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Morgan Freeman accepts the Best Grownup Love Story award at AARP's 15th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Hollywood actor's soothing and deep voice is the latest addition to Google’s free navigation app Waze, to navigate your daily commute. (Invision for AARP/AP Images/Matt Sayles)
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ollywood actor Morgan Freeman’s soothing and deep voice is the latest addition to Google’s free navigation app Waze, so you can now have the voice of “God” -- the character he portrayed in Bruce Almighty -- navigating your daily commute.
The community-powered navigation app has previously tapped famous voices such as Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator and The Late Show host Stephen Colbert.
Its latest voice feature is a marketing tie-in to Freeman’s upcoming action-packed movie London has Fallen, the sequel to Olympus has Fallen.
In the movie, which comes out March 4, Freeman plays the vice president Trumbull and his voice in the Waze app addresses you, the driver, as if you are the president with lines like "The time has arrived, President Wazer. The world awaits your commands" and "You've arrived. It's been my honor and duty to see you through this mission". What a fancy way to guide you through the heavy traffic in the Big Durian, right?
To have one of the most requested voices of all time direct you through the streets, you first need to download the app for free at waze.com/get, then go to Settings > Sound > Voice Language > Morgan Freeman.
This feature is unfortunately only available in the US and for a limited time. The company has not yet indicated how long the voice option will be available, but most of the previous promotions lasted only around three weeks. (kes)
