J.K. Simmons set to star in ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’

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Baldur’s Gate 3, which has now received a confirmed release date.The game was announced back in 2019, and a new trailer announced an August 2023 release date late last year.Now, it has been confirmed by developer Larian Studios that the game will arrive on August 31 to PC, Mac, and PS5.Starring in the game as General Ketheric Thorm will be J.K.

Simmons, and a new release date trailer has been shared alongside footage of Simmons in the booth during recording for the game.A new blog from Steam said of the game’s narrative: “Meet General Ketheric Thorm, a seemingly invincible necromancer leading an army of the dead towards the city of Baldur’s Gate.

Ketheric isn’t the antagonist, but one of three main antagonists that your party will need to contend with if you ever want to get those tadpoles out of your head (maybe even if you decide you don’t).“Ketheric’s plans for the people of Faerûn are as complex as his motivations, and so we knew his role would benefit from the kind of depth and gravitas that renowned character actor J.K.

Simmons could provide. One take at the recording booth and we knew we’d made the right call.”Baldur’s Gate 3 is the third instalment of the RPG series Baldur’s Gate, which is based on the Forgotten Realms campaign setting from the pen-and-paper game Dungeons & Dragons.