Neil Newbon, the actor who plays Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3, has said he would "love" to reprise his role as the fan-favorite sexy vampire.
The Astarion actor gushed over the character in a recent interview with BAFTA, where he was asked about his career's next steps. "There are definitely people I'd love to work with," Newbon said, pointing to God of War rebooters Sony Santa Monica, Marvel's Spider-Man makers Insomniac Games, and The Last of Us studio Naughty Dog as examples. Also, "Bethesda stuff - I love Fallout, man. I'd love to do that."
Newbon couldn't detach himself fully from the Baldur's gate 3 'moment' that's been lasting almost a full year, though. "To be honest with you, I'd love to play Astarion again, somehow," he said. "I would love to do that. That would be awesome. Live-action or game, I don't care. Advert for grape juice, I don't know, whatever."
Developer Larian Studios has been pretty firm in the notion that it won't be returning to the D&D license in any form, meaning the team has closed the door on an expansion or a sequel to the smash hit RPG. So, if we do end up seeing Astarion again, it might not be from the team that bought us Baldur's Gate 3. License holder Hasbro has said it's actively hunting partners for a potential Baldur's Gate 4, however.
We can't blame Newbon too much for not wanting to say goodbye to Astarion because, well, he's great, but also because working on the character was seemingly a pretty personal exercise for the actor. Working on Astarion apparently took around a year, and Newbon said he drew inspiration from three of his real life friends, who all unknowingly shaped Astarion's personality.
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