Not exact matches
Named after a
character from the Halo video - game series, Cortana responds to questions and
voice commands, as well as being able to identify songs and flip a virtual coin.
Her powerful
voice is no surprise as her
name is said to be given to those who have an inspirational
character.
The system could easily be activated via a screen menu, says Bredin, and perhaps in the not - too - distant future you might simply say the
name of your favourite
character to a Siri - like
voice interface (see «Coming soon... talking to your TV «-RRB-.
(It is joked by singers that Wagner's
character of Siegfried in Der Ring des Nibelungen ought to have been called Sahgfried, as his
name is sometimes pronounced that way by sopranos looking to get the most volume out of their
voices.)
Disney's generally respectful English dub, per usual, populates the story with famous
names: Miley Cyrus» little sister Noah
voices the titular
character, a willful fish - child who escapes her human - hating magician father (Liam Neeson) and treks to land, where she bonds with Sosuke, a 5 - year - old boy
voiced by the Jonas Brothers» younger sibling Frankie Jonas.
The Hero demonstrates this in its very first scene, which sees Elliott's
character, an actor
named Lee Hayden, doing
voice - over work for a commercial hawking barbecue sauce.
I am a huge fan of the original Prince of Persia trilogy, and when I heard about this game I was a little worried that they would change to much of what made the original games great, and I was right, the gameplay has been completely destroyed, platforming is awkward do to too may actions being mapped to the same buttons, combat is tedious and unenjoyable, it's EXTREMELY repetitive, having to search around for light seeds just to advance the plot is stupid, and do to the fact that you can't really die the whole game just feels like trial and error, and the new Prince
character is completely unlikeable, while they messed up most of the game it's got some good things going for it, the
voice acting is solid, the graphics are beautiful, and the ending does have interested in seeing where the story goes from here, but I'm not sure if I want to pick up the next game they come out with, this was a huge disappointment and isn't worthy to bear the Prince of Persia
name.
There is, still, something goofy and amusingly retro about the clay - animated look and style, from the marble - eyed
character design to comic relief in the form of a domesticated pig
named Hognob, whose grunts are
voiced by Park.
There's no point
naming any of the other major
characters, as there really are no other
characters, only types: the arrogant fat - cat drug dealer (Choi Min - Sik) who thinks he can control the short blond drug mule and learns the hard way that he can't; the brilliant, deep -
voiced scientist (Morgan Freeman, who else?)
Based on the
character Tinker Bell from J. M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy, the film features the
voices of Mae Whitman, reprising her role of Tinker Bell, Christina Hendricks as a new dust - keeper fairy
named Zarina, and Tom Hiddleston as a much younger James Hook.
Character actor Dennis Burkley, who starred in My
Name is Earl and most recently did
voice work on King of the Hill, died at his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif. over the weekend, CNN reports.
I have fond memories of the 1942 Warner Bros. version — very much a product of its time, complete with Horton butchering «The Hut - Sut Song,» a WWII hit that had lyrics notoriously easy to mis - hear, and Lazy Bird Maisie's vocal inflections based on
character actress Joan Blondell, who played a
character named Maisie in a series of low - budget quickies (I believe she was also the
voice of the Car in «My Mother, the Car,» but I wouldn't swear to it.)
The game will include twice as much
voice acting as the Xbox 360 version as well as a new
character, a female pirate by the
name of Patty Fleur.
Once cartoons were
voiced by anonymous drudges, but now big
names do the work, and lend their images to the
characters.
The
voice casting bucks the trend of similar animated fare, bypassing the
Names and leaving the work to
character actors.
Like any other veteran
character actor he had long since got used to being the face and
voice that people marked immediately without being able to attach a
name.
According to 4Gamer, this is a «remake,» and Famitsu reports that it will have full -
voice, new graphics, and around 350 new demons as well as a new
character named «Alex.»
Will Arnett (Arrested Development) is reported to be
voicing the Batman Lego and Morgan Freeman is lending his vocal gravitas to a
character named Vitruvius.
Kaitlyn Dias
voices the main human
character — an eleven - year - old girl
named Riley — but the main cast is composed of actors who
voice her different emotional states.
Example: As each
character enters the picture, they get a Facebook - style
voice - over intro —
name, age, relationship status — accompanied by pop - up captions with the same details scrawled out, repetition that will either annoy you or amuse you.
However, with a plot that revolves around superhero movies, and a script that has free reign to
name them and include all of the
characters (including Superman,
voiced by Nicolas Cage, and Batman,
voiced by Jimmy Kimmel), some older DC fans may be curious enough to check this out.
Antonio Banderas is on board as a pirate
named Rassouli, Michael Sheen will be playing a
character called Mudfly, and we knew Tom Holland, Selena Gomez, Emma Thompson, and Ralph Fiennes were providing
voices for members of the animal kingdom.
The movie also boasts a better
voice cast than the original, including standouts like Ed O'Neill (as a cantankerous octopus
named Hank), Ty Burrell (as an insecure beluga whale) and «The Wire» stars Idris Elba and Dominic West (as a pair of lazy sea lions), resulting in several memorable new
characters.
