Edward Kenway’s Secret Origin: Matt Ryan Thought Black Flag Was a Pirate TV Show!
Yaad hai jab Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag release hui thi aur hum sab Edward Kenway ki duniya mein kho gaye the? Us incredible open-world, naval combat, aur us charismatic pirate assassin ne gaming ko ek naya level diya tha. Lekin kya aap jante hain ke Edward Kenway ko awaz dene wale aur unki harkaton ko mocap se capture karne wale actor, Matt Ryan, ko pehle laga tha ke woh kisi pirate TV show ke liye audition de rahe hain?
G-ha, bilkul sahi suna aapne! Ubisoft ne Black Flag ki development ko itna secret rakha tha ke jab Matt Ryan ko role ke liye bulaya gaya, toh unke agent ne unhein bataya ke yeh ek naya ‘pirate TV show’ hai. Imagine, aap soch rahe ho ke aap Black Sails jaisi kisi series mein ja rahe ho, jahan aapko ek rough-and-tumble pirate ka role milega, aur phir suddenly pata chalta hai ke yeh toh Assassin’s Creed hai!
Matt Ryan ne ek interview mein bataya ke casting director Amy Hubbard ne unhein room mein bulaya, aur jab unhein pasand kiya gaya aur callback mili, tab ja kar unhein asal baat batai gayi. “Sunien, yeh ek video game hai,” unhein kaha gaya. Aur jab unhein pata chala ke yeh Assassin’s Creed ka naya part hai, toh Matt, jo pehle game khel chuke the, excited ho gaye. Lekin unki khushi double ho gayi jab unhein pata chala ke yeh sirf voice acting nahi, balki motion capture (mocap) ka role hai. “Mujhe character ko khud se embody karna tha, uski body language, sab kuch!” unhone bataya.
Ek saal tak, Matt Ryan UK se Ubisoft ke Montreal studio tak safar karte rahe, Edward Kenway ko zindagi dene ke liye. Din raat mehnat ke baad, humein woh iconic character mila jiski yaadein aaj bhi taaza hain. Interesting baat yeh hai ke Black Flag ke baad, Matt Ryan ne DC Comics ke mashoor character John Constantine ka role nibhaya, jiske liye woh kafi famous hue.
Lekin Edward Kenway ki asli shohrat ka ehsaas unhein tab hua jab woh apne pehle Comic-Con mein shamil hue. Wahan log Constantine ke costumes mein aate the, lekin unse bhi zyada tadad Edward Kenway ke cosplayers ki thi! “Log saal saal laga kar Edward ka costume banate the, aur phir mere paas aa kar unke favorite dialogues sunate the,” Matt ne bataya. Us waqt unhein ehsaas hua ke yeh character kitna beloved ban chuka hai.
Matt Ryan ko gaming roles ki yeh baat sabse achhi lagti hai ke gamers characters ke saath bahut zyada waqt guzarte hain. Ek play mein performance ek baar hoti hai, TV ya movies log ek do baar dekh lete hain. Lekin video game mein? Players aapke character ke saath ghanton bitate hain, uski kahani mein doob jate hain. Yahi wajah hai ke Edward Kenway aaj bhi laakhon gamers ke dilon mein zinda hai, aur Matt Ryan is character ke liye milne wale pyar ko dekh kar behad khush hain.