Although all bar one character role has been redacted, the teams at Cloud Imperium Games and Foundary 42 have announced sixteen actors and actresses who will be taking on roles in the Squadron 42 module of Star Citizen. The name most highlighted during CitizenCon 2015 has been Gary Oldman, who will be taking on the role of Admiral Ernest Bishop.You can find videos involving Gary Oldman at the bottom of this post.
Other talent recruited for the project include Mark Hamill, Mark Strong, Sophie Wu, Sandi Gardiner, Gillian Anderson, Craig Fairbrass, Liam Cunningham, Ben Mendelsohn, Ian Duncan, Jack Huston, John Rhys Davies, Rhona Mitra, Andy Serkis, Gemma Whelan and Harry Treadawry. Expect to hear more about their roles as the estimated 2016 launch of Squadron 42 draws closer.
In addition to this announcement, check out some of the new screenshots and trailers released for Squadron 42, all of which can be found below.
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In-Game Screenshots
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Motion Capture Imagery
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Admiral Ernest Bishop Senate Speech
Facial Animation Technology
Behind the Scenes
Gary Oldman Interview
Squadron 42: The Morrow Tour (Live Version)
They’ve come a long way in 3 years, I’d say it’ll take another 2 before it’s done. Laying the foundation is the most critical part after all, now it’s mostly generating content.