Techland recently announced that the French version of Dying Light: The Beast, scheduled to be released in the summer of 2025, will use a new voice actor for the protagonist Kyle Crane. Benoît DuPac, who voiced the original game in 2015, is not returning.
The studio explained that this move is in line with the character’s “more resilient and sophisticated” growth trajectory, emphasizing that this “difficult decision after long-term consideration” is most in line with the needs of the game and character inheritance.
“In the upcoming Dying Light: Trapped Beasts in the summer of 2025, Kyle Crane will appear in a new look. This hardened survivor will show a more courageous and tough fighting posture to meet the toughest challenges of his life. In order to perfectly represent the transformation of the character, after a long period of careful consideration, we decided to use a new voice actor to interpret Kyle Klein. This difficult choice is designed to better serve the quality of the game and character inheritance, and we look forward to players witnessing this in person when the game is releasedevolve。”
The official posted on social media to thank DuPac for his contribution to the original generation: “We sincerely thank the first voice actor Benoit DuPac for the soul he injected into the character, and his passion, talent and professionalism have become “Dying Light”legendAn inseparable part. It was also confirmed that the English version would still be voiced by Roger Craig Smith. Although the reason for the role change was not specified, it has been more than ten years since Dupac last played the role.
