Jun 4, 2022 06:41 PM
Val Kilmer’s "Top Gun: Maverick" dialog was all AI since he can no longer speak
https://bgr.com/science/val-kilmers-top-...ger-speak/
INTRO: Top Gun: Maverick has proven to be a massive success for Tom Cruise, Paramount Pictures, and everyone involved. If you’ve watched the movie by now, then you’ll probably agree with most of us that it’s a very solid follow-up to the original film from 1986. What you might not know, though, is that Val Kilmer’s voice in the movie was actually brought to life with voice AI.
When the original Top Gun was released in 1986, Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise’s chemistry on-screen as Iceman and Maverick was an instant hit. Revisiting that story without Kilmer’s Iceman would have been disappointing for a lot of fans, and even for Kilmer himself.
Following a very difficult battle with throat cancer, which ultimately lost him without much of his voice, the possibility of Kilmer returning to the role of Iceman might have seemed impossible. But, thanks to a special voice AI program, Kilmer was able to revisit his role, and catch up with his old friend Maverick. Val Kilmer’s voice in Top Gun: Maverick was actually created by an AI.
A company named Sonantic developed the voice AI that Kilmer uses. It essentially learned how to mimic Kilmer’s voice, including the iconic way that he himself talks. The result is a startling and somewhat freaky impersonation that feels like it could have come right out of the actor himself... (MORE - details)
How Val Kilmer really feels about his "Top Gun: Maverick" role ... https://youtu.be/tSVIkMS_Ys4
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/tSVIkMS_Ys4
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"Top Gun: Maverick" trailer ... https://youtu.be/giXco2jaZ_4
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/giXco2jaZ_4
https://bgr.com/science/val-kilmers-top-...ger-speak/
INTRO: Top Gun: Maverick has proven to be a massive success for Tom Cruise, Paramount Pictures, and everyone involved. If you’ve watched the movie by now, then you’ll probably agree with most of us that it’s a very solid follow-up to the original film from 1986. What you might not know, though, is that Val Kilmer’s voice in the movie was actually brought to life with voice AI.
When the original Top Gun was released in 1986, Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise’s chemistry on-screen as Iceman and Maverick was an instant hit. Revisiting that story without Kilmer’s Iceman would have been disappointing for a lot of fans, and even for Kilmer himself.
Following a very difficult battle with throat cancer, which ultimately lost him without much of his voice, the possibility of Kilmer returning to the role of Iceman might have seemed impossible. But, thanks to a special voice AI program, Kilmer was able to revisit his role, and catch up with his old friend Maverick. Val Kilmer’s voice in Top Gun: Maverick was actually created by an AI.
A company named Sonantic developed the voice AI that Kilmer uses. It essentially learned how to mimic Kilmer’s voice, including the iconic way that he himself talks. The result is a startling and somewhat freaky impersonation that feels like it could have come right out of the actor himself... (MORE - details)
How Val Kilmer really feels about his "Top Gun: Maverick" role ... https://youtu.be/tSVIkMS_Ys4
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"Top Gun: Maverick" trailer ... https://youtu.be/giXco2jaZ_4