Val Kilmer Rises from the Deep... Fake

Val Kilmer, who passed away after battling throat cancer one year ago, was cast in a film as a Catholic priest, Father Fintan an Indigenous American spiritualist. However, Val was unable to shoot his role due to his illness. Due in large part to Kilmer’s estate and his daughter Mercedes, it was revealed at CinemaCon that Val's Ai image would grace the film “As Deep as the Grave”. 

 

Here’s an exclusive first look at “As Deep as the Grave”:

 

CinemaCon ended a week ago, but the hoopla coming out of Hollywood is this new generative Ai process was used to create his performance. Kilmer's actual footage depicts him at various ages; a poltergeist figure and appears again as a stylized young 30-ish clergy member. Click 'PLAY' to view Kilmer telling a child while kneeling down to look squarely in her eyes - "Don't fear the dead... and don't fear me"

As per Brent Lang at Variety, Coerte Voor-hees revealed at CinemaCon that Kilmer’s role is large and his character will appear in over an hour of the movie.“As Deep as the Grave” filmmakers insist that they only used the technology out of necessity and a deep desire to include Kilmer in their project. They also note the production relied on SAG rules and paid Kilmer’s estate for his appearance. Val's family gave archival material the production used to create the performance.

We did a comprehensive overview of Ai advances throughout Mr. Kilmer's fight with his illness. We've had it as the topic of our BLOG numerous times during the past years and usually relating to Ai's usage for Val's ability to communicate during his throat cancer struggles and while continuing to act before his death. We had been covering early advancements in voice replication as far back as 2021 when the industry was alarmed at the Ai replication of Anthony Bourdain's after death voice in the doc called: "Roadrunner". The similarities between them both are stunning. Could this be a foreshadowing template for the future? 

 

Here's the skinny with our most recent communique from Stefan Nadelman (Tinseltown's resident visual artist and master animator). Those familiar with Stefan's animation work from his introductory film Terminal Bar, know him as the Go-to-Guy for conceptualization in the Movie & Doc world.

 

He says: "I'm close to finishing some work for an upcoming doc about Bruce Dern which will premiere at Cannes in May. 

Besides that, just finished a 3-parter TV Mini Series for HBO about an apocalyptic sex cult of super models from the 80's & 90's, entitled: Bring Me the Beauties.

 

Those two will be hitting the screens this summer I would imagine...and then, it's back to work on a Andre Agassi and a Rob Lowe doc". 

 

And staying in step with today's' Late Nite crowd is a 3rd doc Stefan's doing about Bob Odenkirk and David Cross hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. 

 

That's them on Machu Picchu and where they appeared at various times separately on Jimmy Kimmel Live. 

Bob Odenkirk was featured on a FB Reelz of the show last Friday doing his "Bucket List" routine while plugging their doc. 

 

David Cross appeared on Kimmel Live (3) weeks beforehand. Dave talked about his new comedy special “The End of the Beginning of the End,” and of course, going on a multi-day hike on Machu Picchu.

 

Stefan just emailed: Doug Liman directed Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi, a $70 million feature film shot entirely on a custom gray-screen soundstage with AI-generated backgrounds and lighting, producer Acme AI & FX told The Wrap. Acme describes the picture as the first fully-generated, studio-quality AI feature film.

The cast includes Casey Affleck, Gal Gadot, Pete Davidson and Isla Fisher. The picture is being shopped to buyers at Cannes in May. Acme estimates a traditional version would have cost $300 million. The commercial performance of this first film will shape whether the gray-box model spreads beyond Acme or stays a single-studio experiment. For a more in-depth outlay of Bitcoin check out VP-Land.

Machu Picchu & Bit Coin aside, here's wishing everyone a Happy Earth Day compliments of the Almanac. Earth Day 2026 is Wednesday, April 22, marking the 56th anniversary of the annual event, which began on April 22, 1970, to promote environmental protection. It is recognized globally as a time to address issues like pollution and climate change through action, such as planting trees, cleaning up neighborhoods, and reducing plastic waste.    

 

 

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TC & Company fuses talents with Naggiar Metals

Happy spring. Glad to unveil the latest addition to our diverse list of clients: Naggiar Metals. They're a company located in the thick of it, as they say. 

I had a chance to work with an erstwhile producer's daughter on this one. She reminded me so much of my own daughter. She herself was producing; a futuristic assemblage of metal tech and grit that's bound together against a synthetic music track. And she wanted to be in on the recording session 'Live' via WhatsApp. 

