Expedition 33, Baldur's Gate 3 star Jennifer English cancels next role over health concerns
Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actress Jennifer English will no longer play Gwendolyn in Eclipse Glow Games' Tides of Annihilation..
Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actress Jennifer English will no longer play Gwendolyn in Eclipse Glow Games' Tides of Annihilation.
The short version
- English had been publicly attached to portray Gwendolyn, the lead character in Tides of Annihilation , since its reveal at a State of Play in Feb.
- Just a couple of months later, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 launched, and English won several awards for portraying Maelle in that game.
- While Gwendolyn was shaping up to be her next major role in a AAA game, Eclipse Glow Games took to X on July 17 to explain that Jennifer English had exited the project due to a health issue.
What happened
English has not elaborated on this further on her personal social media accounts, but she is still attached to a couple of other video game projects at this time. She recently appeared in a video highlighting Emberville's cast and showed up at TennoCon to confirm that she'd be portraying the Empress of Eldveil in Soulframe .
Why it matters
Eclipse Glow Games' post even states that she has taken on an advisory role in the game's development and helped the studio find a replacement actress for Gwendolyn.
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