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Elder Scrolls Online voice cast is seriously impressive

Monty Python, Harry Potter, and Spider-Man stars sign on for roles in Bethesda's upcoming MMO.

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Bethesda today announced an all-star voice cast for its upcoming MMO The Elder Scrolls Online featuring actors like John Cleese of Monty Python fame and Michael Gambon, who played professor Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series.

Check out the video below to hear directly from the actors and learn about their roles for the upcoming game, due out April 4 for PC/Mac and in June for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

The Elder Scrolls Online voice cast:

  • John Cleese (Monty Python) - Caldwell
  • Bill Nighy (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Love Actually) - High King Emeric
  • Kate Beckinsale (Aviator, Pearl Harbor) - Queen Ayrenn
  • Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2) - Abnur Tharn
  • Michael Gambon (Harry Potter series) - The Prophet
  • Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) - Molag Bal
  • Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) - Azura
  • Peter Stormare (Fargo) - Jorunn the Skald King
  • Jim Ward (WALL-E) - Mannimarco
  • Jennifer Hale (Mass Effect) - Lyris Tianborn
  • Kevin Michael Richardson (The Cleveland Show) - Sai Sahan

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I hope they didnt make the game p2p just so that they can pay the voice actors

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Subscription model.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> isnt that what I meant? since it is pay to play

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Australians are not allowed at this time of day, GTFO!

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Its nearly 4:30am here right now, and I could have sworn you said p2w. Sorry.


I'm going to bed ;(

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Nice cast but the gameplay footage is ... underwhelming to say the least.

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<< LINK REMOVED >>After playing in the beta, the gameplay is underwhelming

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Couldn't agree more... :/

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poor kate beckinsale having that piece of crap pearl harbor linked to her name


but very nice casting shame its not a proper eldarscrolls game and going to end up as a F2P a few months down the line

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Funny they didn't name the Underworld series given the audience here.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> No it won't.

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Ah, John Cleese still paying off that divorce. What a legend.


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But the game isn't.

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I can't tell if Michael Gambon was trying to be sarcastic or not.. I really hope he was, otherwise I don't think he has any idea of what he's doing..


I'm not looking forward to another grind fest... but if they get, say, Patrick Stewart to be the one telling me to kill those 15 wolves... then I am the harbinger of wolf doom.

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<< LINK REMOVED >>It doesn't get more "next generation" than having the Star Trek: Next Generation captain onboard :P.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> They do have Mr McDowell though, he played Picard'snemesis in Generations.

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I feel like any legit game nowadays has voice acting by Jennifer Hale

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<< LINK REMOVED >> shes the call of duty of voice actors

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> She's the Nolan North of female voice actors

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the evil one is evil!


we're under attack!


don't you die on me.


this box needs a key to open. this box needs a key to open. this box....


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This will be the best nose dive ever! Everyone will play and beat the entire game in 30 days so the subscription is pointless unless they can create 30 more days of content every month.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> so are you one of those people that play the game straight thru to max level in a couple days then go cry on the games forum cause theres nothing to do?

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>Lol not even close... I will play this game as much as I played skyrim, over and over and over again but tbh mods made skyrim's replay value skyrocket. I dont see mods being in ESO for the simple fact of stability.

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Tis but a scratch

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<< LINK REMOVED >> I love that scene. :)

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are the voices in 1080p?

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Probably not, on the Xbox One. Not trolling, just...seeing a CLEAR trend, is all... :-/

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<< LINK REMOVED >> I'm guessing MS can sort out their issues with future updates. Because it is kinda sad.


Sad like this:

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Which is pretty sad.

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Online-only, $60 + $15/month subscription, & microtransactions. I'm not paying attention. I raised an eyebrow when I saw the name "Kate Beckinsale", but I lowered my brow back down once I heard it was only voice acting. Put her IN the game, with that tight, leather... :o Then...I'd have a moral dilemma on my hands... ;-)

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<< LINK REMOVED >>Lol, sounds like her role as the vampire Selene really rocked your (Under)world.

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The voice cast was impressive for Star Wars as well, and look what happened.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> totally...though I was schocked to see that SWTOR is actually raking in a ton of money since it went FTP...who the hell is actually 'buying' that crap...?

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@Inlex@gamingnerd121We players aint gettin' any of that lol ton of cash. They re all going to cover EA's expenses. The SWTOR crew was fired and only a couple of programmers left to make the PvP spacefight room or some new cartel scheme fluff. Because a true SW fan must have a purple saber. And Hickman's favorite, the Christmas mount. Oh, well just stay on the boat. RMS Carpathia is comin'


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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> I've played many MMO's, WoW, Eve, Age of Conan, Guild Wars 1+2, Warhammer Online, Final Fantasy XIV etc. SWToR is the best as far as I'm concerned. Sure its lacking the same depth of content as some of the older MMO's but it has the best solo content out of any MMO and also has David Hayter

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It's "FREE". It costs nothing to play. That's a big selling point, in my eyes...

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<< LINK REMOVED >> it is now. I played it in the time that it was not. I purchased the game and it was not worth the subscription at the time. I agree with << LINK REMOVED >> that the solo content was good. but that's not really the point of an MMO, now is it....(also played, wow, eve, GW, planetside2)

SWTOR was/is a good singleplayer game you can multi-play. i was just very surprised to see it in the top 10 grossing games last year...

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Pffft, would rather see Kate Beckinsale dressed in her Underworld outfit in the game. Guess it won't matter, MMOs have lost my interest and I won't be getting it anyway.

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<< LINK REMOVED >>You have to pass a Speechcraft 100 skill check to get her to undress.

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@Pyrosa@Riddick123Heh, I don't want her to undress, I'd much rather pass a Stealth check so I could stare and/or marvel at her appearance in that leather dress unnoticed. If nothing else, we can always hope for beautiful cosplayers recreating that kind of look.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> MMO's really dropped in quality this past decade, and it seems to be a continuing thing. It's too bad really, but i guess that's what happens when it's made by suits instead of gamers.

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Brett stiles?

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this games forces you to be logged in the internet

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<< LINK REMOVED >>Yeah, like, I can't believe no one has yet to create an offline MMO.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> So does GameSpot.com. My net went out and I couldn't get a page to load. BOYCOTT

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Wow, Hollywood movies have trouble getting a cast like that.

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Damn right Malcom. Also damn right Peter Stormare Bill Nighy and John Cleese.

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From the voice cast alone I can tell this game has a budget of 100 trillion dollars. There is no way in hell they're recouping this shit.

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