You were the highlight of the show.Well, its CD PROJEKT RED too, right?
Its cool to be part of launch that actually gives a release date, you know?
What was your experience with previous CD PROJEKT RED games?
Credit: CD Projekt Red
Have you playedThe Witcherseries?No, I havent played any video games.
Yeah, so I never played any games.
So this is all sort of a new experience for you then, coming into this industry?Yeah.
CD Projekt Red
The game, and the world and the story they were talking about is really cool.
I could see from the quality and from the depth of the storytelling.
In the trailer, the protagonist, V, has a Samurai logo on his jacket.
Is he a fan of Johnny Silverhand?Yeah, and what that group represents.
The voice of what Silverhand was singing about.
You mentioned that youve done motion capture before forThe Matrix.
We did the gestural library, face capture and then played some scenes.
Like, how do you stand there and wait and prompt people like youre impatient?
So you have to do these gestures of impatience, and like, whats Johnnys?
Thats an example of the super specific kind of thing thats unique to a game.
What was it aboutCyberpunkspecifically that made you want to jump into the game industry?
Why did you say yes to this project?From the outside, the idea of storytelling.
The technology of storytelling has changed so much, right?
Its developed, and the evolution of it, what does thatmean?
you’ve got the option to have a list of choices of how you want to be.
Not only how you look, but how do you behave?
How do you think?
Whats important to you?
Is it strength, is it intelligence?
Like, oh I wish the movie did this.
Why didnt they dothat?
So that impulse can be satisfied, or engaged with.
This is the most in-depth youve gotten with a game, but your likeness has been in games before.
Have you heard much about the John Wick character inFortnite?Yeah, sure.
I think its a limited time, and the flexibility with what they can do withFortniteis really fun.
And I was like, What are you talking about?
And thats whenFortnitekind of came to my world.
Which I thought was reallycool.
John Wick wears a white shirt now, though, inFortnite.
Speaking of John Wick,John Wick 3was a wild movie.
And then, of course, theres the swords on motorcycles.
Its really up to the studio and the visionary.
Its really up to [director] Chad Stahelski.
I cant imagine they wouldnt want to do more with how great theyve been.I dont know.
Well, thats kind of you to say.
I mean, I love the character.
So thats really nice.
Ali Wong is great, Randall Park and Nahnatchka Khan, the director.
They really were collaborative and open arms and playful, and so good.
I miss your soul.
All of that was improv.
Are you familiar with the term Keanaissance?
Oh, thats funny.
Well, thats nice.
