🔴Wyll Actor Theo Solomon on Baldur's Gate 3, Rewrites to the Character & Romance Scenes

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Theo Solomon joins the show to discuss Wyll, BG3, Motion Capture, Drama School and so much more!
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Theo Solomon Interview Starts
0:42 - Jamaica and Guyana
2:58 - Sport and Martial Arts
4:24 - Acting, Inspirations and TV Growing Up
6:28 - Dragon Ball Z and Pokemon
8:37 - Drama School was Brutal
12:22 - Standing out as an Actor
13:26 - Runescape and World of Warcraft
15:00 - Wyll in BG3 and the Voice
16:57 - How Wyll changed from Early Access to Release
19:12 - Home Routine while playing Wyll
20:30 - Mocap is Hard
21:33 - Rewrites for Wyll and did Theo look at the previous Actors work?
23:32 - First Day on set as Wyll
25:07 - Romance Scenes and Emotional Scenes
26:52 - Motion Capture & Neil Newbon
29:10 - Theo was shocked by the reception for Baldur’s Gate 3
31:05 - Nervous about taking over the role
32:06 - Has Theo played Baldur’s Gate 3?
33:35 - Streaming Baldur’s Gate 3?
34:14 - Cats or Dogs?
35:43 - Wyll’s Backstory
36:55 - Theo’s last session as Wyll
38:10 - Theo’s first Comic Con
39:22 - Theo is starting to become Wyll
39:41 - Does Wyll have a drinking problem?
40:15 - SPOILERS - Deal with the Devil
41:00 - SPOILERS - Karlach Ending
41:42 - Wyll’s Relationship with Astarion
43:30 - Biggest Challenge of BG3
44:30 - Recording with no other Actors in the Room
46:45 - Dancing
48:22 - KSI
48:54 - Lae’zel Romance and Heartbreak Scenes
50:20 - Theo loves intense scenes
53:35 - Wyll’s greatest fear?
54:40 - What is Wyll’s greatest desire?
55:28 - Follow Theo on Instagram & Streaming
56:07 - Wyll thanks the Fans
57:00 - Wyll talks to Dan
THANKS FOR WATCHING LEGENDS!
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Пікірлер: 238

@DanAllenGaming 9 ай бұрын

Follow Dan and Theo on IG: @theo_solomon and @danallengaming - Also get a Cameo from Theo here: www.cameo.com/theosolomon1

@juliadoolittle1031 9 ай бұрын

oh no he's impossibly handsome

@skolas-aditya 9 ай бұрын

I agree. He's very cute!

@jonbaxter2254 9 ай бұрын

They all are, my party in BG3 looks like a catwalk.

@yennefer440 9 ай бұрын

@Medosse 9 ай бұрын

He really is

@EldricVanguard 9 ай бұрын

The effects of 16 charisma stat:

@LMarti13 9 ай бұрын

Theo has the single best line read in the entire game "Provoke the Blade, and suffer its sting!"

@selty 7 ай бұрын

The best intro in the game. I was desperate to have him join my party after that haha

@blackburned 9 ай бұрын

He did a phenomenal job voicing Wyll. I romanced Wyll in my first run and thought the whole thing was well done

@Kuribohcoast 9 ай бұрын

Ditto; He started with the poetry and i folded like a card table.

@KarthanRouge 9 ай бұрын

@@Kuribohcoast bruh 💀

@blackburned 9 ай бұрын

@Kuribohcoast the poetry was great 👍 for me, it was the way he literally has horns in my playthrough so everyone treated him poorly but he was always such a good person trying to do the right thing anyway. I enjoyed doing a redemption arc with him and thought he was really romantic, he didn't even want anything to do with the brothel/wanted to be completely monogamous which I liked tbh

@bornagain_cynic 9 ай бұрын

Same

@marywaugaman8357 9 ай бұрын

Wyll is such a great char/ companion. Theo's performance brings it all together beautifully.

