![]() Says McAvoy, “You get the opportunity as a video game player to make perverse choices, to make morally ambiguous choices - choices you would never make in real life.”Īnnapurna Pictures formed the games division in 2016. During the pandemic, McAvoy says he’s played a bunch of “Call of Duty: Warzone” with his mates (“It’s been a godsend, really”). His favorite titles include “The Legend of Zelda” series (he called out “Ocarina of Time”), “Secret of Mana,” “Wing Commander” and “FIFA” soccer. It was actually enjoyable to let this script sing for itself 99% of the time, you know?” “You’re really only ad-libbing when it’s not written well. That said, McAvoy was impressed at how tight the script was. “We were throwing these situations at the characters, and some solutions that came up made more sense than when I wrote it in a vacuum,” he says. The specific difference with the “Twelve Minutes” game, McAvoy says, was that “every time I walk into a room, I’ve then got to do a thousand different alternatives - where I make a slightly different choice or a massively different fatal choice.” Instead of shooting a few takes of a scene, “This was like 100 different takes before you move on.”Īntonio said because of the numerous “Twelve Minutes” narrative strands, he revisited the story arcs after recording batches of the script to make tweaks. His credits here include “Gnomeo & Juliet” and “Arthur Christmas.” He also stars in the Audible original series “The Sandman” as Morpheus Season 2 is set to debut next month and Audible has greenlit a third installment. McAvoy says that recording “Twelve Minutes” was, on a certain level, similar to voice work for animated films. There’s not a generic ending that wraps up the story and you leave the game.” “The game itself is about repetition and being stuck in a loop. ![]() “It’s not a linear medium where you get to the last page, and the story’s over,” Antonio says. ![]() 19 by Annapurna Interactive, the gaming division of Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures, available for PC via Steam and the Windows Store, and on Microsoft Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One.Īntonio, a gaming industry vet who has worked at Rockstar Games and Ubisoft, wouldn’t reveal how many branching paths are possible in “Twelve Minutes.” Adding to the complexity: The characters in the game eventually become aware that they’re stuck in a “Groundhog Day” loop, which presents new choices when the scene replays itself. “Twelve Minutes” is set to be released Aug. (Spoiler alert: Some choices lead to the death of McAvoy’s character.) Players take an active role in the narrative to help solve the mystery. The characters in the game are nameless, and we never see their faces: McAvoy voices “the man” whose romantic evening with his wife (Ridley) is interrupted by an intruder (Dafoe) accusing them of a heinous crime - claiming the woman killed her father eight years ago. “Twelve Minutes,” co-starring Daisy Ridley and Willem Dafoe, is set in a couple’s apartment and shows an overhead view of the action. “It was an innovative and complicated script like I’ve never seen before.” “By nature of the fact that the character has got almost infinite decisions, reading any script was going to be complicated,” he says. James McAvoy, Sharon Horgan Star in COVID Drama 'Together,' First Look Revealedĭaisy Ridley, James McAvoy, Jade Thirlwall, Dizzee Rascal Feature in 'Celebrity Bake Off' For Cancer Charityīut it took him some time to wrap his head around the narrative, he tells Variety. 'The Sandman: Act II' on Audible Premiere Date Set, James McAvoy Returns to Lead Star-Studded Cast He says he was “immediately intrigued” by the concept for the game when he was approached by “Twelve Minutes” creator and director Luis Antonio. Night Shyamalan’s “Split” and “His Dark Materials,” had never worked on a video game before. ![]() Charles Xavier in several X-Men movies, M. McAvoy, whose credits include playing Prof. His newest project - “ Twelve Minutes,” an interactive crime thriller in which he stars as a man trapped in a murderous 12-minute time loop - certainly tested the Scottish thespian’s skills and stamina. James McAvoy says he’s always interested in taking on challenging acting gigs.
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