Hopkins heads Beowulf cast

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Oct 24, 2007 12:49 pm PT

Oscar-winning actor makes game debut alongside Ray Winstone, Brendan Gleeson, and Sebastian Roche in Ubisoft's upcoming action adventure.

Paramount Pictures scored an all-star cast of highly acclaimed actors for its upcoming big-screen adaptation of the quintessential Anglo-Saxon heroic epic Beowulf, which is due out in theaters next month. Today, Ubisoft announced that a few of those actors would be reprising their roles in the upcoming action adventure tie-in, due out for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, and PC in November.

Hopkins and Winstone in Beowulf.

Having already established himself as one of Britain's most prolific stage and screen actors, Sir Anthony Hopkins will make his in-game voice-acting debut articulating the role of King Hrothgar. A highly decorated actor, Hopkins won an Academy Award for his role as the maniacal cannibal Hannibal Lector in Silence of the Lambs and was nominated for the prestigious honor for his supporting role in Amistad, as well as leading roles in Nixon and Remains of the Day.

Hopkins will be joined by a trio of in-game voice-acting rookies. Ray Winstone, who plays the titular role of Beowulf, mostly recently appeared in Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning The Departed. Best known for his role as the off-kilter dark arts professor Alastor Moody in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Brendan Gleeson will lend his voice to the role of Wiglaf. Rounding out the cast is Sebastian Roche as Wulfgar; Roche is otherwise known for his work on the daytime soap General Hospital.

42 Comments

  • ryaz_weaponx

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 12:33 am PT

    AWESOME

  • Xbox_Gamer_117

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 3:34 am PT

    Dr. Hannibal Lector is da ****!

  • dutch777

    Posted Oct 25, 2007 11:58 pm PT

    This is what you call an all star cast, superb. Can't wait to play this one.

  • clawboy

    Posted Oct 25, 2007 5:42 pm PT

    I'll pass on this one.

  • perfect_chao

    Posted Oct 25, 2007 4:10 pm PT

    Anthony hopkins was born a few streets from where i live here in wales

  • zintarr

    Posted Oct 25, 2007 2:47 pm PT

    Maybe it is just me, but it seems from the TV commercials that most of the men in this movie have faces that look like women. What is up with that?

  • dorohala

    Posted Oct 25, 2007 2:34 pm PT

    What is this crap!!!

  • dynomitemasta

    Posted Oct 25, 2007 8:29 am PT

    Angelina is stupid hot, even animated.

  • chief_527

    Posted Oct 25, 2007 8:20 am PT

    yeahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

  • nemes1s3000

    Posted Oct 25, 2007 7:07 am PT

    No Angelina Jolie? =(

  • bernieberry

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 9:23 pm PT

    Anthony Hopkins is great in any movie, but I'll have to wait for the reviews on this one.

  • Sheiko

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 8:54 pm PT

    Gotta love Anthony hopkins. Few can match his talents.

  • frankmondana

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 7:47 pm PT

    The original material was not a novel. Even if that were true, it by no means is the first.
    Folks commenting should, at the very least, google the subject first.

  • crunchb3rry

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 7:04 pm PT

    Brendan Gleeson rules.

  • Poppa_pain

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 6:32 pm PT

    I like Lord of the Rings, but I am not interested in this movie in the least.

  • matt_dangelo

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 6:28 pm PT

    ok ....umm.....is this good or bad?

  • nappan

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 6:08 pm PT

    Oh yeah, I can't wait to defend the old mead hall. *rolleyes*

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 5:56 pm PT

    Anthony Hopkins adds a touch of class to any project he's involved in. This game just got more promising.

  • SmArTaLeC1321

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 4:29 pm PT

    Except for Alexander. I threw up a little while watching that movie. Angelina looked hot though.

  • SmArTaLeC1321

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 4:28 pm PT

    Hopkins=Amazing movie. Thats the truth too.

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