We already knew that Mad Men‘s Christina Hendricks will be voicing the female lead in the upcoming Need For Speed: The Run. Electronic Arts is now saying that Sean Faris, star of The Vampire Diaries, will be assuming the role of the male lead, Jack Rourke.
https://kotaku.com/dont-get-mad-at-need-for-speed-the-runs-biggest-star-5850792
EA’s Press Release describes Rourke as “one of the best drivers around,” but that his “cockiness and arrogance has led him into a debt he can’t repay.” Wow, both cockiness and arrogance? He must be a pain in the ass. Apparently “the mob has put a price on his head, and it’s a lofty one.” Hmm, a lofty price, you say? Good thing there’s Hendricks’ Sam Harper, “a woman with street smarts and a penchant for lightning fast cars.”
Wow, this whole thing really sounds so original and interesting! Star-crossed lovers! Street racing! Okay fine, I guess we don’t really need a gripping narrative to have fun driving cars really really superfast. EA quotes Hendricks as saying “”It’s very exciting to be part of Need for Speed The Run. I’ve never been a video game character before so this is definitely a first for me. It’s been fantastic fun to do something so different and to show a different side of myself as well.”
Faris is a fan of the series. “I got a kick out of seeing myself in the game,” he says in the press release, “it’s totally me!” As much as that sounds like a bland marketing pablum, I would imagine that it is pretty cool to see oneself recreated in-game.
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