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‘Alan Wake’ Alumni Returns as Character For ‘Control’
In their latest dev diary for their upcoming psychological shooter, Control, Remedy have decided to bring back a little something from their past that Alan Wake fans should find interesting.
In the video, Remedy creative director Sam Lake, together with narrative systems designer Eevi Korhonen chat it up about the main characters in Control: Jesse Faden, the new director of the Federal Bureau of Control (aka FBC, , a secretive government agency dedicated to investigating, containing, and controlling supernatural phenomena) and her predecessor, Zachariah Trench.
Trench is voiced by James McCaffrey, whom longtime Remedy fans will recognize as the voice of Max Payne. McCaffrey plays Trench as the typical hard-nosed “man of action”, and according to Lake, is not exactly the kind of person for the role of director for a government organization. “[He’s] had to make compromises, has had to make questionable choices along the way, and he’s growing tired—and clearly failing, in the sense that when we start the game, something has gone horribly, horribly wrong.”
Faden (voiced by Courtney Hope), on the other hand, seems far more suited to the role. According to Hope, Faden is “not ruthless in disregard to humanity”, which like The Thing‘s MacReady to Childs, is a little more level-headed. “She’s not just like the badass that’s like, ‘Screw you, I’m gonna kill you’—it’s like, ‘I really don’t want to do this but I know if I don’t, then the rest of humanity, it’s gonna be—it’s like a contagion, and it just spreads’.”
Of course, the big news for Alan Wake fans is at the end of the video, where Matthew Porretta, the actor who previously portrayed Alan Wake, will have a role in Control as FBC head of research Dr. Casper Darling. Porretta was mum on the details about his character, but did say that the character will play a “key role” in the game.
Control is due out in 2019.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that The Blob director Chuck Russell has passed away at 74 years old.
Russell’s career began with his directorial debut, 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
The multihyphenate film director, screenwriter, and producer is best known for helming 1994 comedy The Mask starring Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner Eraser, and adventure spinoff The Scorpion King. The latter served as the first leading role for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
The filmmaker left an indelible mark on horror with his ANOES sequel, 1988’s The Blob, and 2000’s Bless the Child.
Russell’s final film credit is 2024’s Witchboard remake starring Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), and Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”).
It marked Russell’s return to horror after a lengthy hiatus, and he shared sequel hopes to Bloody Disgusting in an interview ahead of the remake’s release: “I got to design the board with real mystical symbols and things that I know represent good and evil, and where that board takes us if the audiences respond to the film, and I hope they will; I know it’s out there for you guys, but the sequel is a world we’ll get to go a little further. That’s sure the intention.”
He also recently expressed interest in returning to the franchise that began his career.
TMZ notes that Russell passed away at his San Diego-area home.
We send our deepest condolences to Chuck Russell’s family, friends, and fans.
Director, Co-Writer & Producer Chuck Russell behind the scenes of the horror film, WITCHBOARD. Photo courtesy of The Avenue and Atlas Distribution
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