@danielaxc2900 9 ай бұрын

I definitely don't understand the criticisms I've heard that Wyll is a boring character. I think he initially comes off as a bit of a boy scout but Theo injects so much into him as a character I just don't see him that way. He seems like a charismatic and kind person which naturally seems to bleed over into Wyll.

@digitaldevil696 9 ай бұрын

I for one think his "boy scout" persona is what makes him interesting, because it doesn't come cheap to him. Every time Wyll makes a moral choice, a choice to put the others before him, he suffers for it

@notsure9373 9 ай бұрын

I loved one of the dialogues shortly after meeting him, something along the lines of "He's a good guy, maybe the best among us". Really captures why he's an exceptional character, as you've said - being unrelentingly good in Baldur's Gate is a sure path to suffering.

@digitaldevil696 9 ай бұрын

@@notsure9373 yes, Karlach actually says it, which is all more ironic

@StevePalpy 9 ай бұрын

Played as him in my group campaign! His personal story is one of my favs and Mizora is always fun to talk to. Also, Sorclock Wyll is SOOOOOO overpowered it’s insane!

@ajxx9987 8 ай бұрын

He is wholesome

@jordanw2741 8 ай бұрын

Wyll is a criminally underrated character. And the view count on this video (compared to the other origin characters) reflects that. I was super set on my party composition before I got Wyll, then immediately made room to have him in the story when he appeared. Theo puts alot of passion into Wyll, and I wish others would realize that.

@RyuHaya 9 ай бұрын

Wyll is my favorite guy to cast fire spells. "AARDEEM!!!"

@nekomochi486 5 ай бұрын

I love his eldritch blasts!

@raelea5244 9 ай бұрын

This is the one I've been waiting for! Theo absolutely smashed it, and he was stepping into big boots. I love how Wyll ended up and to have done such a great job in so little time!

@raelea5244 9 ай бұрын

Also the moment he said drama centre... the immediate scream of "No, not trauma centre!!"

@riolkin 9 ай бұрын

Spent the whole game with Shadowheart, Karlach, and Wyll. Love their stories *Spoilers* Wyll's offer to travel with Karlach to Avernus was so bittersweet. Two doomed souls heading willingly into hell to defeat devils and protect others damned by them. "You wont be alone anymore. And Zariel will never touch you, I swear it." In a group that is at first primarily concerned with their own troubles, Wyll and Karlach stand out.

@17thknight 7 ай бұрын

Ugh that was such a beautiful ending. I romanced Lae'Zel but I really really really liked Wyll and Karlach. I hated that they were both going to suffer but the two of them together made so much sense. They feel like the perfect romance.

@Mellie 9 ай бұрын

He had some big shoes to fill. Lanre Malaolu did such a great job as the original VA but Theo really delivered. He's great in the role.

@ajxx9987 8 ай бұрын

What happened to lanre?

@tally9542 8 ай бұрын

@ajxx9987 Nothing, they just wanted to change the character direction to be a sort of british sounding upper class charming guy. Listen to some of the beta recordings, they still exist on youtube. He used AAVE before.

@poetikat 9 ай бұрын

Theo's performance was incredible - he brought such a beautifully written character to life in one of the best games I've ever played. And now I have a new all-time favorite character.

@irredeemable2054 9 ай бұрын

there is no way within 5 minutes we are talking about how fast Jamaicans are man

@sulkybrother 7 ай бұрын

glad i wasnt the only one who found that comment weird asf

@sarahrixon7627 2 күн бұрын

There were a few things that made me go hmmm and this was the first. Near the end when Dan said he’d love to see him in another game cos he’d smash it felt odd. Theo weathered these with so so much grace. He really is a good guy

@irredeemable2054 2 күн бұрын

@@sarahrixon7627 I actually couldn't believe what I was hearing. I didn't watch the rest of the interview because this was so bad. Not sure how someone like this got the rights to interview the entire cast but hopefully someone caught this weird behavior.

