{"id":287436,"date":"2025-11-12T17:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/287436\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T17:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:01:07","slug":"michael-caine-says-licensing-his-voice-to-matthew-mcconaughey-backed-ai-audio-company-is-using-innovation-not-to-replace-humanity-but-to-celebrate-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/287436\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Caine Says Licensing His Voice to Matthew McConaughey-Backed AI Audio Company Is &#8216;Using Innovation Not to Replace Humanity, But to Celebrate It&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Sir Michael Caine have licensed their voices to ElevenLabs, an AI audio company which hosts a library of celebrities \u2014 both living and dead.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The announcement comes alongside the launch of ElevenLabs&#8217; Iconic Voices Marketplace, a storefront for celebrity voices that brands can pay to reproduce. This includes deceased actors such as Judy Garland, and historical figures such as J Robert Oppenheimer.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Dark Knight and The Muppet Chrismas Carol legend Caine is also now one of the celebrities that brands can pay to use. &#8220;For years, I&#8217;ve lent my voice to stories that moved people \u2013 tales of courage, of wit, of the human spirit,&#8221; Caine said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/blog\/announcing-partnership-with-sir-michael-caine-to-newly-launched-iconic-marketplace\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">statement<\/a>. &#8220;Now, I&#8217;m helping others find theirs. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2025\/11\/12\/gettyimages-1692438462-1762948654896.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/a>Michael Caine. Image credit: Lia Toby\/Getty Images.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;With ElevenLabs, we can preserve and share voices \u2014 not just mine, but anyone&#8217;s,&#8221; Caine continued. &#8220;ElevenLabs is at the very forefront of technology, using innovation not to replace humanity, but to celebrate it&#8230; It&#8217;s not about replacing voices; it&#8217;s about amplifying them, opening doors for new storytellers everywhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In September, the 92-year-old actor surprised fans by <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/michael-caine-will-come-out-of-retirement-for-vin-diesel-and-the-last-witch-hunter-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announcing he would come out of retirement to make a sequel to a Vin Diesel movie from a decade ago<\/a>. The Last Witch Hunter 2 is reportedly being &#8220;fast-tracked through development,&#8221; with Caine and Diesel both expected to reprise their former roles. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">McConaughey, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/blog\/elevenlabs-welcomes-matthew-mcconaughey-as-new-investor\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">said<\/a> he had invested an undisclosed sum in ElevenLabs after being &#8220;impressed&#8221; by the company. As an example of how his voice will be used, the actor linked to a Spanish-language version of his newsletter \u2014 Lyrics of Livin&#8217;  \u2014 created using the AI reproduction of his voice, and said it would allow him to &#8220;reach and connect with even more people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Earlier this year, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/ai-darth-vader-was-the-beginning-epic-reveals-plans-to-let-people-create-their-own-ai-npcs-in-fortnite\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fortnite developer Epic Games raised eyebrows by allowing players to chat with a generative AI version of Darth Vader within the game<\/a>, voiced by a licensed reproduction of the late James Earl Jones. But while the use of AI voices is becoming more widespread, not everyone is a fan. Last year, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/sir-david-attenborough-profoundly-disturbed-by-ai-clones-of-his-voice\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sir David Attenborough issued a strongly-worded statement saying he was &#8220;profoundly disturbed&#8221;<\/a> that AI was being used to have him say pretty much anything.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Image credit: Lia Toby\/Getty Images.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Sir Michael Caine have licensed their voices to ElevenLabs, an AI audio company&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287437,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88],"class_list":["post-287436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287436\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}