Like Rio, the
voice work is transparent and completely fails to make us forget the celebrity
names behind the
characters.
Corden is set as the
voice of Peter, with Byrne playing a live - action
character named Bea.
The trailer didn't make it explicitly clear that he is the only protagonist, however he is the only
named character, and his
voice lines are featured most prominently.
One of the most noted citizens of this microcosm is a four - sided little
character named SpongeBob SquarePants (
voice of Tom Kenny).
In Scooby - Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Freddy (Freddy Prinze Jr.), Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Velma (Linda Cardellini), Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) and Scooby - Doo (
voice by Neil Fanning), chase down a reincarnated Pterodactyl Ghost and an evil masked
character (Scott McNeil) while trying to un-tarnish their good
name.
Ioan Gruffudd, once a headlining star, is way down the list
voicing someone
named «Thomas Morrow,» a
character I couldn't even identify.
Much like Mel Blanc's legendary
voice will always be associated with Looney Tunes,
names like Charles Martinet (Mario) and Nolan North (Nathan Drake, among others) will always be linked to their
characters.
Particularly notable: Finding Nemo eschews a big -
name voice cast in favor of talented
character actors like Albert Brooks and Allison Janney, a lesson that too many recent animated films have failed to learn.
The title is the
name of the great - grandmother of the central
character, a high - spirited, music - mad 12 - year - old boy
named Miguel (
voiced by Anthony Gonzalez).
These last two films, which do not focus on Americans — an exchange student
named Tracy Walker,
voiced by Greta Gerwig, is the only American
character in Isle of Dogs — broke out of the touristic mode of the middle phase and set out for closed, imagined worlds altogether untethered from reality.
The title refers to five
characters: Half - human pilot Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Saldana), Rocket (
voiced by Cooper), an articulate behemoth
named Drax (former wrestler Dave Bautista) and the inarticulate behemoth Groot (Diesel), a self - repairing human - tree hybrid with magical powers.
There's a simple story, featuring an ordinary
character — a construction worker
named Emmet (
voice of Chris Pratt)-- who reluctantly becomes a hero to fulfill a world - saving destiny.
During the journey, the group of minuscule travelers is exposed to natural dangers and meet a fantastical array of
characters including a Caribbean - inspired bar owner
named Max (
voiced by Snoop Dog) who's male region is scarcely covered by an itty bitty loin cloth.
Rounding out the
characters are Hayden Rolence as Nemo (the original
voice, Alexander Gould, has naturally hit puberty since 2003), Torbin Bullock as a kooky loon
named Becky, and Andrew Stanton and Bennett Dammann as beloved sea turtles Crush and Squirt.
While many of the lands,
characters and worlds we saw on the tour were familiar from the original trilogy, one big Disneyland addition was a RX - Series pilot droid
named Rex,
voiced by Comedian Paul Reubens (aka Pee Wee Herman).
Pop singer Peggy Lee wrote lyrics for all but one of the film's songs and
voices four
characters, one of them
named Peg and modeled after her.
Netflix recently ordered a 10 - episode series called «Tuca and Bertie» from the team behind «Bojack Horseman,» for which Haddish is set to
voice the lead
character, a cocky toucan
named Tuca, and executive produce.
Martin Lawrence (Big Momma's House 2, Rebound)
voices the
character of the grizzly bear
named Boog, an animal that has been domesticated by a caring park ranger
named Beth (Messing, The Wedding Date).
Red, the starring animated
character voiced by US star Jason Sudeikis in the upcoming «The Angry Birds Movie,» was
named Honorary Ambassador for Green on the International Day of Happiness today at the United Nations.
He's joined by Cary Grant (
voicing the Mock Turtle), Gary Cooper (bumbling through as the White Knight) Edward Everett Horton, Edna May Oliver, Ned Sparks and a roll call of
character actors whose faces and
voices are more familiar than their
names.
The
name of the
character he will be
voicing has not yet been revealed.
Created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo in the late 1950s, the Smurfs, for the most part, have
names that define their social role, occupation or
character: Papa Smurf (
voiced by Mandy Patinkin); Farmer Smurf (ventriloquist Jeff Dunham); and Brainy Smurf (Danny Pudi), to
name a few.
After a little nudging from peers, a student
named Jessica starts reading, quickly, in the
voice of a
character she created, a woman who was born in Africa, kidnapped by fellow Africans, and sold into slavery in North America.
Once again, I'm
naming a novel I chose to reread, during my own work on my new novel, because it captures so beautifully the
voices of young
characters — hopeful and innocent, in a world filled with corruption and trouble.
Although the
characters themselves do not have full
voice acting, a narrator vocalizes the arrival of major events in a battle as well as
naming each of the as they are summoned into battle.
During a cut scene, if you see the
name of the
character, the
name in the parentheses is the
voice actor.
It's got it all: drama and action between Lightning and her former ally, Snow, breathtaking visuals, and the most annoying
voice attached to a
character named Lumina.