Todd Howard "rolled his eyes" at the idea of Troy Baker playing Indiana Jones in "The Great Circle," but the Bethesda boss later told him, "You're doing a hell of a job."

Bethesda Game Studios executive producer Todd Howard was initially very skeptical about prolific voice actor Troy Baker playing the title role in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, but eventually came around to the idea after seeing Baker perform .

We know from an October Rolling Stone story that Howard initially told Baker straight to his face that he didn’t want him to play Indiana Jones, which, um, must have hurt a little, but now we’re hearing it from Baker’s perspective.

Speaking to the BBC, Baker said Howard “rolled his eyes” when he heard Baker’s name had been suggested for the role of Indiana Jones. “I never imagined that my success would actually work against me,” Baker said.

Baker applied for the role like any other actor and made it to the nomination list with two actors considered for the role. From there, Howard conducted a “blind taste test” in which a test audience listened to the two performances and unanimously chose Baker.

“And I thought that was a compliment,” Baker said. “He said, ‘No, it’s a challenge. This is the standard’.”

Baker was initially so worried about Howard’s doubts about his casting that he thought he might be fired. However, while taping for the role, Howard said to Baker, “‘You’re doing a hell of a job’.”

“And I thought, ‘You have no idea how much I needed to hear this’.”

After 9 hours, I can’t bear to leave the Vatican in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

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Todd Howard “rolled his eyes” at the idea of Troy Baker playing Indiana Jones in “The Great Circle,” but the Bethesda boss later told him, “You’re doing a hell of a job.”

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