Beyond Two Souls: Ellen Page's Face Inspired Epic PS3 Game (VIDEO)
Upcoming video game Beyond: Two Souls, is being heralded as a work of art with stunning visuals and graphics as the inspiration for the main character came from actress Ellen Page's likeness, said the director.
David Cage, who also director the critically acclaimed Heavy Rain, said he was inspired to create the game at a friends funeral according Kotaku.
"I started writing the first scene of Beyond: Two Souls and I asked myself, 'Who is my main character?' I thought she should have this strength inside her. She's courageous and she's brave. But at the same time she is just a little girl," he said.
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As he began his research he found a photo of Ellen Page at 16 years old where she had a shaved head and looked incredibly sad. He knew that was his character.
"Exactly what I was looking for," he said to Kotaku.
"I began to realize that might be a problem," Cage explained after finding himself with pictures of Page everywhere. "Because I realized I was going to have to ask Ellen to be in the game."
Cage met up with Page in Los Angeles, and she agreed to play the part of Jodie Holmes. He was petrified because he was worried she would say no to him. Cage already had over 2,000 pages of script and slots for the actress all over, according to Kotaku.
"There are going to be hundreds of pages of script to learn by heart. You will be on an empty stage wearing a silly motion capture suit! You will feel miserable and exhausted. I said, 'this is going to be hard and I am going to be a difficult director, because I won't accept anything from you that isn't as good as what I've seen in your films,'" the director told her at their meeting.
Cage said after a slight period of adjusting, Page became a pro at the whole process, and then put on incredible performances with another big star involved with the game, Willem Defoe.
The game is set to be released on Oct. 8 for the PS3.
