The creative director on Arkham Origins sent me a copy of Batman: Year One just to set a tone for what we were trying to draw from as a prequel. I didn’t really know the comics that deeply, but I caught up. Not to date myself, but I remember watching the Adam West Batman constantly growing up. As long as you were a kid at some point, you know who they were. Roger Craig Smith: I wasn’t really a comic book fan, but their iconic nature wasn’t lost on me. He’s not a bad guy in his core, but he’s cocky and that that unfortunately takes him to the dark side to extend the Star Wars metaphor (Laughs).ĬGMagazine: With Captain America and now Batman, did you come into those jobs as a comic book fan appreciating how iconic they are?
So it’s weird to say, but being the bad guy in a Disney film is a huge honor ( Laughs). I always liken it to as a kid growing up you wanted to be Luke Skywalker, but Darth Vader was the cool character. But yeah, playing a bad guy is just so much fun. I don’t even think I could throw Captain America’s shield five feet if given the chance. Even playing heroes is a massive departure from who I am. Roger Craig Smith: Yeah, that was awesome. It’s really cool.ĬGMagazine: And it must have been exciting to finally play a villain? And also being an aviation buff, I think they really nailed the excitement of flying and made it surprisingly realistic in so many ways. I couldn’t believe it, and even though I’m obviously a little biased, I just thought it was an incredible piece of entertainment. I was at the premiere last week and finally seeing my character alive and on the screen just made me so proud. Honestly, it was just so much fun I felt I should be paying them. Roger Craig Smith: ( Laughs) No, if anything I will continue to give them my money for all those passes. Could you look into it for me? I think that sounds about right.
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I feel like this is going to be one of those happy accident moments in life where you look back afterwards and go, “how did that happen?” It’s been surreal.ĬGMagazine: Do you get those Disneyland passes for free now that you’re part of the Disney family?
I’m an annual pass owner to Disneyland, so to be involved in anything Disney related, let alone playing the bad guy in a Disney feature…I can’t imagine where I’ll go from here. I was a huge Disney nerd growing up and I still am. Saying it was “A dream come true,” is a cliché, but that hits it right on the head. Roger Craig Smith: I can’t speak for other folks but for me, absolutely.
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I wasn’t presenting people in a positive light let’s say ( Laughs), so I developed a whole series of voices that led straight into this business.ĬGMagazine: So you’re in Planes and I always wonder if being in a Disney movie something of a Holy Grail for voice over artists. You’re always doing a certain impression of some people, but I was more just taking on the role of characters in my act to sell the jokes and observations.
Roger Craig Smith: No, to this day I just butcher impressions. This week, Smith is the mouth behind the villain in Disney’s Planes, and we got a chance to chat with talented voice artist about stumbling into this audio-only acting world through stand up and eventually landing some of the biggest gigs in the business. Or if you like superheroes, maybe you’ve heard of a couple of guys named Captain America (whose lips Smith spoke through in the Avengers Assembled animated series) or a little guy named Batman who he played in the upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins. Want some examples? How about Sega’s mascot Sonic The Hedgehog? If that doesn’t tickle your fancy, perhaps Ezio Auditore da Firenze from Assassin’s Creed 2 or Chris Redfield from Resident Evil. For almost twenty years, Smith has been lending his diverse vocal chords to some of the biggest titles in animation and video games. That’s because Smith is one of the big boys in the world of voice over artists. Much like everyone else in his field, you don’t know Roger Craig Smith’s name, you don’t even know his face, but you know his voice.
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