Idris Elba joins the cast in Cyberpunk 2077’s major 2023 expansion, Phantom Liberty. Elba’s role in the upcoming DLC was revealed in a new trailer shown at tonight’s Game Awards.
Developer CD Projekt Red has since confirmed that Elba will be playing a character called Solomon Reed. Solomon Reed is a veteran new United States agent that the studio teased, “obviously the only person you can trust to help players accomplish the impossible mission of espionage and survival.”
CD Projekt Red recently confirmed that Phantom Liberty will be paid DLC when it releases in 2023, but the studio has not confirmed pricing or a specific release date for the update.
While it’s official that Keanu Reeves will be returning as Johnny Silverhand in the expansion, little else is known about Phantom Liberty at this stage. It would feature a plot and a new cast of characters, and was said not to be available on previous generation consoles.
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