Lin-Manuel Miranda, more stars 'audition' for role of Stephen Hawking's new voice
A new, highly sought after role might not win actors any Oscars or BAFTAs, but that's not stopping Hollywood's elite from auditioning. Despite having Siri's approval, Stephen Hawking is reviewing audition tapes for a new voice in a NSFW skit for Red Nose Day.
In the clip, Hawking, who has ALS and communicates with synthesized speech, reviewed tapes from the self-described "intelligent... kind of" Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson, who got a hard no from the physicist. Hawking also wasn't persuaded by The Theory of Everything stars Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne or the "soothing, calming voice" of Gordon Ramsay.
Hawking wasn't Taken with Liam Neeson's voice either, despite the actor's opinion that it possessed "a tinge of ... physics." And despite a dope rhyme, Lin-Manuel Miranda might as well have thrown away his shot
To see which voice Hawking chose, click play on the video above.