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Critical Role's Campaign 4 is very much still ongoing, but that hasn't kept the creators from some pie-in-the-sky imagining of what a possible adaptation might look like. Sam Riegel, for example, has an idea about what would happen if the very-much-unconfirmed adaptation bucked the animation trend that series like The Legend of Vox Machina and The Might Nein have followed.

Specifically, he's got his eyes on who would play his C4 character, Wicander Halovar.

Riegel said as much during an appearance at Anime Frontier 2025, where he joined OG Rolers Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, Liam O'Brien, and Taliesin Jaffe on stage for a panel mostly made up of fan Q&As. At one point in the discussion, a fan brought up the concept of a live-action Campaign 4 adaptation, and while certain cast members were opposed (cough Laura *cough*), Riegel was into the idea.

"I think live action would be super cool," said The Mighty Nein's Nott the Brave, "Who would play who would play Wicander? Michael Cera?"

This got a pretty positive reaction from the assembled crowd, although one of them had their own ideas. Shouting out "Timothée Chalamet!" from offstage, that fan got not only a chuckle from the cast themselves, but confirmation from Riegel that they were on the right track.

"Someone small and breakable," he agreed.

Critical Role Campaign 4 is streaming now on the group's Beacon, YouTube, and Twitch channels.  

With two animated series on Prime Video, Campaign 4 in full swing, and so much more Exandrian lore to come, Critical Role is showing no signs of slowing down. That's why the adventuring party at Popverse are here to bring you everything we can from those nerdy-ass voice actors & Bo., including:

• Critical Role release schedule
• Critical Role's Campaign 4 characters ranked
• How to watch Critical Role in order
• Ways for you to relive the Critical Role panel from ECCC '26
• Taliesin Jaffe on playing Mollymauk Tealeaf for Campaign 2 vs. playing him for Prime Video
• Matt Mercer's homebrew warrior class (created originally for Vin Diesel)

...and much, much more. Roll initiative, player. Magic awaits.