The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to Feature Voice Performances
by
Patrick Stewart, Sean Bean, and Terence
Stamp
September 30, 2005 (
Leading the lineup is Patrick Stewart, playing the role of the Emperor. Stewart is best known among genre fans as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation and as Professor Charles Xavier from the X-Men feature films.
Providing the voice for the Emperor’s lost son and heir to the throne is Sean Bean. Bean skyrocketed to the public’s attention as Lord Boromir in the Academy Award-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy. While Oblivion will be his first video game role, Bean is well known for starring in a variety of films, including memorable roles in National Treasure, Goldeneye, and Patriot Games.
“Oblivion is something unique, an epic entertainment experience unlike anything I had seen before,†said Bean. “I decided this was a project I really wanted to work on creatively and I hope fans of the game enjoy the results.â€
Terence Stamp will lend his talents to the game’s heavy plot, a sinister force bent on the destruction of Tamriel, the game’s geographical setting. Stamp starred in Star Wars: Phantom Menace as Supreme Chancellor Valorum and as General Zod in the legendary Superman films. Oblivion is Stamp’s first foray into voice work for a video game.
"Having never done
voice work for a video game before, I really had no notion of what to expect,"
said Stamp. "
“We wanted
to work with voice talent that really captured the emotion and drama of the game’s story,†said
Todd Howard, executive producer for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
“Quite honestly, we wrote the parts with these individual actors in mind. It’s
an honor to have them lend their talents to the
project.â€
As the next chapter in the highly acclaimed and best-selling Elder Scrolls series, Oblivion is a single-player game that takes place in Tamriel's capital province, Cyrodiil. Gamers are given the task of finding the hidden heir to a throne that sits empty, the previous emperor having been killed by an unknown assassin. With no true Emperor, the gates to Oblivion (the equivalent of hell in the world of Tamriel) open, and demons begin to invade Cyrodiil and attack its people and towns. It's up to the player to find the lost heir and unravel the sinister plot that threatens to destroy all of Tamriel.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has not yet been rated by the ESRB. For more information on the title visit the official web site at www.elderscrolls.com.
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