Cyberpunk 2077 followers have been thrilled to study final night time that none apart from Idris Elba is starring in 2023’s Phantom Liberty growth. And why would not they be stoked about that? Elba is superior, and with all respect to Knuckles, taking part in a badass FIA agent in Cyberpunk 2077 is means cooler than voicing a cartoon echidna.
To not point out, the transient glimpse we get of Elba’s in-game character, Solomon Reed, seems to be unbelievable. Factor is, this is not truly the primary time we have seen a picture of Idris Elba on the earth of Cyberpunk. I am not saying this was a psychic prediction, however artist Zsolt Kosa beat CD Projekt to the punch by a few years.
After the reveal that Elba is in Phantom Liberty, a reddit put up from two years in the past (opens in new tab) resurfaced (because of a brand new put up (opens in new tab) by reddit consumer Aman690) exhibiting a picture of a Cyberpunk model of the actor. The unique picture (opens in new tab), posted on Kosa’s ArtStation web page, was mocked up like a poster, with the sport’s emblem on the backside. There are two variations, one the place Elba is carrying futuristic shades and one the place you may see his icy-blue cyber-eyes.
“I assumed it could be nice to see Idris Elba within the Cyberpunk world,” Kosa wrote on the time. “Right here is the results of a fast picture bashing primarily based on the concept. I hope you prefer it.”
Information flash: I prefer it! There’s even a touch of cyberware on the aspect of Elba’s head, which truthfully is not all that totally different from his glowing implants proven within the sport trailer. I dig the comfy-looking jacket in Kosa’s idea artwork, too, and now I am hoping there’s some option to have Solomon Reed put on totally different outfits within the growth. (If there is not, I am positive modders will invent one.)
Once more, I am not contemplating Kosa’s artwork to be a mystical prediction of the longer term, however it’s nonetheless fairly cool that their dream truly got here true. And I might urge you to take a protracted have a look at the remainder of the work on Kosa’s Artstation (opens in new tab) as a result of there are some actually lovely and highly effective pictures there.