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Software developers use movies as inspiration for many pokie machines. In most cases, the famous characters portrayed on screen find their way to slot reels as characters. Here are some notable names featured in games as their renowned film characters.
Kiefer Sutherland
This Canadian actor, singer, director, and producer has starred in numerous Hollywood works since 1983. His successful film portfolio includes The Lost Boys, A Few Good Men, A Time to Kill, Dark City, Phone Booth, Pompeii, The Three Musketeers, and Flatliners. Kiefer is renowned for his role as Jack Bauer in the American action-drama TV series 24. He stars as a counter-terrorist agent with only 24 hours to save the day, and each episode covers an hour.
iSoftBet captures the edge-of-the-seat madness of the series in the 24 online slot. The design mimics the bombs Jack is required more of than not to deactivate. The characters appear on five reels with 243 win ways as digital figures, and Bauer can be spotted in the background wielding his gun in one of the series’ action scenes. Jack is the most valuable icon, paying 15 credits for 1-credit bets. The symbol wins are complemented by show-inspired bonuses, including;
- Wild – replaces other icons but cannot pay on its own
- Free spins – the freebie symbol lands on the third reel only and awards ten spins. The free spins have a complementary shootout bonus where a machine gun fires at a reel and turns it wild. A handgun can also appear and turn random symbols wild.
- Bonus Round – the watch plays the bonus icon, and three of them trigger the Bonus Round. Players have to cut wires on the displayed bomb to win multipliers up to 1,000x before it blows up.
Travis Fimmel
Travis is an Australian actor best known for playing Ragnar Lothbrok in the History Channel series Vikings. The story takes viewers back to 793 during the Lindisfarne raid to meet the legendary chieftain Ragnar and his crew as he marks the beginning of the Viking Age. The series follows Ragnar’s quest to rule England, which his sons later continue.
Vikings Slot is courtesy of NetEnt and sets sail back in time to the brutality of the Viking period, as shown in the hit TV series. The 5-reel set takes players to the foot of a quiet mountain range where a raid is about to unfold. Ragnar is joined on the reels as a high-value icon by other key characters in the show like Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick), Bjorn (Alexander Ludwig), and Floki (Gustaf Skarsgård).
While Vikings slot machine features five reels, characters pay for combinations of up to seven in the base game. The “V” slot logo packs the most value of 70x the coin bet. However, nothing brings the grid to life quite like the Raid Spins, triggered by three blue and red shields. The playtable grows to a 7×5 setting with an impressive 78,125 ways to win. The bonus plays seven free spins with a 3×3 hotspot on the second through fourth reels. The Hot Spot allows combinations of up to 27 characters, and the payouts go up to 200,000x the coin value.
Henry Cavill
Cavill became a household name when he took on the mantle of Superman in 2013’s Man of Steel. He has since reprised the Krypton superhero role in Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League (both the Josh Whedon and Zack Snyder cuts). Playtech used its license from Warner Bros. Pictures to turn all three films into pokies that capture their delights and offer a chance at winnings.
Man of Steel was the first pokie released in the slot series in 2017. The set features bright and playful colors, far from the dark and gloomy atmosphere portrayed in DC films. Kal-El, aka Clark Kent, aka Superman (Henry Cavill), stands to one side, and his arch-nemesis General Zod (Michael Shannon) stands to the other. Punters can watch both parties go head-to-head for stakes between 0.50 and 2500 credits. The Superman vs. General Zod shifting wilds appear randomly and roam around the grid. Battle for Earth Free Games, Krypton Free Games, and World Engine Bonus are some other features to anticipate in the set.
In Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice pokie, Henry Cavill’s Superman is joined by Ben Affleck’s Batman and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman. The pokie also features special wilds and free spins, but the most notable upgrade is the DC Jackpot featuring four progressive pots. The feature in which they can be won triggers randomly during any spin. Justice League is the final slot in the series, where Jason Momoa’s Aquaman, Ezra Miller’s Flash, and Ray Fisher’s Cyborg join the team. Playtech fits each member of the superhuman, alien-fighting gang with a unique free spins bonus.
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe is the ultimate Hollywood icon and one of the world’s most famous and enduring sex symbols, even decades after her demise. The blonde icon is a global inspiration for overcoming a challenging childhood and going on to rake in over $200 million in her film career. She is also rumored to have been President John F. Kennedy’s lover.
Playtech focuses on the femme fatale rather than any of the blockbuster films she starred to create the Marilyn Monroe slot machine. While the pokie is a relatively recent title released in 2012, its imagery is inspired by the 1950s Los Angeles glam. The city’s lit skyscrapers serve as a backdrop to the set’s 5×3 grid featuring twenty adjustable bet lines. The reels reveal different iconic images of the actress in solo shots and magazine covers. The Marilyn wild, where she smiles wide through red-stained lips, is the highest-paying symbol valued at 10,000x the line bet. Whenever she is used to complete a winning combination for other icons, she doubles their value. The neon slot logo is the scatter, and it pays up to 500x the total stake. Three of them also activate the Backstage Bonus, featuring up to 45 free spins and 10x multipliers.
Parting Shot
Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, David Hasselhoff, Chris Hemsworth, Leonardo Di Caprio, and Joaquin Phoenix are other big names you can run into in slot machines. These characters and their wins can be explored in demo and real money modes.
