While esteemed in the animation genre, Reddick doesn’t just lend his voice to television shows. He is also the voice behind Commander Zavala in the Destiny video game franchise. Since 2014, the actor has voiced the character in nine Destiny video games, including the latest ones: Destiny 2: Beyond Light and Destiny 2: The Witch Queen.
In an interview with Game Rant about Farzar, Black and O’Guin revealed that they play Destiny 2 with Reddick every Saturday. When asked about casting the talented actor, O’Guin said, “We had to beg to get him on the show. When we started writing that character, his voice was in our head. Once you get a voice in your head, and you start writing the dialogue in that voice, it is devastating to not get that actor.”
He continued, “We couldn’t hear anybody else at that point, and we didn’t know what we were going to do if he didn’t do it. We knew Lance from Paradise PD, and we knew that he has a very silly sense of humor, just like we do. So, we knew we had a good shot, but you never know for sure. We were so happy when we got Lance, he’s the perfect actor for that role.” Black agreed, saying, “Definitely.” He went on to share that they play Destiny 2 every weekend. “We’re huge gamers. And the thing we love about Lance is that we play Destiny 2 with him, just about every Saturday.”
The creators dubbed Reddick the best player, out of the three, and said that Reddick sometimes speaks to his “NPC character” using his “Renzo voice” from Farzar. They had chosen Reddick for the role given his vast range. “He’s a very great actor, and he’s got an intense voice, but at the same time he can get emotional, or go crazy and scream. He’s just got a huge range,” said Black.
Farzar is currently streaming on Netflix.
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