Jamie Bell Revealed As Voice of 'Griffin' In New Jumper Video Game
Posted by: Aaron Lockard on February 13, 2008 7:19:15 PM
Jumper: Griffin’s Story is the exciting new video game from Brash
Entertainment that is based off the film Jumper
the eagerly
anticipated science fiction-action-thriller from Twentieth Century Fox
and Regency Enterprises. Adding film authenticity to the player’s
experience, Brash Entertainment has confirmed that the role of
‘Griffin’ in the game is voiced by Jamie Bell, who also plays ‘Griffin’
in the Jumper film.
Jumper: Griffin’s Story extends the film’s
storyline, following ‘Griffin’, a battle-hardened Jumper determined to
avenge the death of his parents at the hands of the Paladins. As
‘Griffin’ player’s will have the ability to experience the character
first hand as he battles through exotic locales around the world, on a
quest to find his parent’s killer.
“It’s flattering that someone
has seen my character and wanted to make it into a video game,” Jamie
said about his participation. “Griffin is a unique character and I
think if people respond to the movie they’ll love the game.”
Jamie
Bell is best known for his role as ‘Billy Elliot’ in the film of the
same name, a role that won him a Best Actor award at the 2001 British
Academy Awards (BAFTAs). Since then, Jaime has gone on to play
instrumental roles in such films as Nicholas Nickleby (2002), King Kong
(2005), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), and most recently as ‘Griffin’ in
Jumper.
Jumper: Griffin’s Story will be available for the
PLAYSTATION2 computer entertainment system, the Wii™ video game system
from Nintendo, and XBOX™ 360. The game is available tomorrow February
12, 2008 at North American retailers, and will be followed by the
theatrical release on February 14, 2008. This game is rated ‘T’ for
Teen by the ESRB.