Adam Jensen Actor Says No One Has Called About a New Deus Ex
The actor who plays Adam Jensen from Deus Ex has said he has yet to be asked to reprise his role.
Elias Toufexis, who played protagonist Jensen in Eidos Montreal’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, took to Twitter to reply to a question asking if he was working on a new game in the series.
“Yeah, as happy as I am to be busy, I wish I was even more busy on a new Deus Ex. I am not under any NDA for Deus Ex because no one has called me about it. Truly.”
Yeah, as happy as I am to be busy, I wish I was even more busy on a new Deus Ex. I am not under any NDA for Deus Ex because no one has called me about it. Truly. https://t.co/eup2dSst1r
Toufexis’ tweet has saddened fans of the series, which was left unfinished after 2016’s Mankind Divided ended on a cliffhanger.
In November, Bloomberg's Jason Schreier tweeted to say a new Deus Ex was in the works at Eidos Montreal, although still in the "very very early" stages of development.
The troubled Embracer Group acquired Eidos Montreal in May last year, when it bought Square Enix’s western studios and associated intellectual properties for just $300 million. The sale, which is set to go through by September this year, means Embracer owns Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal, as well as IPs including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief and Legacy of Kain.
It’s entirely possible Eidos Montreal intends to continue Adam Jensen’s story with Elias Toufexis reprising the role, but is yet to get far enough along with the project to strike a deal. Or, perhaps this new Deus Ex was canceled.
Last month, Embracer announced plans to close studios, cancel games, and lay staff off just weeks after a $2 billion contract deal fell through.
In an open letter to the company’s
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