"The Force Awakens" BB-8 has vocal consultants?
The Star Wars franchise definitely made a huge comeback by the hype brought about by hardcore fans. While the classic tale from the first two trilogies has come to a close, the new beginning is something that many have been looking forward to for years. Apart from the appearances of familiar iconic characters, the new characters debuting are also stealing the spotlight.
One of the most adorable new additions is the droid BB-8. IGN reported that "The Force Awakens" BB-8 had an unusual creditin the film where Bill Hader and Ben Schwartz were tagged as "BB-8 Vocal Consultants."
J.J. f--king around with this sound effects app on his iPAD that was attached to a talk box operated by me. It looked ridiculous, but it made BB-8's voice," said comedian Bill Hader on Hitfix. "At first I tried doing a voice, but we all agreed it sounded too human."
It was a big surprise that "The Force Awakens" BB-8 vocal consultants Hader and Schwartz were involved as there wasn't any news about them being involved in the first place. Schwartz even took to Twitter to reveal one of the "coolest secrets" he ever had to keep.
"The Force Awakens" is now showing in theaters worldwide.
"Star Wars" is an American epic space opera franchise created by George Lucas. It depics the adventures of various characters in a galaxy far, far away. The film series became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon after the first film "A New Hope" was released in 1977. The popularity and success of this spawned two more movies and a prequel trilogy.
The franchise was bought by The Walt Disney Company in 2012 from Lucasfilm and they have created other related media such as animated television series and merchandise. "The Force Awakens" is the first of the new line of films by Disney.
