Milo Ventimiglia<\/a> had to keep his Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 role a secret because he was forbidden from telling anyone he had been cast as the fan-favourite protagonist, David Mason.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Milo Ventimiglia was contractually forbidden from telling anyone he was playing David Mason in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/p>\n
The 48-year-old actor stars in the blockbuster video game as the beloved Lieutenant Commander – who first appeared in 2012\u2019s Call of Duty: Black Ops II – and Ventimiglia has now revealed his contract with publisher Activision prevented him from telling anyone about the role, including his parents.<\/p>\n
When the BBC asked the Girlmore Girls star what it was like to tell his friends and family about landing the part, he said: \u201cI couldn\u2019t tell them.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was actually the thing, like part of my contract [was] I could not say what I was working on.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I think like \u2026 I didn\u2019t even tell my parents. A producer at the company we have together knew, and my wife knew.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nVentimiglia added he thinks the secrecy around his role was something the fans would have wanted, so that the \u201cexcitement\u201d around the game could be maintained.<\/p>\n
\nHe continued: \u201cI think that\u2019s what the fans want. They don\u2019t want to be told too far ahead of time. They want that excitement.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAs well as Ventimigila, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 stars Kiernan Shipka as Emma Kagan and Michael Rooker as Mike Harper, who had previously portrayed the character in Black Ops II.<\/p>\n
\nReflecting on joining the iconic shooter franchise, Ventimigila said working on Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 had been \u201cintense, but also really fun\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201cHonestly, when it comes to something like this – Call of Duty has such a legacy, such an iconic presence – you really want to get it right. And I feel like so many people on this team have been working on the franchise for years. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt was lovely being in an environment where I could say, \u2018This isn\u2019t quite working\u2019, and be surrounded by people who genuinely cared and helped figure it out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt was a super collaborative space, and\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0naturally a collaborative actor, so it suited me perfectly. Everyone was so kind and fun – even though the story is intense, the vibe was always great.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0important to\u00a0highlight:\u00a0it was intense, but also\u00a0really fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nOn November 6, London hosted a pop-up event with Call of Duty\u2019s Toshin Matcha Bar bringing the world of Black Ops into real life, offering an exclusive preview of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.<\/p>\n
\nHigh-profile guests, including Micky van de Ven and Hugo Chegwin, experienced a fusion of London\u2019s matcha culture and high-energy gameplay, set to a live soundtrack by Nia Archives.<\/p>\n
\nInspired by the new Japanese-themed multiplayer map Toshin, the event opened with a serene, neon-lit Tokyo-style matcha bar serving limited-edition Layered Peach and Mango Uji Iced Matcha Lattes from Chinatown\u2019s Tea Parlour.<\/p>\n
\nFrom there, the experience intensified, as guests moved through a smoke-filled red tunnel into a disorienting mirror room, followed by a corridor encounter with the game\u2019s villain, Menendez. <\/p>\n
\nThe journey continued through an interrogation room and an upside-down bar serving themed cocktails.<\/p>\n
\nThe main space featured a 1950s-style Nuketown airstream, gameplay stations, a surveillance-style face-capture installation displayed on a giant screen, and multiple photo moments. <\/p>\n
\nNia Archives and CLIPZ closed the night with high-energy DJ sets that completed the immersive Black Ops 7 world.<\/p>\n
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