Daughter of late Sylvester Stallone voice actor criticises AI cloning of her father
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‘I agreed to a trial’ said the daughter of French actor Alain Dorval. The daughter of a French actor who provided the voice for Sylvester Stallone in French dubbed movies has criticised a tech company for cloning her father’s voice using AI. Alain Dorval, who died in February 2024, had lent his voice to the French language versions of numerous Stallone movies, including some of his most famous characters like Rocky Balboa and John Rambo.
On 10 January, the UK-based AI startup ElevenLabs announced in a since-deleted post that they had recreated Dorval’s voice and that it would be used in the action movie Armor. The announcement has drawn strong criticism from Dorval’s daughter, Aurore Bergé, who is France’s minister for sexual equality.
The company added: “The project is still underway, with edits continuing ahead of the film’s March 2025 release. A French dub already exists with a different actor, but recreating Alain Dorval’s voice is a tribute to his decades-long role as Stallone’s voice. Supporting this mission, Dorval’s family has partnered with the filmmakers at no cost to help preserve his impact on French cinema. Together with Lumiere and Dorval’s estate, we’ve agreed that if the quality bar isn’t met, the film will be released with traditional dubbing - the family retains full control and will decide if and how this AI dub is used.”.
