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‘Her’ is a very different movie with the voice of Philip Seymour Hoffman

Spike Jonze’s latest film “Her” is a touching movie about a love affair between a man and his computer. The success of this Oscar-nominated romance hinges on the relationship between loner Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) and his inquisitive Operating System (voiced by Scarlett Johansson) - and, more precisely, the performances of the film’s two lead actors.

But what if the role of Samantha were played by someone else? Someone about as unlike Johnasson as you could possibly get? Video editor/VFX guy Richard Trammell (the same guy who put together the brilliant Tyler Durdenless "Fight Club" video) has re-edited the trailer for Jonze's film, replacing Johansson's smoky computer voice with that of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (“The Master,” “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”). The results are predictably hilarious, mostly due to the straight-faced and heartfelt reactions of Phoenix's character to Hoffman's unhinged ranting.

This isn't the first time the Samantha character has been recast. The role of the lovelorn OS was originally played by British actress Samantha Morton. Morton was on set acting opposite Phoenix during principle photography and Jonze even named the digital character after her. However, Jonze was ultimately unsatisfied with the results and recast the role during post-production. There's no doubt that Phoenix and Johansson have great audio chemistry on screen, but this recent revelation really changes the way you look at "Her" when you realize he was actually acting opposite Morton on set.

"Her" is currently in theatres.