On Russell Howard's Five Brilliant Things podcast, Peter Serafinowicz - a familiar voice to Soulsborne fans from his FromSoftware voice work, including Mild-Mannered Pate in Dark Souls II - explained how he ended up in the film: he met Alex Garland by chance, who already recognised his voice work, and left his contact details before later being cast. His actual role in the film remains unrevealed.
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