If a year ago you’d have asked anybody what Gary Whitta was best known for you’d have probably got one of three responses; writingRogue One: A Star Wars Story, being the former editor in chief of PC Gamer magazine or for his appearances on theKinda Funny Games Dailypodcast. This year changed that however, as hisAnimal Talkingseries has propelled him to another level of notoriety.Ingeniously Whitta capitalised on themassive popularity ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsand built a fully-fledged talk show on his virtual island. The show came with a complete intro, talk show set and producer.Every weekAnimal Talkinghas gone from strength to strength and has featured some of the biggest guests in TV, Film, Music and Video Games. Since it launched he’s had the likes ofBrie Larson ofCaptain Marvelfame, Cory Barlog, Game DirectoronGod of Warand Pop sensation Selena Gomez. While the interest inAnimal Talkingis still high, Gary Whitta yesterday confirmed that the show would be taking a break in favour of a new venture.
Speakingon Twitter, Whitta said he’s moving the talk show setting fromAnimal Crossingand intoFall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. The new show will be titledTalk Guys: Ultimate Chatting.
Fall Guyshas been nothing short of a phenomenonand you can’t scroll through Twitter for more than a few minutes without seeing it mentioned. So Whitta, who regularly uses the phrase “If you’re not making moves, you’re standing still”, has taken his own advice and is attempting to exploitFall Guys’popularity in this new show.Talk Guyswill once again contain celebrity appearances however this time Whitta won’t be hosting alone. He’ll be joined by a co-host, his formerAnimal TalkingStage Manager, Kate Stark.
No further details on how it will work have been shared yet, but it’s sure to be chaotic if it’s being run in the world ofFall Guys. I for one can’t wait to see how it pans out.
