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[Draugoth]

Tony Pankhurst, the UK actor who became a recognizable face in Supermassive's horror series The Dark Pictures Anthology, has passed away aged 67.

Supermassive's X/Twitter account revealed that Pankhurst had passed away. In a tribute page published by his family (spotted by GameSpot), it was revealed that Pankhurst had passed away on May 9, with Supermassive Games learning of the news today and providing a recent donation to the family. As the tribute page reveals, any donations would be provided to "Hospice in the World," as the organization "provided such love and support to [Pankhurst] in his final weeks."

 

[Jigsaah]

67 is so young. Rest in peace to this talent.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Cause of death?

 

[Big Baller]

Rip. The games suck tho

 

[fart town usa]

Shame. RiP Sir.

 

[TGO]

R.I.P

 

[KillerKowalski]

Rip. The games suck tho

Just not your bag, bro. Things don't automatically suck because you didn't enjoy them.

 

[kittoo]

RIP

 

[T-Cake]

Did they finish the anthology or was there another one to come?

 

[jshackles]

Did they finish the anthology or was there another one to come?

They finished the first "season" of four games. They announced a second season with games 5-8, the next being "Directive 8020" which was referenced in the fourth game and even had a trailer at the end.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Sad to hear, he was one of the (few) highlights of the games.

I assume they're not actively working on the next Anthology game (past Directive 8020) since they only found out now?

 

[drganon]

Rip. The games varied in quality, but he was always good in them.

 

[T-Cake]

Interestingly, he only provided the model (face) for The Curator. The voice and mo-cap was done by somebody else. So they could probably use past footage of him to create future episodes.

 

[Meowtor]

Interestingly, he only provided the model (face) for The Curator. The voice and mo-cap was done by somebody else. So they could probably use past footage of him to create future episodes.

oh whoah i had no idea bout that, i thought he did it all. Still sad to hear/see this because i DID enjoy the series, some chapters more than others but yeah