[Fineus]

So there I was, randomly wondering the ultimate question:

Who the hell does the voices for most Hollywood trailers? I'm not talking about the actors here but the deep-as-hell "This season... Some. Bollocks. Happens." voice. For an example see here: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/master_and_commander/small.html One of the voices says "An act of war will cripple them"... that voice...

[Flipside]

I'm sure he used to do those Denim adverts...

For the man....who doesn't have to try...too hard....

[Rictor]

Not what I was looking for, but here you go.

Ah, here we are. Little Tortilla Boy.

[Fineus]

Heh, those are nice Rictor - certainly seems to be the right guy(s)...

[karajorma]

I remember seeing a segment in Film 200x about the guy who does the voice overs. It really is just one guy who does them all. Wish I could remember his name.

[Ford Prefect]

I don't know who it is, but I ****ing hate that voice. It's so overly sensational, it just makes me angry at the public for responding to such an annoying sound.

[Fineus]

That's the point though. I can't help but laugh at it. It's so dramatic and over-the-top that I can't possibly take it seriously.

[Flipside]

Heh, one of the best laughs I ever had was hearing that voice at the cinema declaring in all sincerity...'Free Willy'.

[Taristin]

Message CM-32b Let's go pay some hookers to knock our junk around.

[Setekh]

That's the point though. I can't help but laugh at it. It's so dramatic and over-the-top that I can't possibly take it seriously.

I think that's the idea behind this:

http://www.lookatentertainment.com/nneu231nd1zd823/vids/v-546.wmv

[Rott3]

I remember seeing a segment in Film 200x about the guy who does the voice overs. It really is just one guy who does them all. Wish I could remember his name.

Don LaFontaine?

[Turnsky]

i think the Hitchhiker's guide trailer said it best "a deep voice, that sounds like a 7 foot tall man, who has been smoking since childhood..............*ahem* "
 

[WMCoolmon]

That's the point though. I can't help but laugh at it. It's so dramatic and over-the-top that I can't possibly take it seriously.

I think that's the idea behind this:

http://www.lookatentertainment.com/nneu231nd1zd823/vids/v-546.wmv

That...might've been funny, if they hadn't put in that feedback at the start. Note to future comedians, ear pain does not make me laugh...

[karajorma]

Don LaFontaine?

Thanks. That's the guy. Wikipedia credits him with the voice overs for over 4000 trailers!

[IPAndrews]

That's a good library of dialogue... in case he should die or something.

[Ford Prefect]

Actually, it's two guys who are doing most of them. Don LaFontaine is one of them, but I think the really over-the-top, melodramatic trailers are usually Hal Douglas.

[Fragrag]

I liked how the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy trailer made fun of that guy