@orelyosif5852 9 ай бұрын

Wow, his natural voice is much different

@tami3456 9 ай бұрын

Not really

@orelyosif5852 9 ай бұрын

@@tami3456 Maybe it's just for me

@ettan5812 9 ай бұрын

@@tami3456 Wyll does not sound as british as this, come on xD

@advancedlevelgaming 9 ай бұрын

Yeah I was surprised too. You can tell its him, but he does a really good job giving a different voice performance for Wyll

@jonbaxter2254 9 ай бұрын

Nah it is. His game voice is a little slower and deeper. @@tami3456

@Lussuria 9 ай бұрын

Can tell Theo loved the romantic scenes! I hadn't gotten to having Wyll in my party yet and didnt know too much about the character, when he triggered one of his romance scenes with my character and Wyll was so incredibly compelling in that moment that I immediately kicked someone out and picked him up for my journey. Theo did an amazing job.

@kyngvee 9 ай бұрын

Theo is incredible. I hate I don't see him as much as the other BG3 VA's on social media, like reading tweets and stuff. I'd REALLLYYYYY love to. He seems very chill and knowledgeable, just would love to hear more of his thoughts and see more sides of him 🥰❤

@verminjerky 9 ай бұрын

Oh no he's incredibly handsome and well dressed and he even has a cool name someone help meeeee 😍

@mistahanansi2264 9 ай бұрын

As a straight guy, even I must admit that he is quite the impressive specimen...

@Youssii 9 ай бұрын

I broke up with Wyll [to exit pursued by a bear] and it was such a well acted scene from Theo that I felt guilty about it for the whole rest of the game

@FifthOfNovember_Original 9 ай бұрын

Bro you were so good as Wyll, really solid performance mate!

@snowblack932 9 ай бұрын

I fell in love with Wyll's voice! 🥰 It's so warm, charming, soothing. Great job, indeed!

@TheLondonhascalled 9 ай бұрын

People complain Wyll is too much of a good guy, but thats the point. The guy is just selfless to the core and Theo made it feel real, not performative good guy.

@jamesvarela233 9 ай бұрын

Man all of these actors were great, I hope they all climb to higher places in the industry, I love all of them each and every actor and actress for Baldur’s Gate 3 did a superb job!

@GuilhermeSantos-wy8kf 9 ай бұрын

This man right here, brought so much to the table. And I am so glad that they reworked his story arch for the release.

@bradpitt5355 9 ай бұрын

He looks like he can play live action Blade of Frontiers . And he is Jiu Jitslu black belt, thats some real Blade of Frontiers stuff right there .

@gloryshadow8710 9 ай бұрын

I loved his ending with Karlach, such amazing story.

@Kelticfury 9 ай бұрын

Damn bro how are you getting all these sweet interviews!!?!?!?!

@gazzyoftheguard4224 9 ай бұрын

"Provoke the blade and suffer its sting!" My favorite introduction of all the party characters

@notsure9373 9 ай бұрын

Theo really brought the character to life with an outstanding performance.

@Karanagi 9 ай бұрын

Wyll's voice is absolutely great. Self-proclaimed heroes are hard to make likeable, but Theo and the writer did a phenomenal job.

@morganicnugget Ай бұрын

he’s so adorable and seems like such a kind soul :,)

@karmaphuntshok9168 9 ай бұрын

Wyll is easily one of the best characters. At first I wasn't big into having him in my party, but he turned out to be the only dude that didn't constantly try to bone me. Gale doesn't take no for an answer, Astarion seems like he'd spike my drink, and Halsin is the bear guy. Couple that with the fact that he's got some radass warlock spells meant I had to keep him.

@Lleanlleawrg 9 ай бұрын

Huh. Because I don't like Wyll, and next playthrough I'm definitely killing him for his tadpole.

@BouillaBased 9 ай бұрын

If I had a horrible deal with a devil and the safety of an entire region of Faerûn hanging over my head, I'm thinking I might have a goblet in my hand a bit more often than may be comfortable for people who don't have those concerns.