We began with just a few halted laid back lines that evolved into a tone that had that all important difference for her client: a connection. We were onto something.

 

The WhatsApp recording session went great. Very stable and clear for audio judging. It was funny. She kept apologizing for interrupting me here & there with bits of on-the-fly direction. I had to reassure her, "keep 'em comin' especially, if I start to drift". I felt like William Hurt in Broadcast News, who's character's name is also Tom. Holly Hunter's character (the producer) is up in the booth providing LIVE  play by play suggestions.

We wound up with a somewhat stoic voice I don't normally tap into as it can be misinterpreted as being dry or dare I say (dare, dare)... robotic! But, this voice had a personality all it's own. Agency and client alike thought that tone augmented the graphics and created a style.   

Hard not to notice that Naggiar dates back into the 19th century as a supplier of all forms of alloy fabrication. A little style goes a long way when trying to influence architects and contractors just how to bring their visions to life.

Click the PLAY button to watch 30 second Naggiar Metal Promo

There was an Xtra treat on this weeks Jimmy Kimmel St. Patricks Show. They had this drunken obnoxious BORG (Black Out Rage Gallon) plant (Sean Patrick O'Leary) posing as an disruptive audience member. As the (sketch) was nearing its end, the dude jumps on stage with Jimmy, announces he's an Air Traffic Controller...and then uttered the slogan my step-dad, wrote and made famous: Come Fly the Friendly Skies. 

Whoa, didn't think anyone under 40 would be hip to the United Airlines motto Al Lerman came up with. United used those five words for many years. I'm sure he'd be tickled to know it's still relevant today! Thank you Mr. Kimmel and Mr. O'Leary. I shared that shows link with his wife, my mom and she got a big kick out of it. If you want to view the entire sketch just click this link: Kimmel Drunk Dude

 Click the PLAY button below to catch the United Airlines Tribute. 

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Sag Honors Harrison Ford with Life Achievement Award

It be that time again. So, set your Phaser - to stun-ning for the 32nd Screen Actor Guild Awards - streaming live on Sunday, March 1, 2026, on Netflix at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET. 

This year, actor Harrison Ford is set to be honored as the 61st recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s highest tribute, the SAG Life Achievement Award, which recognizes an individual who has improved the image of the acting profession and carries with them a humanitarian spirit.

The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA is the only televised awards ceremony that exclusively honors actors in TV and film. Voted on by SAG-AFTRA’s membership of 160,000+ performers, the Actor Awards has the largest voting body in the awards orbit. The Actor Statuette represents the fundamental spirit of performers and has been one of the industry’s most prized honors since its debut in 1995. 

The 32nd annual The Actor Awards, known previously on another network as the SAG Awards ceremony, will be click'able all day Sunday, March 1, 2026. It's being held at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall and streamed live on Netflix. 

 

With initial TV appearances on shows like Gunsmoke, Ironside, The Virginian, The F.B.I., Love, American Style, and Kung Fu, Ford’s career launcher came with a role in 1973 with George Lucas’ American Graffiti. He partnered again with Lucas who cast him as Han Solo, the dashing but grudging hero in five Star Wars films. He played Indiana Jones in a total of five Indy Jones movies with Lucas. Click Play
 

NETFLIX NEWS: Last year, Nobody Wants This star,  Kristen Bell, hosted the 31st ceremony, in which actor and activist Jane Fonda was celebrated with the SAG Life Achievement Award. This is the third year in a row that the ceremony is streaming live on Netflix as part of a multiyear exclusive partnership between Netflix and the Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA. Kristen returns as the host for the 32nd Actor Awards this year as well. 

Ms. Bell sings the praises of hosting for a 3rd time...the charmer:

“I’ve enjoyed hosting the show every time, so it was an easy decision to come back for a third,” said Kristen Bell. “What I’m most excited for is the fact that I’ll be doing what every actor does best…sing :)” 

Bell is an actress, philanthropist, children’s book author and producer who currently stars in the highly acclaimed Netflix comedy series, Nobody Wants This, alongside Adam Brody, in which she also serves as an executive producer.

It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop at twilight to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood over the last few days.
The widely circulated video was created by the Irish director Ruairi Robinson using Seedance 2.0, a powerful artificial intelligence video generation tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance. It had plenty of the bells and whistles of a big-budget Hollywood film: sweeping camera angles, stunt choreography, crisp sound effects and haunting music.

