Val Kilmer, a star of films such as top gun, Batman Forever, the wire of fire and the prince of Egypt, withdrew from public view after being diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and undergoing two tracheotomy operations. These experiences have seriously affected his voice expression ability. Now, he uses a voice box to speak.
In his 2020 memoir, I'm your huckleberry, Kilmer wrote: "talking was once my happiness and lifeblood, but now it has become an hourly struggle." he described his voice as "Malone Brando after drinking several bottles of tequila. It's not a frog in my throat, but more like a buffalo".
But now, the actor's fans can hear his voice again. Kilmer - he will return to the big screen in the long-awaited sequel "top gun: Lone Ranger". Later this year, he partnered with sonantic, a technology company, to use AI technology to generate a version of his speech based on existing videos and his voice recordings.
"We all have the ability to create," Kilmer shared in the latest video, "We all have the motivation to share our deepest dreams and ideas with the world. When we think of the most talented and creative people, they tell us in a unique way. One of the words we often hear is' creative voice '. But I was hit by throat cancer. After treatment, the voice I knew was taken away. It's hard for people around me to understand me when I speak. But even so, I still feel like I am Exactly the same person is still the same creative soul, a soul that constantly dreams, ideas and stories. Now I can express myself again. I can bring these dreams to you and show you this part of myself again. A part that has never really disappeared is just hidden. "