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Vincent Cassel, here in May 2026, in Cannes.
Après Diego, the tiger à dents de sabre de Ice AgeRobin Hood in Shrek or the fox of Little prince by Mark Osborne, Vincent Cassel returns to dubbing, but it is neither for an animated film or a series. He will be Napoleon Bonaparte in a highly anticipated new video game, as it was revealed this Sunday, June 7.
The game in question? The value of deaththe first images of which were shown during the XBOX Games Showcase, a conference organized by the publisher as part of the Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles. “What would you be willing to give up for victory?“, we hear the French actor ask in English.
Straddling historical fiction and supernatural tale, this game takes the player on an adventure in the shoes of a certain William, a soldier of the Grande Armée who returns from the dead during the Napoleonic Wars with, now in his hands, devastating powers. His goal: to unravel a conspiracy.
« Will you have the strength and determination to use them? If destiny were within reach, would you be ready to sacrifice everything for your country, for your empire, for your emperor?“, Napoleon continues in voice-over, while the hero mercilessly faces a horde of terrifying adversaries and creatures.
Discover the teaser below for The value of death :
Vincent Cassel around the world
Developed by the Polish studio One More Level, The value of death is published by Lyrical Media, an American production company mainly known until now in cinema, as with the film Sabotage (How to Blow Up a Pipelinein original version). Promising, the game is expected for September on Playstation 5, XBOX and PC.
Surprisingly, this experience is not the first in this area for Vincent Cassel. This one had already appeared in Ghosthunter on Playstation, in 2003, then Tekken 8in 2024. «ÂI was never really a gamer, but I was always interested in where the technology was“, he confided at this time to the microphone of France Inter.
This new line on the CV above all constitutes a new appearance for him abroad. Recently seen in the HBO series Westworld or The Shrouds by David Cronenberg, he is also preparing to return to small screens around the world in The White Lotuswhose fourth season is currently being filmed in Cannes.
