Resident Evil’s Nick Apostolides on Leon Kennedy, His Excitement for the Movie and Meeting Nic Cage

This week on Pause for Thought, we've got Leon Kennedy himself: Nick Apostolides. He talks all about his love for the Resident Evil franchise, what it was like being cast as Leon as well as his thoughts on the upcoming Zach Cregger movie. He gives us the scoop on why he decided to become a voice actor, what else he does when he isn't working on games, and even an inside look at his tasty retirement plan. For more content and articles, be sure to check out gamerant.com Follow us on socials for more:   / gamerant   https://x.com/GameRant   / gamerantofficial     / gamerantofficial   Host: Naomi Kyle Video Editor: Bilal Kaakati Senior Producer: Patrik Slater Special thanks to Nick Apostolides Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:34 - Upbringing 03:07 - Learning Trades 03:50 - Ice Cream Parlor 07:10 - Getting Into Gaming 08:28 - Getting Into Resident Evil 09:34 - Working in Games 12:20 - Auditioning for Leon Kennedy 13:33 - Why Pursue Acting? 17:18 - Bringing Leon Kennedy to Life 22:51 - Favorite Leon Kennedy Lines 24:22 - Resident Evil Requiem 29:40 - Zach Cregger's Resident Evil 31:15 - Older Resident Evil Movies 33:14 - Leon Kennedy Memes 34:52 - Starstruck Moments 38:04 - The Fixers 41:04 - Pixel Pack 42:11 - AI 43:46 - Goals 45:23 - Influential Games 47:04 - Anime Dubs 48:04 - Upcoming Projects 49:18 - Closing Thoughts #residentevil #residentevilrequiem #leonkennedy #zachcregger