Tim Schafer electrocutes Jack Black on video

by Andrew Yoon { Jun 3rd 2009 at 11:45PM }

We hope EA is paying Jack Black a pretty hearty check, as he's been a pretty vocal advocate of Tim Schafer's upcoming Brutal Legend. It probably helps that he's the main character, but we're still surprised by the actor's continued presence in the game's promotion. The latest episode of "Brutal Thoughts" has Schafer doling out the pain to Black by transforming him into a human videogame character.

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Jack Black pumped for 'that Brutal Legend movie'

Tags: brutal-legend, brutal-thoughts, ea, jack-black, tim-schafer

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Ezio Auditore de Firenze [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:48PM

schafer's facial expression was priceless.

Hydrophobicfish @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:52PM

Most everything Schafter does is priceless.

dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Jun 4th 2009 1:31AM

You just Schafted his name...

Michelobius @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:51PM

These probably take 10 minutes each to make, and both so far look like they were on the same set. True, he's shown up in other stuff related to the game, but nothing super time-consuming or requiring any more than usual of Jack Black's infinite energy.

Destron @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:56PM

That's the best live-action video game promotion I've seen in ages.

HellFiend @ Jun 4th 2009 12:00AM

hmm

pestilant.fiend @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:57PM

I was a late on the psychonauts bandwagon, but loved grim fandango (played it when it first released). I do not need to see a review of this game for it to be a day 1 purchase for me. The only other game this year that can pull my attention away or lower my hype is Modern Warfare 2 (PC). But my consoles still need some love, so no problem there.

HellFiend @ Jun 4th 2009 12:04AM

wtf, my password isn't working...

HellFiend @ Jun 4th 2009 12:06AM

Ok, got password worked out, anyone know if old comments can be deleted without emailing blogsmith?

Ezio Auditore de Firenze [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 4th 2009 12:10AM

nope.

HellFiend @ Jun 4th 2009 12:17AM

@Ezio, thanks for the response.

PSN: John-Paul-Jones @ Jun 4th 2009 1:55AM

I was late on Psychonauts AND Grim Fandango! I was 8 around that time when it came out and I fully remembered my best friend's father being an awesome, hardcore gamer and I always heard that Grim was one of the best games from him. I didn't have a good PC or a gaming console for that matter when I was around that age so that's why I haven't played it. It wasn't until last year that I found out Grim was one of the best PC games of all time. In short, I want to play Grim Fandango now!

MystileArmor @ Jun 4th 2009 12:03AM

NUTSHIT!

Ezio Auditore de Firenze [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 4th 2009 12:10AM

nutshit, indeed.

Woody113 @ Jun 4th 2009 12:34AM

Microsoft was right, "With the Xbox, we're turning *you* into the controller."

obo @ Jun 4th 2009 12:43AM

Jack Black loves Tim Schaffer. Schaffer approached Black after finding out that he played through Psychonauts.

I imagine this is as much a geekout experience for Jack Black as it is for Tim Schaffer. If Tim Schaffer asks a Double Fine fan to be electrocuted to help sell his game, dude, clamp me and charge that shit up.