{"id":49633,"date":"2024-04-16T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T07:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2024366"},"modified":"2024-04-16T11:17:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T09:17:35","slug":"david-harewood-on-alan-wake-2-fan-theories-thats-pretty-close","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/david-harewood-on-alan-wake-2-fan-theories-thats-pretty-close\/","title":{"rendered":"David Harewood on Alan Wake 2 fan theories: \u201cThat\u2019s pretty close\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Warlin Door has spoken. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 16 April 2024 at 07:00 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>David Harewood\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/alan-wake-2-voice-cast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alan Wake 2<\/a> character \u2014 the Dark Place\u2019s resident talk show host, Warlin Door \u2014 is steeped in mystery by design.<\/p>\n<p>Fans around the web have tried to decrypt his secrets, even going so far as to speculate that Door could be the oft-mentioned missing father of playable character Saga Anderson.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking to Harewood on the red carpet at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/bafta-games-awards-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BAFTA Games Awards<\/a>, where the former Supergirl star was handing out the award for Performer in a Leading Role, we couldn\u2019t resist the opportunity to ask about these manifold mysteries.<\/p>\n<p>We explained that we\u2019d been down the Reddit rabbit hole of fan theories. We asked if Harewood knew the answers to these questions, or whether Sam Lake and the other developers would only reveal the truth on a need-to-know basis. We specifically mentioned the \u2018Door is Saga\u2019s dad\u2019 theory.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch our interview with David Harewood below, if you want to hear his take first-hand. We also touched on his previous experience in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and the rumours that Warlin Door was originally envisioned as an extension of the late, great Lance Reddick\u2019s character in Quantum Break.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re more of a written person, we\u2019ll spell out what Harewood said below.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"7b26739270aa75ba7d71c483818c25fbea992067\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"7b26739270aa75ba7d71c483818c25fbea992067\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p>To our question about Door\u2019s hidden truths, Harewood offered a diplomatic response. \u201cYou have to wait and see,\u201d he said, before adding something slightly more juicy.<\/p>\n<p>On the fan theory front, Harewood teased, \u201cSome are more accurate than others. But I\u2019d say that\u2019s pretty close.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the familial relationship between Door and Saga being the only theory we specifically mentioned, it\u2019s interesting that Harewood only offered a \u201cpretty close\u201d by way of analysis.<\/p>\n<p>It seems like a lot of fans have this particular theory nailed onto their mind palace wall under the label \u2018sure things\u2019, but perhaps it\u2019s not quite 100 per cent true. Maybe there\u2019s something more to it. Only time will tell, of course!<\/p> <p>As for when and where we\u2019ll next see Harewood as Warlin Door, we mentioned the two upcoming Alan Wake 2 DLC expansions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou may see some of me there,\u201d Harewood said, again not giving anything away. He is a pro, after all!<\/p>\n<p>We also touched upon the fact that Warlin Door only existed in Alan Wake 2 as a live-action character.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u2018When do I get the motion capture gear on?\u2019 And they were like, \u2018No, this is all live-action.\u2019 But who knows? I mean, I don\u2019t know what the future of the franchise is. But I do hope that I can stay close to Remedy, because they make such fantastic games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd who knows? I think Door is actually mentioned in Control. So who knows? I might spring up in another one of their connected universes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Harewood\u2019s Door being a fascinating presence in Alan Wake 2, we certainly do hope to see more of him soon!<\/p>\n<p>While you wait for all these mysteries to be solved, check out our full list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/bafta-games-awards-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BAFTA Games Awards 2024 winners<\/a> or our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/phil-wang-bafta-games-awards-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview with host Phil Wang<\/a>. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Warlin Door has spoken. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":49634,"template":"","categories":[1,8],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/david-harewood-on-alan-wake-2-fan-theories-thats-pretty-close.jpg",1600,1066,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/david-harewood-on-alan-wake-2-fan-theories-thats-pretty-close-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/david-harewood-on-alan-wake-2-fan-theories-thats-pretty-close-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/david-harewood-on-alan-wake-2-fan-theories-thats-pretty-close-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/david-harewood-on-alan-wake-2-fan-theories-thats-pretty-close-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/david-harewood-on-alan-wake-2-fan-theories-thats-pretty-close-1536x1023.jpg",1536,1023,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/david-harewood-on-alan-wake-2-fan-theories-thats-pretty-close.jpg",1600,1066,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Warlin Door has spoken.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/49633"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}