Val Kilmer, 62, was only 26 when he played “Iceman” in the 1986 film “Top Gun,” but in 2015 Kilmer lost his voice to throat cancer. In his 2020 memoir, “I Am Your Huckleberry,” Kilmer joked that he didn’t have a frog in his throat, but rather a “buffalo”. “Speaking — once a source of joy and life, has become an hour-long struggle,” he says. Kilmer works with Sonantic, a British software company that uses artificial intelligence to replicate voices for actors and production studios, using his previous sound recordings and duplication of existing footage . Kilmer’s August 2021 YouTube video details the process of getting sound back through AI. The new AI-enhanced voice mimics what the audience is familiar with, Kilmer said: “When I speak, it’s hard for people around me to understand, but despite that, I still feel like I’m the same person, the same creative soul. A constant dreamer of ideas And the soul of the story.” “But now I can express myself again, and I can bring these dreams to you and show you this part of myself again—it never really goes away, it just hides.” Kilmer’s Health concerns, childhood tragedies, and an ambitious career were all recently documented in the 2021 feature-length documentary Val, available on Amazon Prime Video. “Top Gun 2: The Lone Ranger” was screened at the Cannes Film Festival and received an enthusiastic response, including a superb flight performance. Despite reports that viewers gave the film (which currently has a 97% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes) a five-minute standing ovation, the audience’s reaction – mainly to the groundbreaking stunt – can be heard throughout the film , also reported that the audience’s favorite scene was the reunion of Tom Cruise (Tom Cruise) and Kilmer, and there was an “overwhelming” emotional response.
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