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When you get to the end of Alan Wake 2, after a mind-blowing mid-credits scene, you’ll see a tribute from Remedy to two collaborators from the studio’s history, actor Lance Reddick and developer Sami Vanhatalo.
Famous for his captivating stare and the sternness of many of his characters, Reddick portrayed the mysterious Martin Hatch in 2016’s Quantum Break, both lending his voice and likeness to the game as well as starring in the game’s live-action episodes that were interspersed throughout the campaign. He also starred in The Wire, Fringe, and John Wick over the years, among many other projects. In video games, he also lent his voice to Commander Zavala in the Destiny series, as well as Sylens in PlayStation’s Horizon series. He passed away earlier this year.
Vanhalato, meanwhile, was a Remedy developer and co-founder who helped bring the Finnish studio’s earliest games, Death Rally and the Max Payne series, to life. He passed in 2020, making Alan Wake 2 the first game Remedy has shipped since his passing.
In the case of Reddick, it’s possible he would’ve starred in Alan Wake 2, given the popular fan theory that the game’s character, Mr. Door, is just Martin Hatch in an alternate dimension. Though Remedy does not own the Quantum Break IP, a mind-bending multiverse like the Remedy Connected Universe is a rather seamless way to create legally transformative characters that still contain echoes of past characters, such as Alan Wake 2’s Alex Casey being a blatant nod to Max Payne himself.
Mr. Door is portrayed by David Harewood (CW’s DC Comics franchises, Killzone, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare) and whether or not he performs the role in Reddick’s place, he does an excellent job in his own right.
