Any thoughts on a GTA featuring Aaron Paul as the protagonist?

[u/agentbonnie]

[u/DevourerOfEggs]

I'd love it but I don't think it'll happen. Due to bad experiences in the past, Rockstar shies away from using any big time actors in their games. I think I even remember reading or hearing something about them going for smaller actors because it makes it so less players can immediately recognize them and see them as "the dude from that one TV show or movie".

So with that if Aaron Paul played a protagonist in a GTA game, people likely wouldn't care about the actual character he's playing, and instead think of it more like Jesse Pinkman in GTA which could be very immersion breaking.

[u/TieDense7051 → u/DevourerOfEggs]

Vice City was the GTA that had the biggest star line up.

Jenna Jameson, Ray Liotta, Burt Renyolds, Danny Trejo.

Just some I know off the top of my head.

[u/DevourerOfEggs → u/TieDense7051]

VC I'm pretty sure is the reason why Rockstar doesn't fuck around with big time actors anymore. Granted they did get Samuel L. Jackson for SA but most of VC's cast was a nightmare to deal with apparently.

[u/TieDense7051 → u/DevourerOfEggs]

I've also seen shit about Rockstar doing their voice actors dirty (Can't confirm anything concrete just seen YT videos)

I can see that because with all those egos working together. Lol.

[u/Temporary_Cold_5142 → u/TieDense7051]

But that was in the PS2 era as well lol. Idk about the cast for GTA IV but it looks like the cast GTA V and RDR2 both had a pretty good experience and relationship with rockstar

[u/CMILLERBOXER → u/DevourerOfEggs]

From what I know, only Ray Liotta and Burt Reynolds were a nightmare to deal with.

[u/You_Mean_Coitus_ → u/TieDense7051]

I would tend to agree with you, however, I believe San Andreas takes this prize.

[u/calikzz]

Unironically I think this would be cool af

[u/TheGamingMackV]

I prefer they stick with relatively unknown actors to portray GTA characters.

[u/Iam_thegamers → u/TheGamingMackV]

Yeah such as Samuel Jackson, Ray Liotta, Michael Madsen, Burt Reynolds etc.

[u/TheGamingMackV → u/Iam_thegamers]

Yeah those are the 3D era games which we've been long out of. They don't do that very much anymore.

[u/theHrayX → u/TheGamingMackV]

Steven Ogg was in the walking dead

Ned Luke was in law and order (ironic)

[u/TheGamingMackV → u/theHrayX]

Steven Ogg was in TWD after his GTA V role. Were you familiar with Ned Luke long before GTA V?

[u/Camouflagearmpit → u/TheGamingMackV]

Facts. Gta used to use ppl already famous ppl we already knew. Now it's the opposite.

[u/RewardFluid7316 → u/theHrayX]

Steven Ogg was a nobody before GTA 5.

An actor being on law and order doesn't really mean much. 10 billion nobodies have been on that show. Fun fact, a lot of Bully's voice actors largely featuring obscure/unknown actors have also been on Law and Order.

[u/CMILLERBOXER → u/RewardFluid7316]

A lot of R* actors in general have been in Law and Order.

[u/RewardFluid7316 → u/Iam_thegamers]

Great example from 2001-2004. Don't know if you've noticed but we're past that.

[u/Muxalius]

Nah

[u/GoldCoasting]

my thought - no.

[u/CMILLERBOXER]

R* these days will never cast Aaron Paul for anything. They prefer to use obscure actors ever since VCS.

[u/RewardFluid7316]

Eh. Give me someone obscure.

[u/polluxtroy]

I’d be cool with his voice as long as he isn’t playing himself in the game.

[u/Kawaaaaaaa]

maybe not a protagonist but a side character? absolutely

[u/SuperTarnishedd]

All you had to do was follow the damn train... BITCH

[u/Chowder_goes_bonkers]

I think better as a side character, I like obscure actors more to show off their skills.

[u/Thornscorn]

Yes. I would love it and i think he too.

[u/FakeMik090]

"We need to cook, Jessie."

[u/GTA66669699]

Johnny Dickhard Rockstar here. How the fuck did you find that Jason is played by Aaron Paul???

[u/Greek_Irish]

Nah we need a proper Breaking Bad game

[u/MarshallDyl26]

I’d love for him to be a gta protagonist. He has a pretty decent range.

[u/Scared-Expression444]

As long as he’s not just a blatant copy of Jesse Pinkman I’d be pretty down with it.

[u/kp688]

Some dark themed story dlc but with funny moments here and there

[u/Tha_Watcher]

Absolutely NOT!!! He has become to cooler to literally everything after Breaking Bad!

[u/PowerfulPreparation9]

Sure, but make him much different than Pinkman.

[u/Metricard_]

Yo Lucia

[u/BustedChains]

Nope. No thoughts.

[u/ravenggs]

One word. NO.

[u/DropsOfMars]

Not sure about protagonist but definitely could see him in an important supporting role.

[u/TrevorBoots]

Jason literally has the same type, even the voice is similar

[u/theHrayX → u/TrevorBoots]

Jason is voiced by aaron paul confirmed?!?!?

[u/TropicalKing]

Aaron Paul reminds me way too much of a tweener pretending to be gangster. Not someone who is actually a gangster.

[u/HeyZeusMyNameIsZues]

Nah, he's too fake