James Earl Jones, who has voiced the character of Darth Vader in the Star Wars series for 45 years, retired from the role and gave the rights to Lucasfilm and Respeecher. Still, Jones will continue to advise on the character.
One of the strongest, most successful and most popular characters in the world-famous series Star Wars. Darth VaderHe was portrayed as a semi-mechanized character, intimidating with his imposing appearance. In order to achieve this majestic appearance, he was a bodybuilder and weightlifter at the same time, with his approximately 2 meters tall, in the costume of the film. David Prowse had taken place. If the character’s voice James Earl Jones had given.
In the 45-year period after the first film, Jones has produced many films, both in cinema and on television. Star Wars He was featured in his work with his voice. In a recent deal, Jones has officially retired from Star Wars and transferred the rights to Lucasfilm and Respeecher.
Jones will continue to lead
A Ukrainian company, which was in a very difficult situation due to the war. Respeecheris a company that uses artificial intelligence to produce the voices of past characters of actors who have become too old for their past roles or have passed away. The firm’s work has also recently appeared in The Book of Boba Fett and the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
Working as sound editor for Lucasfilm for 32 years Matthew Woodpresented Jones with Respeecher’s work, persuading him to transfer the rights to the famous name. Although many studios are going to deal with different names to voice the characters, Jones’ voice is almost identical with Darth Vader. Lucasfilm He did not accept this idea and preferred to look for alternative ways.
This decision also blocked the way Lucasfilm might face criticism in the future. Because those who have died before in Star Wars movies Peter Cushing (Tarkin) and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) characters like with CGI placed in the movie, this situation became the subject of discussion as it happened without the permission of the actors. Thus, Lucasfilm managed to stay away from these discussions and preserve Darth Vader’s voice. Jones, on the other hand, will continue to advise on the character, although he has transferred his rights.
You can find out how Jones’ voice has changed over the years and how it has affected the character in the video below.
To understand Jones’ influence on the character, you can hear Prowse’s original voice in the video below.
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https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/darth-vaders-voice-emanated-from-war-torn-ukraine