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‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ Voice Actor Briana White On Life, Death And The Beauty Of Playing Aerith; “She’s Fun And Playful Even In The Face Of Intense Fear”

Actor Briana White speaks to Deadline about what it's like playing Aerith in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, which serves as the second game in a three-part reimagining of the original 1997 game, follows everyone’s favorite ragtag eco-terrorists Cloud (Cody Christian), Barret (John Eric Bentley), Tifa (Britt Baron), Aerith ( White) and Red XIII (Max Mittelman) as they make the perilous journey to The Forgotten Capital in hopes to stop the legendary solider and deranged superhuman Sephiroth from plunging the planet into chaos. Specifically, in this scene at the beginning of Rebirth, after they are done fighting the Midgardsormr, Aerith teases that Cloud is only doing side missions for money so he can save up for one of Madame M’s sensual massages. In Rebirth specifically, Aerith gives quite a few speeches in the game, but I’m thinking about the one at the Temple of the Ancients regarding how life and death are two sides of the same coin and how we shouldn’t use our sadness and trauma to keep us from moving forward.

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