The Redcast returns with my first interview of Season 4, this time chatting to the wonderful Rich Keeble - star of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight, Rivals, Good Omens, Marathon and much more. Join us for a journey through his career, from early days and his first taste of recognition through a popular TV advert campaign, to finding fame through Expedition 33 and the many awards it's picked up - and even how his TV work has informed voiceover roles and how his roles and perspective on the industry has changed over the past decade...

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 Introductions

00:03:03 Getting Into Acting

00:07:22 Early Recognition & Dealing With Toxicity

00:13:37 The LOTR: Gollum Backlash

00:16:24 Moving Into Voiceover Work

00:20:09 Rich's Time In Rivals

00:25:56 Does Rich Watch His Own Work?

00:29:01 Reflecting On Expedition 33's Success

00:34:33 Adapting To Fan Recognition

00:39:29 Rich's Many Expedition 33 Voice Roles

00:48:39 Has Expedition 33 Opened More Doors For Rich?

00:52:56 Lego Batman: Becoming Two-Face

00:59:10 Are Gaming Actors Becoming More Recognisable?

01:05:14 What's Next For Rich Keeble?

01:08:41 Which Expedition 33 Ending Would Rich Choose?

01:10:11 Childhood Memories Of Video Games

01:13:26 Rich's Dream Roles

01:14:58 Discussing Good Omens

01:21:57 What Would Rich's Date Everything Object Be?

01:23:34 The Most Challenging/Rewarding Roles

01:24:46 Little Spoon?

01:25:03 Wrap-Up

Originally released on March 9th 2024, I sat down with the voice behind one of Baldur's Gate 3's most popular side characters, Alfira - the lovely Rebecca Hanssen! We chat about her acting origins, everything Alfira, The Dark Urge... and even tap-dancing squirrels!

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introductions

01:48 Acting Origins

07:23 Singing Origins

08:58 Getting Cast as Alfira

11:22 The Weeping Dawn

13:21 Performance Capture

16:06 D&D Experience

18:45 Why Rebecca Loves Alfira

20:28 Most Memorable Scene

22:09 Tap-Dancing Squirrels!

23:08 Improvisation & Creative Freedom

25:32 Changing Alfira's Class?

26:40 The Love For Alfira

28:39 The Dark Urge...

33:55 The Final Days of Recording

35:46 Could Alfira Return?

37:03 Exploring Rebecca's Other Roles

39:08 Upcoming Games

39:43 Rebecca's Socials

40:24 Singing in Other Roles

42:02 Television Roles

43:03 What's Next for Rebecca?

44:00 Wrapping Up

Important note - The weekly D&D stream featuring Rebecca that was originally hosted by Dammon's VA, Frazer Blaxland, has ended and episodes can no longer be watched. This is due to the surfacing of behaviour on social media on Frazer's part demonstrating transphobia, homophobia and more. I do not, not does anyone else in that series, endorse his behaviour and I find it necessary to remind you that this channel remains a safe space for people of all genders, races, sexualities and everything beyond.

Originally released on October 7th 2023, I sat down to interview the newest addition to the Payday cast just after Payday 3 - Kosha Engler, who plays Shade! From casting and backstory to character evolution and wider career roles, it's a big delve into everything Kosha!

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 Introductions

00:01:55 Kosha's Acting Origins

00:04:55 Getting Cast For Payday 3

00:06:20 Shade's Character

00:08:32 Creating Shade

00:10:21 Recording Shade's Voice Lines

00:11:21 Memorable Shade Lines

00:13:53 Improvising Material

00:16:42 How Could Shade Evolve?

00:18:38 Kosha's Singing [& Shade Singing In Payday 3]

00:25:06 Kosha's Other Roles

00:31:34 Working On The Batman

00:34:28 Dream Movie/TV Show Roles

00:35:53 What's Next For Kosha?

00:39:12 Audience Questions Begin

00:39:46 Maintaining Shade Over Time

00:41:11 Getting Into Character & Best Part Of Shade

00:44:02 Was Shade Inspired By Movies/TV Shows?

00:45:24 Any Shade Headcanons?

00:47:39 What If Shade Was A Heister?

00:49:27 Was Kosha Intimidated By Bain?

00:50:58 [Extra] Favourite Shade Lines

00:52:08 Recording With Other Cast Members

00:54:34 The Longevity Of Shade

00:55:55 Wrapping Up

Originally released on September 30th 2023 and hot off the heels of Payday 3's release, I sat down to chat to long-time Payday composer, Gustavo Coutinho! From the trials of the Payday 2 revival era to the launch of Payday 3, we journeyed across Gustavo's career to determine how he makes so many incredible pieces of music in a range of franchises!

00:00:00 Intro00:03:11 How Gustavo Got Into Music00:05:29 Getting Into Contact With Starbreeze00:07:11 Composing For Payday 2's Revival Era00:10:13 The Making Of "On The Road"00:15:10 The Music Of "Follow The Money"00:18:40 Gustavo's Favourite Payday 2 Tracks00:21:51 Getting "The Payday 3 Call"00:24:26 Finding The Tone For Payday 300:27:00 The 5 Phases Of Stealth Music00:30:36 The Payday 3 Tracklist00:37:20 Gustavo's Favourite Payday 3 Track00:39:37 How To Make A Payday 3 Heist Track00:42:37 What's Next For Gustavo?00:44:34 AUDIENCE QUESTIONS BEGIN00:45:05 Hardest Payday 3 Track To Make?00:47:06 Payday 3 Soundtrack Release?00:48:09 Was Simon Viklund's Work Intimidating?00:51:19 Finding Gustavo's Own Style?00:53:07 Who Chooses The Track Names?00:55:24 Payday 2 Songs In Payday 3?00:56:56 Vocal Tracks In Payday 3?00:58:22 Does Gustavo Have Many Leftover Tracks?01:00:18 Potential Music Collaborations?01:01:30 Thoughts On Music/Rhythm Games01:02:45 Favourite Video Game Soundtracks01:03:50 Inspirations From Heist Films/TV Shows01:04:45 Does Gustavo Play Payday 3 Casually?01:05:39 Gustavo's Favourite Heister01:07:48 Gustavo's Previous Work, Favourite Artists... And Food?01:12:10 Favourite Payday: The Heist Track01:12:49 Is It Easier To Compose Stealth Or Loud?01:15:59 Most Challenging Song Gustavo's Ever Written?01:16:59 How Long Does Writing A Track Take?01:18:30 Balancing Recorded & Virtual Instruments01:19:56 Describing The Payday Soundtrack... In One Word01:21:41 Gustavo's Socials & Outro

