After learning about the persona, Thomas submitted a self-tape immediately. By the end of that same day, he was already a top contender. “The pace was absolutely electric,” Thomas noted in the interview, reflecting on the rapid-fire casting process that define the studio’s momentum.
The momentum didn’t stall. Within twenty-four hours, Arrowhead confirmed his travel documents were in order, and by Sunday, he was already on set filming. Against all odds, Nickel had met his seven-day ultimatum.
Thomas describes John Helldiver as “delightfully cheesy and completely insincere,” a performance style he finds particularly rewarding. Nickel notes that this satire is central to the game’s identity. Citizens of Super Earth must show total devotion to the “ideal” of managed democracy, willingly offering their lives for a cause they barely understand but fully support.
Source: gamesradar.com
