Squanch Games has talked before about trying and failing to get Hollywood legend Danny DeVito to play Gene Zaroothian in High on Life. But the studio remains determined, and wants to convince DeVito to star as a gun in High on Life 3 — should it get the chance to make it.
With High on Life 2 waiting in the wings, Squanch Games’ Mikey Spano and Matty Studivan told IGN in an interview at gamescom 2025 that they are going to give Danny DeVito another go when they eventually get to making what feels like the inevitable third game in the comedy first-person shooter series.
“I really want Danny DeVito,” chief creative officer Spano said. “We tried to get Danny DeVito for the first game, and at that time we didn’t really have the cachet to sway him. But I’m hoping after this game we can try again and get him in there.
“I have the perfect design for a Danny DeVito gun in my head that I want to see so bad!”
So, why didn’t DeVito work out for High on Life? According to executive producer Matty Studivan, it was felt that DeVito would have been so unlikely to say yes, that it wasn’t even worth the ask.
Studivan said: “I believe the response we got was, ‘We would take this to him but his agent doesn’t even know if he’ll understand what it is, and he’ll probably just say no.’ We’re gonna try really hard on the next one.”
Spano then issued the call: “Danny DeVito, reach out! We’re ready for ya!”
Whether Danny DeVito appears in High on Life 3 or not, Squanch Games has a more pressing matter: High on Life 2. As announced at gamescom, the sequel launches February 13, 2026 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S and Game Pass day-one.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Galactus actor Ralph Ineson plays Sheath, a new character and boss, and is joined on the cast by Betsy Sodaro, J.B. Smoove, and Richard Kind.
High on Life was a breakout hit and one of the biggest Game Pass launches ever. It proved so popular that work on a High on Life show was eventually announced in 2024.
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