every of the few individuals who did not even know what Fortnite was earlier than being approached about it.
“I had to have someone clarify to me what the fuck Fortnite is,” he mentioned. “And I mentioned, ‘Nicely, that sounds kinda cool. Yeah, why not, let’s do it!”
For extra, take a look at our overview of Peacock’s Ted, which we gave a 6/10.
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