Tony Pankhurst, the UK actor who grew to become a recognizable face in Supermassive’s horror sequence The Darkish Photos Anthology, has handed away aged 67.
Supermassive’s X/Twitter account revealed that Pankhurst had handed away. In a tribute web page printed by his household (noticed by GameSpot), it was revealed that Pankhurst had handed away on Could 9, with Supermassive Video games studying of the information at the moment and offering a current donation to the household. Because the tribute web page reveals, any donations could be offered to “Hospice within the World,” because the group “offered such love and help to [Pankhurst] in his last weeks.”
We’re all saddened to listen to of Tony Pankhurst’s passing. He was the face of The Curator, and we liked working with him. š¤ pic.twitter.com/ZZQbeViE8S
ā Supermassive Video games (@SuperMGames) July 29, 2024
“We’re all saddened to listen to of Tony Pankhurst’s passing. He was the face of The Curator, and we liked working with him,” Supermassive mentioned.
Pankhurst is finest identified for his work on The Darkish Photos Anthology sequence. Though Pip Torrens has executed each movement seize and voice work for The Curator, Pankhurst’s likeness impressed the fictional character’s look. Pankhurst even performed the character in a live-action trailer for 2021’s The Darkish Photos Anthology: Home of Ashes.
The Curator is a recurring character in The Darkish Photos Anthology sequence. Whereas he seems well mannered and calm, his presence, mixed with the darkish and ominous room he’s in, is unsettling. He information gamers’ tales as they endure horrific and supernatural occasions all through every sport.
The Curator has appeared in each installment within the first season of The Darkish Photos Anthology, beginning with 2019’s Man of Medan, and most not too long ago appeared in a cameo within the 2023 PlayStation VR2 spinoff The Darkish Photos: Switchback VR.
The Darkish Photos Anthology sequence concluded its first season following the discharge of The Satan in Me in 2022. A second season is deliberate, and the primary entry in season two, Directive 8020, is at the moment in growth.
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