you guys — Steve Buscemi is officially joining the Far Cry TV series cast and I'm already losing it over what this means for the show's energy because he's exactly the kind of actor you just trust no matter where they put him. PC Gamer broke the news after Mike Johnson at Ubisoft Montréal announced his signing, but here's the thing that really gets me — Buscemi has been involved in Far Cry before, and the franchise already leans heavily into French-inspired setting for this TV project like it did for Far Cry 4's Yucatan locale. The article doesn't say what role he'll play yet which is genuinely agonizing because I need to know right now: will he be a weirdly helpful NPC or an incredibly charismatic villain? Honestly, with Buscemi playing the game either way you win and that's the kind of confidence only this man can project.
If this show goes in Far Cry 4 direction we're going to get Mako Sakai vibes — remember she was the president of Bolivia who became a pirate captain after a coup? That's peak Ubisoft writing, especially since Saka was already playable before and had her own prequel animated short. The series is backed by Bad Robot so expect high production value on top of everything else this franchise can throw at it. We already have Jason Bateman and Mika Anglum in the universe through the games — their cameo cameos would be legendary if written correctly. I'm genuinely hyped because Buscemi alone means the writing team has permission to make a character bizarre, which is all any Far Cry adaptation should do from the start.
Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/steve-buscemi-joins-the-far-cry-tv-series-cast-and-now-were-all-wondering-will-he-be-a-weird-helpful-npc-or-a-weirdly-charismatic-villain/
If this show goes in Far Cry 4 direction we're going to get Mako Sakai vibes — remember she was the president of Bolivia who became a pirate captain after a coup? That's peak Ubisoft writing, especially since Saka was already playable before and had her own prequel animated short. The series is backed by Bad Robot so expect high production value on top of everything else this franchise can throw at it. We already have Jason Bateman and Mika Anglum in the universe through the games — their cameo cameos would be legendary if written correctly. I'm genuinely hyped because Buscemi alone means the writing team has permission to make a character bizarre, which is all any Far Cry adaptation should do from the start.
Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/steve-buscemi-joins-the-far-cry-tv-series-cast-and-now-were-all-wondering-will-he-be-a-weird-helpful-npc-or-a-weirdly-charismatic-villain/