@IcyKali 9 ай бұрын

I'm the one who commented that Wyll is overly selfless and asked which relationship with another companion Theo likes best, and it made me happy to hear he likes Wyll's banter with Astarion... because I also enjoyed it in my playthroughs partially because Astarion's a good balance to how incredibly self-sacrificial Wyll can be! Thank you for conducting this interview and thank you to Theo Solomon for doing this! It sounds like Theo had to do so much work to get Wyll to be the great companion he is on such a tight schedule and it's fascinating to hear about the process.

@ferchsakura 8 ай бұрын

Him and Atarion have the most handsome male voices ever. So perfect both of them!

@n.henzler50 9 ай бұрын

Oh God, this guy played TWO MMOs growing up? No wonder he's so good at playing a character caught in a devil's bargain.

@ChocoliciousChik 9 ай бұрын

I'm so glad Theo has a chance to do an interview! We see very little of him and he did excellent as Wyll! I prefer this over the original voice Wyll had.

@leterrierauxlivres 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for this nice moment ! I love Wyll, and in general, I love the good guys. Some people think they're boring, I think they're amazing ! Great job Mister Solomon !!

@pammo4668 9 ай бұрын

wyll was so endearing throughout the game and theo did a phenom job!!!!

@ShiftingFixations 7 ай бұрын

God, I wish I could do what they do. Not really in a place in my life where I could, because I have no way to be an actor or anything, no training, school takes so much money, but I sure wish I could. And I know I’m not the only one. And each interview I watch solidifies that wish more, y’know. Like, Theo is just incredibly relatable. Even the little things, the “getting obsessed,” the RuneScape and WoW, the needing a better computer before he can get to BG3 (same!). I would love to meet him and the rest of the cast someday. Feel like could talk to him for ages about so much, especially those old shows and games we were so hooked on for so long! Love how connected he was to Wyll, too! Would be a dream to play a character like that, one you really clicked in with so well. We can tell, I find. Players and outside observers alike get drawn in by how much this cast really felt at home with their characters. It’s fantastic to just see new scenes every day on my feed, scenes that for all my searching of BG3 content, I’ve never seen before… and just feeling so present with the characters as they engage with new scenarios. All of what the cast put in shines through in this game, to me.

@felathar1985 9 ай бұрын

Yooo its the blade of the frontiers!

@1SecondToLight 9 ай бұрын

Theo's voice might not be as passionate and artistic like previous Wyll had, but honestly I feel like it resonates better with current Wyll, he has deeper and smoothier voice now, and the guy is just a bit more reserved as he was in that sense. I changed my mind regarding Wyll on my 2nd playthrough, he is decent character despite being somewhat cut for the sake of Karlach.

@Polomance862 9 ай бұрын

I think Wyll's story is made to compliment Karlach, and vice versa. They are unlikely allies both troubled by Zariel. And some scenes are really great how much Karlach admires Wyll. He's a good origin character to pick up for a first origin playthrough with strong ties to the main plot, and I look forward to seeing what differences I can make if I havce Wyll be more cooperative with Mizora.

@fuckoffgoogle1657 9 ай бұрын

Was not a fan of OG Wylls accent anyway 🤷‍♀️

@johannabelle 9 ай бұрын

I've been so excited to hear from Theo! Wyll is the most lovable kind of classic fantasy hero - kind, humble, principled and loyal. Even from very early on, the way he changes his mind about Karlach and defies Mizora to protect her shows the wonderful person he is. 🥰 He's one of my best friends in my current playthrough, and I can't wait to do his romance in the next one. Theo had a tough job stepping into a role someone else had already played, but he killed it!

@kirax7293 9 ай бұрын

I thought he was hot in game and he’s even hotter irl😭he’s absolutely gorgeous

@gutspillage 6 ай бұрын

Handsome and very likeable actor, he reminds me of Wyll a lot. Love the character, was in my party the entire game,, did his story, romance, etc. And a World of Warcraft player!

