Keith David To Replace The Late Lance Reddick As Zavala In ‘Destiny 2’
deadline.comGreenleaf alum Keith David has been tapped to take over the role of Commander Zavala in Destiny 2‘s upcoming expansion release The Final Shape.
He replaces the late Lance Reddick, who passed away earlier this year. Game developer Bungie made the announcement Monday morning. “Commander Zavala has been central to the story we have been telling since the original Destiny, and we have plans to continue his journey,” the Destiny 2 team wrote in a post on Bungie’s website titled “Thank you, Commander: The Future of Zavala’s Journey”. “Earlier this year, we lost Lance Reddick, the English language voice actor of Commander Zavala,” the post read. “The passion and professionalism Lance brought to the role over the last decade was unmistakable and loved by all.
Lance’s iconic voice led us through the most intense moments in Destiny’s history and his impact on our Guardians, our community, and Bungie as a whole will never be forgotten.
Commander Zavala has been central to the story we have been telling since the original Destiny,and we have plans to continue his journey.” David also revealed the news on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, saying he is “honored to continue the great work of Lance Riddick as Zavala.” In a video, David said “One of the great qualities of Zavala that attracts me, this is integrity and his sense of family, and I thought that Lance captured that wonderfully.
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