As a perk of the job, Monaghan has already played chunks ofSurvivor.
We also get more glimpses of a big new adversary.
I was betrayed by the one I trusted most.
Noshir Dalal voices mercenary Bode Akuna in ‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.'.Respawn Entertainment
I will not be imprisoned again."
So after we finished the first, I had talked to a few people in the ensuing months.
It was all just dependent on what the reaction of it was and how we did.
Cameron Monaghan returns as Jedi Cal Kestis, now five years older, in ‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.'.Respawn Entertainment
Everything has been built upon the foundation of the first, and I would say is an overall improvement.
Can you share some of the names coming to the cast?Debora Wilson is coming back.
We have a new character named Bode Akuna being played by Noshir Dalal, who is wonderful.
A mysterious figure, seen earlier floating in a vat, hatches a plan.Respawn Entertainmen
He is a new ally to Cal, and they have a really great dynamic.
Were any burning questions about Cal’s story addressed in the second game?Who does his hair?
Where does he get his ponchos?
Yeah, there was a lot of stuff we wanted to explore with the character specifically.
How does that change his worldview?
How does that change the way he interacts with people?
How does it affect his decision-making?
Hopefully we’re able to hit people with a couple of gut punches along the way.
In this new trailer, we get a shot of Cal with a stache and a beard.
Did the creatives take cues from you?
I remember seeing you had a couple of premieres with a mustache of your own.That’s true.
Obviously, when you get older some very interesting changes happen to your body.
So we sat down with the creative team.
We had a little presentation.
We brought the projector into the room and explained what might happen.
It was important to have Cal’s internal journey reflected by his physical appearance.
If you have a physical marker, it clues the audience in to what is going on internally.
This game picks up a few years after the ending of the first game.
There are very few footholds of Resistance left, and the situation is increasingly more desperate and dark.
So we’re putting Cal into circumstances that are challenging to the point of even being hopeless.
We get this pretty significant shot in the new trailer of a figure floating in a tank of water.
He reappears later on.
They need to have goals that in some way either reflect or conflict with each other.
We have challenges that are really difficult for Cal to contend with.
And we have complexity with the villain’s motivation.
This is also such an interesting chapter in the life cycle ofStar Wars.
There’s more crossover than there’s ever been before.
We found out a lot about the Inquisitors inFallen Orderbefore we spent time with them on the Disney+ series.
What is it like to be part of theStar Warscanon now?It’s amazing.
I grew up lovingStar Warsas a kid.
I mean, I guess everybody did, right?
Where do you think they’re gonna go?"
They’re starting to explore him through other mediums we have a novel coming up.
So my priority right now is to verify we have a satisfying arc within the games.
So we’ll see.
We got some really cool shots of some of the new lightsabers.
We get to play Cal having two lightsabers at once and it not just being a finishing move.
We get the cross-guard saber.
Maybe I shouldn’t say that ‘cause I might have people coming to my house to collect them.
But it’s really cool that we get the chance to perform with the sabers.
We have an amazing stunt coordinator, Derron Ross, and we have a really fantastic stunt team.
Nothing with action is done without stunt teams.
We had such talented stuntmen and stuntwomen on set.
The stuff they do with lightsabers is just so freaking cool.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