@legsusmaximus6854 9 ай бұрын

THE BLADE OF THE FRONTIERS!

@napssleeping 8 ай бұрын

He seems like such a sweetheart. He really brings wyll to life!

@Mymomentparadise 9 ай бұрын

Damn hes so true, runescape was/is life. What a chill guy very nice to listen

@farah-aaliaaj4645 9 ай бұрын

I would love to see all of the cast members play their respective characters in the game in one session 😂❤

@bartell20j 6 ай бұрын

They played DnD together and it was fantastic!

@m.branson4785 9 ай бұрын

Only in Act 2 now, but Theo stands out as the most compelling voice for me - excellent delivery. Definitely dive into a playthrough on Twitch! I think that's a great way to get to know the voice actors better, and I definitely want to see more of that happening for voice acting casts generally. Even better would be if the voice actors got to guest or star in online tabletop play. The only problem is I'd want Matt Mercer to DM, but then who would play Minsc???

@clint4life64 9 ай бұрын

Guyana represent! 🇬🇾

@ajxx9987 8 ай бұрын

The more I see stuff from the bg3 cast the more I love its characters and viceversa, I hope to see him featured in more games now (perhaps a bg3 dlc?)

@soulous6001 6 ай бұрын

He's doing all of Wylls gestures in this interview so cool

@dubuissonldv9610 9 ай бұрын

at last!! I mean,thanks so much for these interviews Dan, and I love the others, but Wyll is my favourite! Thanks so much Theo

@elo6066 9 ай бұрын

Amazing interview! Theo is such a talented actor, I can't wait to see more from him!

@invasivealien11 5 ай бұрын

This man is seriously so handsome and charming omg, wonderful interview.

@user-pt7qv9ir8x 9 ай бұрын

but seriously, all the characters are so damn well done, each single one of them

@ahmetemirogut1383 9 ай бұрын

I really want to see raphael's voice actor

@miendude 9 ай бұрын

Dude is into DBZ and Runescape, the GOAT.

@jac305 9 ай бұрын

Really appreciate all these interviews! Well done!

@DanAllenGaming 9 ай бұрын

my pleasure thanks for watching!

@dougpresley2220 9 ай бұрын

I always have Wyll in my party. With the way I naturally play, it makes it easier to get inspiration....So I usually have his reputation maxed by level six....The others are usually Karlach and Shadowheart, but Wyll is always there. He's the best friend in almost every play through. ❤

@KeyoXKeyo 9 ай бұрын

Yeah Wyll is my favorite he’s my morale compass lmao

@JordanJumpin 9 ай бұрын

damn i wish wyll had theos real accent, its closer to EA wyll's voice

@Crisalpha 8 ай бұрын

I loved Wyll, I played as him my first playthrough!

@ralgallagher 8 ай бұрын

Somebody give this man a computer, so that can Livestream. I would give him one, but I don't have one for myself 😞. If he plays like he voices, it would be flawless.

@maryhales4595 2 ай бұрын

Love Theo and love Wyll as a character. Currently romancing him and Theo's performance is just marvelous. Really ties together the whole Disney prince aspect of Wyll!

@Wayleran 7 ай бұрын

At first I wasn't a big fan of the Wyll character because I thought he was just a straight-arrow boy scout but he ended up being my favorite character due to the interesting writing but mainly because this guy totally killed the voice acting. He did a such great job.

@selty 7 ай бұрын

I can't believe Theo is a WoW player! I love him!

@moondrop521 9 ай бұрын

fantastic performance! Wyll wasn't part of my main party but I enjoyed every dialogue with him in camp

@Krovos_ 9 ай бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING MY REDDIT QUESTION!! 46:25 😊 Keep up the great interviews, Dan

@MoonsongReverb 9 ай бұрын

Now that i know moee about Wyll's story since i played into Act 3 now and did part of his background quest i kmnow a bit more. When i had that dancing scene with Wyll, i declinjed. Because my character already was set on Gale. But i may give Wyll a shot in another playthrough. He's also an interesting character with a cool development. Thanks for playing him that relatively wholesome despite the backstory with Mizora and his father. ;)

@lenaz6556 9 ай бұрын

He somehow looks exactly like how I pictured he would be 0.0

@Saerise 9 ай бұрын

Wyll is the official emotional support character for my whole party.

