Similar to her previous characters, such as Kimiko in “The Boys” and Katana in “Suicide Squad,” Dani has experienced a hard past. “She’s a lot more of a tough cookie than a lot of the characters that I play,” Fukuhara explains.
Dani wasn’t necessarily written as an Asian American character at first, but the casting process was very open. Fukuhara received Dani’s backstory, and then she let loose during her audition. Stone says that the team was looking for someone who could be tough, but also relatable and play off the hero naturally — and Fukuhara was the best fit.
“One of the reasons why I wanted to sign on to this game was because Glenn was working on it, and I heard that it was his passion project,” she says. “As an actor, when you meet another creative that is passionate about a project, it really makes you want to work on it and collaborate.” “When you’re in the scene with your scene partner, like Josh, you just forget that there’s an elevator here. And you have to push the imaginary button to get onto the elevator,” she explains. “So that sort of spatial awareness and imagination aspect was the most challenging for me.”