Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Vincent Valentine actor Matthew Mercer has revealed the role was sprung on him as a last-minute surprise because Square Enix knew how much he wanted the part.
During the fourth episode of Square Enix's 'Voicing Icons' YouTube video series, Mercer explained just how big a fan of Final Fantasy 7 he is and was going into the role, and how he learned the news that he'd be voicing Vincent. He was actually called in to voice random NPCs and was informed he had a much bigger part to play while he was in the studio recording voice lines, and the best part is the whole thing was caught on camera, so you can see his shock and amazement in real time.
