Kevin Spacey has said that he was pretty shocked to see his character of Jonathan Irons comes to life in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
"You show up, they put dots all over your face, put you in a black jumpsuit, and put a helmet on your head with a camera pointed at you and a light shining in your eyes," Spacey explained, discussing the mo-cap process with The Guardian.
"It's like 'do this scene, stand up on those boxes there, on an empty sound stage, put your hand on this pole like you're leaning up on the top of something, walk down these boxes, sit in that chair and say the rest of your dialogue, then the scene will be over',” he said.
"But when you look over at the monitor where they've rendered that world, you're standing in a helicopter and your hand is on its roof. And then you get into a jeep and it drives away. And you think 'What the FUCK! I'm so far away right now from the Old Vic and a theater audience...'"
Spacey explained that it was Activision's desire to "advance gaming" by "really creating a character and storytelling that you would follow,” says Spacey.
"This is an opportunity to do something that nobody had done, and also frankly to reach a new audience," he added.
An audience Spacey says has no idea who he is.
"When Activision released the trailer in May, there were hundreds of people asking 'who the hell is Kevin Spacey and why is he in Call of Duty?' Maybe there are people who are gamers who haven’t seen movies I have made, or the movies I have made have made no impression on them at all."
Hopefully gamers who enjoy his performance in Call of Duty will seek out his other works, says Spacey.
"Games are advancing in terms of storytelling and trying to create a character, and it’s a brand new audience for me. It's kinda cool: if they like what they see in Call of Duty, they may want to go and watch House of Cards, or a movie I've done in the past," he said.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is out now.