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‘The Fast and the Furious’ actor Vin Diesel took the world by storm two years ago when he appeared in the cinematic trailer for Ark 2 at Game Awards 2020. Once again, he sent the gaming world into chaos in July 2022, when Ark released a trailer for their second installment featuring the actor.

It wasn’t the first time a video game featured a famous actor in it. Even Cyberpunk 2077 featured the ‘John Wick’ actor Keanu Reeves. But everyone knew about Reeves’s appearance, and it was one of the selling points for the game. Meanwhile, Diesel’s appearance in Ark 2 was a complete shock.

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But the American actor wasn’t done shocking with his appearances in the Ark 2 trailers. Vin Diesel got more collaborations planned with the action-adventure game series. Recently, one such big reveal has been made which has broken the internet once again.

Vin Diesel to feature in Ark: The Animated Series

After the latest success of Cyberpunk Edgerunners, the gaming community will soon enjoy another video game-based animated series. Ark: Survival Evolved’s official YouTube channel recently released a video that was the trailer for their Animated Series.

There is a huge hype among the Ark fanbase for this series. But the excitement among the fans has doubled after a recent tweet by The Game Awards. It revealed a major update about the series. the series would feature Vin Diesel, who would lend his voice to the character called Santiago.

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For those who don’t know, this is the same character that Diesel would play in the upcoming Ark 2. This action-adventure series has already featured Vin Diesel as Santiago in their DLC for the first game, the Genesis. According to the game, Vin Diesel’s character has an essential role in the Ark Universe.

How did fans react to this update?

There is a lot of hype among the fans for this upcoming series and especially after seeing Vin Diesel in it. Although fans made fun that the actor will drive a car and care for his family in this game. So, it’s a reference to his most iconic movie character, Dominic Toretto, from the Fast and the Furious series.

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Fans won’t have to wait for a long time as the game, and animated series will release next year. Further, Ark hasn’t revealed where this animated series would stream along with the exact release dates for the series and game. So hold tight for more updates soon.

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