when luke's agent advised him of the casting call, he initially did not want to audition for the part because it was in a video game. after reading the audition material and learning more about the project, he became interested. he reflected, "i went immediately after reading the material from 'i'm not doing it' to 'nobody else is doing it'. it was just brilliant". during the initial audition process, ogg noticed on-set chemistry between him and luke, which he felt helped secure them the roles. "when [luke] and i went in the room together we immediately had something", he explained. while the actors knew their auditions were for rockstar games, it was not until they signed contracts that they learnt it was a "grand theft auto" title.