For the first time ever, 3 of the core 4 heisters have been assembled for one interview - including the first ever interview with the new Wolf voice actor, Nicklas Berglund, whilst Chains and Hoxton (Damion Poitier/Pete Gold) make their return to the channel. Join them as Troy asks them about returning to Payday 3, iconic character lines, live-action and a HEAP more as the release of Payday 3 approaches...

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:01 Catching Up With Damion & Pete

00:10:25 How Nicklas Got Into Acting

00:15:26 How Nicklas Became Wolf

00:19:14 Do Any Of Them Play Payday?

00:20:55 When Did They Get "The PAYDAY 3 Call"?

00:26:14 How The Characters Have Changed Since Payday 2

00:27:44 Is Nicklas Paying Wolf Like Ulf, Or Differently?

00:33:29 Gaining Creative Freedom

00:38:04 Favourite Voice Lines

00:40:06 Did They Ever Record Together?

00:41:25 PAYDAY Christmas Album?

00:43:43 PAYDAY Live-Action Movie/Series

00:46:59 Indonesian Wolf: Is Nicklas Good On The Dance Floor?

00:48:11 Mori: Damion/Pete's Characterisation Of Their Roles

00:53:45 Skull HD: Swedish/Screaming Wolf Lines?

00:55:29 The Whistler: Re-Recording Iconic Lines?

00:56:47 Nebula127: Future Hopes For Characters

00:59:28 Cookie: Would You Get Along With Your Characters?

01:02:38 Pututunik: Creative Input Outside Of Voice Acting

01:05:04 RainbowFishcakes/Kins: Outside Inspiration For Wolf?

01:06:39 TapeFilter2000: Specific Routines Before Recording?

01:09:58 Wrapping Up

Starbreeze Entertainment's Global Brand Director, Almir Listo, joins me for an in-person chat during my visit to their company offices in June to chat about PAYDAY 3's upcoming release, features and much, MUCH more. Almir was a guest I wanted on this show before it even began, so I'm VERY proud to have made this interview. Thank you, Almir!

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

02:30 Inspirations For PAYDAY 3

04:52 Making PAYDAY 3 A Reality

06:30 Why Only 8 Heists?

08:39 The Setting Of PAYDAY 3

10:32 Changing The Heister's Faces

12:46 The Vision For PAYDAY 3

16:20 Almir's Dream Collaboration

18:32 PAYDAY 3 On Consoles

21:46 Microtransactions In PAYDAY 3

26:09 Modding In PAYDAY 3

28:33 PAYDAY Goes Live-Action?

31:17 PAYDAY On Xbox Game Pass

32:27 Press Reception to PAYDAY 3

34:57 Almir's Toast...?

36:40 Almir's Message To The Community

38:09 Wrapping Up [& Outtakes]

Lead producer on PAYDAY 3, Andreas Häll-Penninger, joins Troy for the first-ever in person interview on The Redcast! They chat about Andreas' role in Starbreeze, the creative vision for PAYDAY 3, the potential of future crossover content and much, much more...

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

02:14 Modernising The PAYDAY Formula

04:04 The Enemies of PAYDAY 3

05:17 PAYDAY 3's Difficulties

07:07 New Gameplay Phases

10:47 The Heists Of PAYDAY 3

13:17 Using PAYDAY 2 as Inspiration

15:09 Future Collaborations

17:25 The New Heister Faces

18:33 Wrapping Up [& Outtakes]

It's time for another episode of The Redcast as Troy chats to everyone's favourite video game genius... Dr Eggman, aka Mike Pollock! Join Troy and Mike as they chat all about how Mike landed the role of Eggman, his attitude towards acting as an industry, the changes to the Sonic franchise through Sonic Frontiers... and also the Snapcube Sonic Fandubs. Don't act surprised, you knew it'd come up.

This interview contains very mild and infrequent strong language.

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 Introductions

00:01:30 How Mike started with acting

00:04:30 Becoming Dr. Eggman

00:08:12 How does recording for Dr Eggman work?

00:10:43 Sonic Frontiers: A change of direction

00:14:57 Mike's favourite Eggman moment?

00:16:16 Eggman/Sage's relationship... and has Mike played Frontiers?

00:19:13 How much agency does Mike get over his performance as Eggman?

00:20:39 Sonic Prime (and why Mike isn't in it)

00:21:40 The Sonic Twitter Takeovers

00:25:21 Snapcube's Sonic fandubs

00:29:37 Appearing at conventions

00:30:42 Differences between recording for TV and video games

00:34:22 Exploring Mike's other roles

00:35:28 How Mike developed his Dr. Eggman voice

00:37:00 Exploring Mike's other roles (Part 2)

00:42:14 Is Mike embarrassed by some of his work?

00:46:23 Working in theatre

00:53:27 Questions from Twitter!

00:59:06 Mike's social pages + outro