Lucas Sells Star Wars Voices to Hawk GPS Units

warwick.hoy · #1 07-13-2010, 08:40 PM

http://starwars.tomtom.com/voices/in...ice=darthvader

The nerd in me thinks this is cool,...at least cooler than the benign female voice urging you to take the next left (even though I know a better route). Cool enough to actually buy one of these (although I think it would be cooler to have directions barked at me by Full Metal Jacket drill sergeant R. Lee Ermey, or maybe Philadelphia Flyers smartass defenceman Chris Pronger [eh]).

The dissident in me just sees this as another dagger (like the fifth or sixth one) in the heart of Star Wars.

Kudos to Lucas for coming up with yet another way to make money off of a tired franchise. You can add this to the 3 prequels, remakes of the originals with additional crappy CGI'd scenes,...a few cartoons (remember the old Saturday morning one that followed the adventures of R2D2 and C-3PO

) countless video games, books, toys, sheets, curtains and whatever else Lucasarts can milk these great movies for what they are worth.

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warwick.hoy · #2 07-13-2010, 08:42 PM

Okay,...I don't know for sure the George Lucas is actually making any money of this,...but I wouldn't put it past him.

Simo98 · #3 07-13-2010, 08:46 PM

You say that, but any true Starwars fan has all the movies including the prequels on video, has played the games, watches the toons from time to time, and has the bedsheets.

Or maybe thats just me

Apparently there is a Sit-Com in the works. It will probably be terrible, but I can envision it working really well if they do it right (doubtful). Lucas has already long since decided that he will milk Starwars for all its worth and he's done a damn good job of it.

The next thing will be either a Re-Release of the origials in 3D, or a total remake with Avataresque special effects/3D, and i'd assume a whole new cast of unknowns.

Either of which I eagerly anticipate and will watch at the cinema's, probably several times

warwick.hoy · #4 07-13-2010, 08:51 PM

FWIW,...I love the OG Movies and the toys,...and the GPS units would probably be cool (I found out there's a Snoop Dog voice too.)

FilterFunk · #5 07-13-2010, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by warwick.hoy

I think it would be cooler to have directions barked at me by Full Metal Jacket drill sergeant R. Lee Ermey

That would be SO cool! Especially if it was complete with the "Full Metal Jacket" foul language. It would be hilarious! You'd have to be very careful about who was in the car with you, though.

KeithBMI · #6 07-13-2010, 09:03 PM

I'd only buy it if Jek Porkins was my wingman.

warwick.hoy · #7 07-13-2010, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by KeithBMI

I'd only buy it if Jek Porkins was my wingman.

Nicely Played.

jp58 · #8 07-13-2010, 09:49 PM

^^^ Well done sir

warwick.hoy · #9 07-13-2010, 11:45 PM

HOLY CRAP YOU CAN HAVE KITT AS AN UPGRADED VOICE FOR TOMTOM?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

netface · #10 07-14-2010, 07:46 AM

sign me up for a jar jar binks one.

i_got_a_mohawk · #11 07-14-2010, 07:50 AM

Billy Connolly has done some voice recording for one of the GPS manufacturers

rarisgod · #12 07-14-2010, 08:36 AM

I see what you're saying...but why NOT milk the series for all it's worth? It's not like he's changing what was originally Star Wars (the 6 movies, whether you like it or not). I think it'd be sad if Star Wars just died out, meaning stuff stopped being made for it.

Money can be made off of it, and it doesn't change Star Wars (just adds pointless things to it), so why not?

Mark Latimour · #13 07-14-2010, 08:53 AM

How cool would it be to be driving down the road with the voice telling you to "stay on target" or to move off the GPS mapped area and have ObiWan tell you to "use the force". Come on.....comedy!

WalterBush · #14 07-14-2010, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Simo98

You say that, but any true Starwars fan has all the movies including the prequels on video, has played the games, watches the toons from time to time, and has the bedsheets.

Or maybe thats just me

No. It's not just you. My wife drew the line at Star Wars bedsheets, but I've still got my Return of the Jedi blanket from when I was a kid

L-A · #15 07-14-2010, 09:45 AM

Unfortunately, that's only for the one big brand of GPS I wouldn't buy.

i_got_a_mohawk · #16 07-14-2010, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark Latimour

How cool would it be to be driving down the road with the voice telling you to "stay on target" or to move off the GPS mapped area and have ObiWan tell you to "use the force". Come on.....comedy!

Replace roundabouts with deathstars?

wilser · #17 07-14-2010, 10:58 AM

TomTom has some user created voices you can download to your GPS. I enjoy G.W. Bush telling me I have "reached my destification"

hartke20g · #18 07-14-2010, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by FilterFunk

That would be SO cool! Especially if it was complete with the "Full Metal Jacket" foul language. It would be hilarious! You'd have to be very careful about who was in the car with you, though.

i've never had the need for a GPS unit, but if they come out with a Gunny voice, i'm getting one. that would be AWESOME

SoonerMatt · #19 07-14-2010, 01:22 PM

Sounds a little bit familiar....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvmZ9SPcTzU

Marco A. Mayer · #20 07-14-2010, 03:11 PM

Imagine Chewbacca telling you to turn on the next right.