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the national executive director and chief negotiator of SAG-AFTRA, which represents actors and media artists, said its contracts had specific and enforceable rules about digital replication. The kind of material represented by the Cruise-Pitt battle, he said, “could not be produced by any of the signatories to our contracts — the studios, the streamers — without the specific, informed consent of those individuals.”
Derrick Bryson Taylor is a Times reporter covering breaking news in culture and the arts.

 

SAG-AFTRA stands with the studios in condemning the blatant infringement enabled by Bytedance's new AI video model Seedance 2.0. The infringement includes the unauthorized use of our members' voices and likenesses. This is unacceptable and undercuts the ability of human talent to earn a livelihood. Seedance 2.0 disregards law, ethics, industry standards and basic principles of consent. Responsible AI development demands responsibility, and that is nonexistent here. 2/13/26

The Los Angeles Times has been the definitive voice of Hollywood for over 100 years, championing excellence in film and television. The Times invites you to read and enjoy the latest edition of The Envelope.

Inside this issue, This awards season’s top performances; a pairing of past best picture winners with this year’s nominees and a look back on first time nominees and winners.

Delroy Lindo has been preparing for this moment all his life! Oscar nominated for the 1st time at 73. Sinners star Mr. Lindo, is not above knocking on wood. But his real secret is preparation x's (3) ! 

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Trump's Fiery Fox Battle with Megyn Kelly reaches back to...and then Some!

 

This was our heading on our 1/20/16 BLOG post and since it's also the presidents (1) year anniversary of his 2nd term, why not see if there might be any...prescient moments in History. 

 

So, we decided to go back to where it all started...a decade ago with a familiar personality and Mr. T at a Fox News debate for the New Hampshire Presidential Primary.

 

What an ideal time to shamelessly slip in a plug for a Celebrity DeathMatch performance of The Donald taking-on Don King (boxing promoter) pert-near thirty years ago!   

 

 

 

Below is the recreation of the VoiceOverGuy Blog on January 20th, 2016:

 

The ongoing hoopla between Fox New's presidential debate co-moderator, Megyn  Kelly and Trump has boiled over into Trump opting out of the latest Debate! This is not the first time 'The Donald' has gone toe-to-toe with a celebrity

Back in the late 1990's and early 2000's, I was fortunate enough to be a regular on MTV's stop-motion animated Celebrity DeathMatch Claymation series. The show was a comedy that pitted famous celebrity's against each other in a boxing ring and had them fight it out to the d-e-a-t-h of one of 'em...sometimes both were squished, stabbed, bludgeoned, shot, or any other manner of outlandish demise. It was a popular tube watcher at the time and is still a favorite among today's young set. 

Figured when we 1st dipped into the archives in August, for a little Throw-Back Thursday, it could've been with the caveat of having Megyn & "The Donald" duke-it-out at some point.

Click to Play Trump DeathMatch

 

I do a pretty convincing Trump "You're Fired". But, now it's 20 years into the future...and that voice is sorta so-so for today's Trump. As a matter-O-fact, there ain't too much out there right now for the 'Stump-Trump' sound. That sound seems to have some variation of a thick New York accent and perhaps a bit of the rough-around-the-edges thing going on as well. From the podium, he spoke the same. Whereas, Trump may opt for the stentorian thing or a wait & see approach.

 

Here's a follow-up to the January 20, 2016 post date:

 

It's now 2 1/2 months from our January BLOG  posting and we're eager to announce locating that Stump-Trump sound we've all been listening for! (below link) 

 

It's a spot-on impression of The Donald...and for that matter, an in-your-face Bernie Sanders impression as well. The Stump-Trump projection was maybe the key all along. With an initial almost whispering Nelson Rockerfeller-esque rasp along with a halting delivery, it came together perfectly. WoW, hats off to both of these dudes... and of course the writers. 

Haven't heard set-ups and rat-a-tat-tat deliveries that were that 'locked-in' and funny since the early days of SNL & SCTV. 

  Watch as : James Adomian and Anthony Atamanuik’s ‘Trump vs. Bernie’ CNN Interview

 

Stefan Nadelman American film director and master animator of the digital environment, known for his introductory film Terminal Bar, is on the move early this 2026 as the Animation Director on: Mel Brooks - The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO TV series). Nice stand-alone, individualized credit as well.

Check out Stefan's expressive skills as the Director of Animation on the 'Amazon Prime' TV series: Hollywood Hustle: Glitz, Glam, Scam

Stefan's also working on a documentary about a guy who hikes up and then skis down 50 of the great mountain lines of North America in: The Fifty. And be on the look out for a doc about a guy that was married 6 times and allegedly killed four of them for the insurance money.

 

  

 

 

 

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