Bourdain died by suicide in 2018.
“Neville wanted it to be like a tribute, almost a eulogy. This movie is full of good intentions,” added Lees. “He wanted it to look like Bourdain is speaking from the dead, à la ‘Sunset Boulevard.’”
In the film, artist David Choe reads an email that the celebrity chef had written to him shortly before his death, only for “Bourdain’s” voice to take over.
“The audience started to think there was something wrong. Who on earth records themselves reading an email?! Neville responded: ‘Ok, I’ll fess up. I used a voice clone.’ However, he had not informed the audience that he had done so. Furthermore, he told his critics: ‘I’ve used the technology in…
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