CloverClover

I just realized there haven't been many theatrical trailers lately with the VoiceOver guys. In a world where... One man... Etc... Have they gone out of fashion?

Numanoid

The guy died.

dugan

FinkPish

Aside from Don LaFontaine dying, I think that type of trailer has just gone out of style. It got to be a joke, since every studio was doing pretty much the same thing, copying each other.

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DonnachaOne

Trailers didn't stop using voice over guys. Don LaFontaine simply stopped using mortality.

... okay, that's the REAL answer.

Dr Mabuse

"In a world..."

tylergfoster

I'm surprised this guy's workload didn't quadruple when Don passed away: http://www.ashtonsmith.com/trailer.html

Since Hal Douglas doesn't seem to be very active anymore, Ashton Smith is the last guy I still strongly think of as Movie Trailer Voice-Over Guy.

PopcornTreeCt

I know it's been a running Hollywood joke, but in my modern movie watching/theater going experience I can't remember any trailers that used it seriously.

Drexl

Percy Rodriguez also died a few years back. He voiced the trailer for Jaws, among many others.

Giantrobo

Pretty much.

Giantrobo

Maybe they can use the Homeless guy for voice overs.

foofighters7

I thought I just seen a recent trailer that had a voice over guy and even thought, "wow, haven't heard anyone do this recently". It sounded out of place and kinda generic.

I have to say, I have seen a ton of bad trailers recently.

Double_Oh_7

Yeah, now they're just copying each other by not using a VO.

I always liked the guy who was the voice of The WB network back in the day. Anyone know who that is?

majorjoe23

This guy?



I never noticed before, but his lower lip sort of makes it look like he has major wood.

Draven

The "voiceover" trailer has gone way out of style.

Now it's all text and dramatic dips to black. I swear to god....some trailer editor out there needs to realize that not every transition needs to fade in and out of black and I'll be a lot happier.

whoopdido

I always thought that Peter Cullen (voice of the current Optimus Prime, the 80's cartoon Prime, Eeyore and a million other cartoon characters) was one of those "in a world guys". Actually, after watching that video above, I guess I thought when I heard Don LaFontaine, I thought it was Peter Cullen.

Sonic

Me too!