Sir Ben Kingsley to appear in 'Fable III'

Sir Ben Kingsley has confirmed that he will be doing voice work for Fable III.

He will play the role of a wizard called the 'King of Mist Peak' in Lionhead Studio's fantasty adventure title.

"I'm a voice in a new video game shortly - Fable III. I'm a wonderful wizard character who is the king of Mist Peak," he told CVG.

"It's very energising and good for us actors to realise that [acting] is so diverse now. [Games] are as big a jump now as I suppose when cinema was invented, when people went from the stage to the cinema thinking: It's not really acting, is it? Now, it's video games - and it is acting. It's very demanding."

Kingsley will join John Cleese, Stephen Fry and Jonathan Ross as voice actors in the game.

Fable III will be released by the end of the year.