The ‘Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery’ Video Game Has Some Familiar Voice Actors
Harry Potter may not be coming toHarry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, but a few familiar actors will be.
The upcomingHarry Pottermobile game is bringing back a number of the franchise’s movie actors to reprise their characters in virtual form. That’s right, this is your last chance to seeMaggie SmithandMichael Gambonreprise their roles as Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore in the Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery voice cast.
Entertainment Weeklyreports that Smith will once again voice the school’s Transfiguration professor, alongsideWarwick Davisreturning as Charms Professor Flitwick,Sally Mortemoreas the librarian Irma Prince,Gemma Jones as Madam Pomfrey,Zoe Wanamakeras Madam Hooch, andGambon as the wizened Hogwarts headmaster, Professor Dumbledore.
You can see all the actors rendered in pixel form below.
Smith said in a statement accompanying the Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery voice cast announcement:
“If I could attend Hogwarts as a student, I would be most excited to attend the potions class taught by Severus because it is the most exotic.”
Each of the above actors will be playing the characters they made iconic in the originalHarry Potterseries, which makes this video game infinitely more interesting.
The mobile game, which will be available on iOS and Android platforms, allows fans to experience attending Hogwarts themselves. Not only will they be able to do all the rosy, comforting things associated with Hogwarts — get Sorted, attend classes, learn spells, and make potions — users can flirt with danger by going on missions or forming enemies.Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mysteryseems like next step in the magical evolution forHarry Potter. It combines the mission-centric games ofHarry PotterGameboy games (shout out to the best Gameboy game,Chamber of Secrets) with the customizable appeal of Pottermore. But the genius of it is removing the central character, Harry Potter, altogether. Instead,Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mysterytakes place a few decades before Harry ever stepped into Hogwarts, allowing users to meet familiar professors and faces, but not worry about whether Voldemort will come to kill you.
“Our goal withHarry Potter: Hogwarts Mysteryis to make players really feel for the first time like they’re attending Hogwarts,” Chris DeWolfe, co-founder and CEO of Jam City, said. “By including these iconic and incredibly talented actors in the game, we come one step closer to truly giving fans their own Hogwarts experience.”
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mysterywill debut on iOS and Android platforms onApril 25, 2018.
