• [NEWS] James Earl Jones steps back from Darth Vader role

    From Your Name@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 28 09:23:42 2022
    Presumably from other roles too, although he'll likely still do a few
    for a little while.


    Star Wars: James Earl Jones steps back from Darth Vader role
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    James Earl Jones is the voice behind legendary Star Wars'
    villain Darth Vader, but it seems the 91-year-old has
    finally hung up his helmet.

    In an interview with Vanity Fair, Star Wars sound
    supervising editor Matthew Wood said Jones "was looking into
    winding down this... character".

    <https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/darth-vaders-voice-emanated-from-war-torn-ukraine>


    Jones's voice was remastered from the original Star Wars
    films for recent Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi.

    Some of Jones's archival voice recordings were also used.

    For future Star Wars projects, Jones has reportedly granted
    permission for Disney and Lucasfilm to use artificial
    intelligence and archival recordings to recreate his voice.

    The actor is credited for his advice on the performance of
    Darth Vadar on Obi-Wan Kenobi, with Wood describing him as
    "a benevolent godfather."

    Jones's family told Wood how pleased they were with the
    finished product by Ukrainian-based voice cloning company
    Respeecher.

    <https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63032248>

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