Amazon Shows Off Alexa Speaking in the Voice of a Dead Relative

EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Cage’s vodka-loving dragon has a new home.

“Lightyear,” Pixar’s attempt to reinvent the “Toy Story” franchise, continues to struggle at the box office and has now drawn a bit of casting confusion from the real-life Woody star himself Tom Hanks.Chris Evans voices the titular character in the new film, which is basically the blockbuster movie that inspired the TV spinoff that inspired the Buzz Lightyear toy that Andy had in “Toy Story.” If that sounds confusing, you’re not alone, as Hanks added his voice to the chorus of those confused why Tim Allen had no involvement in “Lightyear.”When asked if it will be strange for “Elvis” and “Lightyear” to overlap in theaters, Hanks told Cinema Blend: “How about that? Why it’s not — I actually, I wanted to go head to head with Tim Allen and they didn’t let Tim Allen do it. I don’t, I don’t understand that.” Despite Hanks’ confusion, the actor was happy that Hollywood was delivering audiences more product as the industry continues to try and entice consumers back into movie theaters.

Nicola Sturgeon has hailed the publication of a poll on independence which found the Yes campaign has a narrow lead.

cancer, which the star battled back in 2004. In a throwback interview Watts recalled the moments after his diagnosis he shared: "It was benign, but [the doctor] said we should take it out. On the slide, it had tiny cancer cells on it.

The original Buzz Lightyear has finally spoken about the controversy over Chris Evans voicing the main character in Disney/Pixar’s Lightyear origin story.

SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from the Season 8 finale of The Flash.

NBC has made its plans for the fall.

NBC has set Ukraine: Answering The Call, a one-hour primetime special aimed at education and raising funds for those whose lives have been shattered by the escalating war in the country.

Graham Skidmore, known to viewers as Blind Date’s “Our Graham”, has been remembered as a “fantastic father and husband” by his son, Neil, following his death aged 90. He became known as “Our Graham” thanks to the show’s host Cilla Black who gave him the nickname while he established himself as the voice of the show for 17 years between 1985 and 2002. He died in December 2021 on Boxing Day, Neil told the PA News Agency, with the news only reported on now after it was mentioned in the In Memoriam section in the Spring/Summer 2022 journal from actors’ union Equity.

Alec Baldwin has revealed that he will be interviewing Woody Allen as part of an Instagram Live.The actor made the announcement in an Instagram video posted yesterday (June 26), which comes amid sexual abuse allegations against the filmmaker.Sharing the clip, Baldwin added in the comments: “Let me preface this by stating that I have ZERO INTEREST in anyone’s judgments and sanctimonious posts here.“I am OBVIOUSLY someone who has my own set of beliefs and COULD NOT CARE LESS about anyone else’s speculation. If you believe that a trial should be conducted by way of an HBO documentary, that’s your issue.”A post shared by Alec Baldwin (@alecbaldwininsta)Allen has been accused of abuse by adopted daughter Dylan Farrow, who has alleged that the director sexually abused her in 1992 when she was seven years old – accusations that gained a new spotlight last year with the broadcast of HBO docuseries Allen V.

Graham Skidmore has died aged 90, his family have confirmed. Graham – lovingly known as ‘Our Graham’ to Blind Date fans – voiced the popular dating show hosted by Cilla Black between the years of 1985 to 2002. Between 1993 and 2002, he was also a regular fixture on Vic and Bob’s Shooting Stars.

telling The Sun: ‘He might not have wanted to be seen on screen, but he had a celebrity voice – a known voice. ‘He loved it. I do event organising and had a show in London and got Dad to do the voice over.

little too much sway over the King of Rock ‘n Roll. Sure, he helped elevate Presley in the public consciousness but also trapped him in a gilded cage.True to form Luhrmann gives the story an extreme stylistic overlay; songs bleed and warm into each other, remixed frenetically with modern artists and current sensibilities.

Halle Berry is making her voice heard.

From setting alarms to playing music to even answering those random questions that spring to mind, Amazon ’s Alexa is a pretty useful thing to have around. And while these nifty features may be extremely revolutionary when it comes to day-to-day tasks, things could be set to get even more advanced, according to Amazon. The company has recently revealed that the voice assistant could use the voices of dead people “to make memories last”, as reported by WalesOnline.