Overview

• In a Luality interview, Newbon says his method-acting approach has left him sometimes laughing and moving like Astarion off-screen.
• He reports periods of physical and mental shutdown while juggling Baldur’s Gate 3 and other simultaneous projects.
• Although eager to reprise Astarion in a future installment, Newbon has turned down roles likened to the vampire to preserve his range.
• He recalled lingering mannerisms from his ape performance in Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier when he becomes annoyed.
• Hasbro confirms it is talking to multiple partners about the next Baldur’s Gate game and developing a separate Dungeons & Dragons title.