Rumor Figment, well, to be replaced by Figment

Inspired Figment

Inspired Figment

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Inspired Figment said:
Over reliance on AI is the anthesis of the human imagination, not a celebration of it.
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Something I should mention too.. especially considering the fact ‘so’ many could perfectly impersonate Walt.. I’ll never understand why they felt like AI was the best choice to showcase Walt Disney in an exhibit. He, again, was a celebration of human imagination & creative talent.. not the antithesis of it. It’s so sad how overly cynical and soulless a once creative beacon of a company in the industry has become over the years. Sad.
 
Inspired Figment

Inspired Figment

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Brer Panther said:
AI voices are a bad idea. I'd rather they find an actual voice actor - Dave or Corey or somebody else - do Figment's voice.
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Agreed, though I’d absolutely pick Corey if he can still do it. Whoever can best match the sound, flow & cadence of Billy Barty’s original performance.
Hate to say it, but IMO, Dave & AJ don’t quite cut it. No disrespect to them as performers. Could very well simply be the direction.. but their performances feel too forced and too “shouty” IMO. (Maybe to make up for the high pitch of his voice cause they can’t physically reach the pitch any other way??) It should feel natural… he’s a curious fella.. so it should come moreso from inside than outward per se. He actually speaks at normal volume but he’s high pitched. He’s constantly thinking up things, wanting to find out more. He’s enthusiastic (so he’s naturally pretty upbeat & happy) but also a physical representation of both a culmination of ideas come to fruition and our inner childlike curiosity & wonderment. So he’s capable of a lot of emotions actually, but again, he just tends to stick to being optimistic in his pursuit of creative endeavors. He’s less being preachy towards others per se about how “imagination works the best when it’s set free” and moreso wanting to constantly know & learn more himself about his own creative abilities and the abilities of imagination as a whole and how it can help others and the world all around him. That I feel is what the folks in charge either completely misunderstand writing/directing the newer material.. ‘or’ they simply don’t care nor want to understand it.
 
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trainplane3

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Inspired Figment said:
Corey Burton (Journey Into YOUR Imagination appearances) camp. Sounds almost indistinguishable to Billy Barty’s OG performance, especially when mixed with Billy’s laughter, “yeahs”, and tiny bits of dialogue here & there. If he can still do it, I say go with him.
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Agreed. I'd say Corey first, AJ close second, and Dave in a multi-mile distant third. AJ is a good voice that feels slightly classic but having a fresh take on it but Corey is closer to Billy overall. I don't want to think about Dave voicing Figment again, it just isn't great sounding at all.

If they're working with AJ right now, I'd almost expect him to come back for this since it's easier to use talent readily available then trying to find a previous VA from decades ago.
 
Inspired Figment

Inspired Figment

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Rodj said:
I remember seeing somewhere that Dave said that he could do a Billy impression, but they went with pitch shifting his normal(?) voice instead. Would be curious to know how his natural Billy impression would sound like.
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Yup, that was heard in an d23 podcast interview with him. He read that Billy Barty did the voice and initially was gonna do a Billy Barty impression, but the guy directing him at the recording session for the 02 version told him not to sound like Billy Barty but to come up with his own interpretation of the character. Really bizarre choice there, but Agreed, so would I! Everyone deserves a second chance, especially if they’re capable or can do the job right the 2nd time. If he can do something that sounds almost indistinguishable to Billy Barty’s performance like Corey did, then he absolutely should have another chance in regards to new Figment content
 
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Inspired Figment

Inspired Figment

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Ultimately, I think the best course of action going forward for new Figment/Journey Into Imagination/related works would be to hold another audition for Figment and give the direction to really hone into the original 83-98 Billy Barty performance of the character as close as possible. Bring Corey, Dave, and AJ back if they’re interested in auditioning again. Whoever can sound the closest and does the performance justice should get the role and continue voicing the character going forward, for as long as they can still do him.
 
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Moth

Moth

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Magicart87 said:
No.
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Sneakman said:
nope.
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I mean... fair.

"Figment will be at D23" can range from....

•A Sipper shaped like his head. You can suck his brain juice (or coke zero vanilla)
•A third popcorn bucket
•Figment Fig-Cupcake
•Imagination 4
•Imagination Minus One (Figment destroys opening day Disneyland in a gritty reboot, he then goes on to win an Oscar)
•Figment goes to Cali
•Surprise! Winter jacket Figment m&g!
•Figment in Lorcana (if you sit on it, it could happen)
•Figment in Fortnite

All I know is that he'll make an appearance in some shape and form lmao. Probably merch.


That's a sucker bet though... he always has merch here.
 
Homemade Imagineering

Homemade Imagineering

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Moth said:
THATS RIGHT, AT THE IMAGINATION PAVILION WE'RE GOING TO....
paint it pink and glittery!


imo this isn't the d23 for Imagination 4, sorry.
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PEAK D23 CONTENT‼️‼️

In all seriousness there’s gotta be something good if not this D23, absolutely the next if Henry’s post means anything. I’d imagine they want to focus on MK, AK, and everything else this time around, although I’d be pleasantly surprised by a Figment film in Magic Eye. Anything signifying a step in the right direction really
 

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