You probably know Jennifer English for her amazing work as Shadowheart in Baldur's Gate 3, or as Maelle in 2025's Game of the Year front-runner, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. She's one of the leading voices for queer representation in video games, and she often recalls how Baldur's Gate 3 broached the topic "so, so well."
If she were given the opportunity to create anything, though, English revealed that her dream would be to step outside the video game world, focusing her attention on a queer genre film.
During the launch of TIVA, a self-funded audiobook project featuring the most prominent actors in video games, Baldur's Gate trio Jennifer English, Devora Wilde (Lae'zel), and Aliona Baranova (performance director), were asked what project they would undertake if given a million-pound budget. English wasted no time with her answer.
"I would definitely do some kind of queer genre film," she said. "I'm not sure what, but I'd want to work with The Avengers of shes, theys, gays, and allies. Something really inclusive, and badass, and something that hasn't been made before." Her Baldur's Gate colleague and real-life partner, Baranova, echoed English's sentiments, saying, "That's my answer, too."
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