James Earl Jones signs over iconic Darth Vader voice in the Star Wars universe
James Earl Jones, aged 91, has agreed to sign over the rights of Darth Vader's iconic voice in Star Wars to Lucasfilm and Respeecher
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News James Earl Jones signs over Darth Vader voice
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When I read about this yesterday, I first thought "it's the end of an era." However as sad is it is to see it end, the man deserves his retirement from the voicework. I think it is also amazing that not only did he sign over the rights (keeping the continuity of the voice for as long as possible) but he is willing to mentor anyone who plays the Dark Lord of the Sith on how to approach playing him.
An eventful couple of weeks for him though. First the theater being renamed in his honor and now this.
An eventful couple of weeks for him though. First the theater being renamed in his honor and now this.
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Unfortunately, he's aged out of the role -- JEJ's voice is noticibly different in Rebels and Rouge One.
re: the computer generated voice aspect...it would be more realistic in-universe, so that doesn't really bug me all that much. Sure, there are good voice actors that could get the job done, but you know the fandom and the demand for authenticity, so if Disney can make Vader's voice more accurate that way then I say go for it
re: the computer generated voice aspect...it would be more realistic in-universe, so that doesn't really bug me all that much. Sure, there are good voice actors that could get the job done, but you know the fandom and the demand for authenticity, so if Disney can make Vader's voice more accurate that way then I say go for it