If you’ve not heard of it yet, or seen it on Twitter, Animal Talking is a late night style talk show, hosted withinAnimal Crossing. It is the brainchild of esteemed screenwriter and author Gary Whitta, who before this was probably best known for penningRogue One: A Star Wars Story. The show has been a massive success on Twitch and subsequentlyYouTubeand has played host to some massive guests, includingMusician Sting and Actor Kevin Smithwho both starred in the Season Two premiere.During the last episode, which included Actor Josh Gad and Critical Roll’s Matthew Mercer, Gary Whitta announced the line up for the following episode. The headlining star, dubbed as “the most-requested guest in the show’s history”, was confirmed to be non-other than Captain Marvel herself, Brie Larson.
Brie Larson is a knownAnimal Crossingplayer and recently started her ownYouTube Channel, in which she showed off her island in her second uploaded video. She will be joined in this upcoming episode by streamers Dr Lupo and Friskk and musical guest Kenny Fong. The episode will be live over onTwitchon Thursday 23 July at 7PM PT.
The show has become so popular, that one time guest and legendary actor Danny Trejo now has arecurring segmentin which he takes viewers on a tour of his island. The segment is comedy gold. We see the “real” Danny Trejo who sheds the hardened badass act and shows us he’s just a regular, and incredibly pure soul as he runs round his island fishing and releasing obscene amounts of butterflies from his pockets.
In a time where the world needed uplifting, Gary Whitta stepped in and bought us this masterclass of an idea - combining the zeitgeist that isAnimal Crossingwith his network of celebrity friends. Since its inception Animal Talking has just gone from strength to strength and is now required viewing. Great Work Gary.
