A few weeks ago I got to interview Britanni Johnson, the actress who played “The Guardian Angel” in Borderlands. (You know, the one who guides you to the vault through the “visions” you have throughout the story?)
Read below for the full interview!
In the beginning it was a lot of learning the character and the game. I really needed a good understanding of what was going on to portray my character. Then we spent a full week on filming. The whole process was exciting and fun, I really did not want filming to end. Then I just waited anxiously until the game was released to see the how everything turned out.
When I first got into acting I never imagined being in a video game, it never hit me that it would be a good idea to be in something that I love to play. I was really unsure about where the industry was or how even to get into it. The casting was a surprise and at the time I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into, it was the best trip to Dallas for an audition that I have ever made.
I am a gamer, I actually LOVE playing video games! It really comes from watching my brothers playing Playstation growing up. Right now I have an Xbox 360 at my house, but I can always go to my family’s home and play our Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 64, and Playstation 2. I say that I like all kinds of games, but that does not mean I am good at all of them. For example, I love scary games like Silent Hill and Resident Evil ( I would rather watch someone play a scary game than rent a movie) but I ultimately fail at them. Usually what happens, is I run around and loot, then when zombies come crashing into the windows I scream and throw the controller to someone around me! But I would have to say, I love to play (and I am good at) role playing games. My favorites are Final Fantasy 7, Oblivion, Borderlands, and Fallout 3. The first game I ever had was Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo 64 … and I could actually beat it, so I think that’s where I found my calling. Every once in awhile I will make my attempt at Call of Duty or Halo, but it doesn’t turn out that glorious.
The Hunter, Mordecai, well…because I just love snipers.
It is fun, at first I would notice it every time, and I would pop up and get excited and my friends and family would laugh at me. But now when I play I barely think about it. So when my friends point it out I’m like, “oh yea”.
She is just as much of a mystery to me as she is to you. From the beginning you are unsure of her, where she comes from, or simply who she is. Throughout the game you develop a relationship with her as you play, however the mystery is always there. The people at Gearbox are so creative and you never really know what they will come up with next, So it will be exciting to see where they go with it.
It is true that it wasn’t quite what our adventurers were expecting. But are you really sure what happened? It seems pretty open ended to me what the possibilities are for what happens next.
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January 25, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Awesome interview, very nice to read!
She’s alot prettier in real life then the Pandorian version
January 28, 2010 at 10:53 pm
Great interview.
Also, off topic, but did you get the e-mail I sent you?
February 6, 2010 at 1:45 pm
damn sexy
February 10, 2010 at 8:35 pm
hey – i play as modercai, want to add me to live? GT: dmanwhat