@Kvitravvn 9 ай бұрын

Wyll is such a great guy, I'm sure Theo as well!

@XieronDraxin 5 ай бұрын

Theo does such a good job with Wyll. I thought he was nice enough and liked him and then the dance scene came and literally every playthrough it is physically difficult to turn him down bc he is so sincere and excited. I'm sorry Wyll!

@sharangcool 9 ай бұрын

god damn the VA looks like a damn supermodel!

@heatherbyrom5940 9 ай бұрын

Such a phenomenal voice actor! If you haven’t listened to the Koli series, I’d strongly suggest it! Well excited to see his new zombie film coming out soon, too!

@llamachai 9 ай бұрын

Loved learning about Theo from this, thanks Dan for sharing this interview! I have a softer spot for Wyll now.

@TheClassyGamesman 7 ай бұрын

In my first playthrough, Wyll was my rock, my constant, my best bud. That's in no small part, thanks to Theo's inspired performance!

@yumin5000 9 ай бұрын

I really liked this interview man... thank you for doing this

@ichi_san 8 ай бұрын

This was a brilliant interview. The trauma centre drama training had me shook. It was wonderful watching this

@natsumikitty777 9 ай бұрын

I LOVE HIM 😢

@Cyanidecat 8 ай бұрын

I’ve already decided I was going to romance Astarion on my Wyll run so I’m very happy to hear their interactions were Theo’s favorites 😂

@zeecaptain42 8 ай бұрын

Man... everything he said felt like poetry. I long to see this dude do every Shakespeare play ever.

@AnonymousFREEZEpOp1 4 ай бұрын

Wyll is such a gentleman and a clasic hero. Theo did such a great job❤

@9hundertfels 9 ай бұрын

Wyll was my favourtie character in the game! And Theo seems also incredibly sympathic!

@CyberBeep_kenshi 6 ай бұрын

my least fav. but just goes to show how they made enough variation. Karlach for me and 'angry gith girl' 😂

@marywaugaman8357 9 ай бұрын

If you have trouble keeping Wyll the Warlock alive, make him a fighter. He's a ridiculously good fighter

@TheKillaShow 9 ай бұрын

Well everyone is a good fighter right?

@BloodyBobJr 9 ай бұрын

Warlocks can be made into excellent fighters, if you use pact of the blade subclass. It makes your melee attack/dmg use charisma modifier. Gets really strong

@katyakosh2489 9 ай бұрын

Wyll voice always gave me a chill

@fuckoffgoogle1657 9 ай бұрын

The rewrites were totally (for once) a good thing, especially for this character. Really liked Wyll and thought he was a fresh twist on a traditional Prince Charming

@Enkarashaddam 9 ай бұрын

Provoke the blade and feel its sting

@suikwan0 9 ай бұрын

Man, you made my play-though so difficult because My character was so royal to gale, but Wyll ask me a dance, and...yeah...

@Ratzo123ify 9 ай бұрын

Might have to change the description on the video, seems to be the one for Jennifer's interview.

@guardian-X 9 ай бұрын

Very cool interview.

@thecretchman 9 ай бұрын

Haha, the opening with "its 30 degrees" and meanwhile I sit here in Texas at 44!!!

@BloodyBobJr 9 ай бұрын

Omg what a super treat that would be. Get 4 of the voice actors to do a playthrough of the game..could even rotate out cast members very easily. So that all could play their own creations. That be next Level cool. I don't really even watch streams, but i would for these amazing voice actors. Probably take months, hard to schedule i imagine..just hope Larian sets it up