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Mashkov claims he was in discussions with Rockstar Games to voice the character of Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV and that the character's appearance is based on him, specifically from his role of the Tracker in the 2001 movie Behind Enemy Lines, but he ultimately turned down the offer. [12]
Nov 26, 2021 · Mashkov told that he was asked to voice Niko Bellic, but he declined. The actor wasn't into games at that time so he wasn't aware on how big GTA is. Also the developer hid a lot of details since GTA 4 was deep in development.
Rockstar wanted Vladimir Maskov to lend a voice to Nico Belic. As he heard from this offer he refused, he tough, gaming is something for children. After some years in one Russian TV show he confessed that he regret refuse of this offer as he saw the popularity of GTA IV.
Niko Bellic, the lead character of Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) is based on Vladimir Mashkov's character from Behind Enemy Lines (2001). In fact, Mashkov was offered the chance to voice the character, but turned it down because he didn't take it seriously at the time.
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Russian actor Vladimir Mashkov claims he was in discussions with Rockstar Games to voice the character, and that the character's appearance is based on him, specifically from his role of the Serbian soldier, Sasha Ivanic, in the 2001 movie Behind Enemy Lines, but he ultimately turned down the offer. [11]
Sep 18, 2021 · Mashkov claims that Rockstar wanted him to voice Niko. They have yet to deny his statements. Instead, the role of Niko was given to Michael Hollick. The American actor used a Slavic dialect...
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Niko Bellic (Serbian: Нико Белић, Niko Belić) is the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV and a supporting character in The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. He is also mentioned by Lester Crest and Patrick McReary in Grand Theft Auto V and by Agent ULP in Grand Theft Auto Online.
