James Earl Jones Signed Over Rights For AI To Recreate Darth Vader’s Voice

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James Earl Jones Signed Over Rights For AI To Recreate Darth Vader’s Voice
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Darth Vader voice actor James Earl Jones— who died Monday at 93—made sure in 2022 that the voice would live on via AI.

The Guiding LightField of Dreams, The Hunt for Red October, Patriot GamesJones, however, became just as legendary for his voice roles, which included his turn as Mufasa in the animated version offilm series, which began with his first turn as the Sith Lord in 1977’s. David Prowse, meanwhile wore Darth Vader’s suit and helmet for the film and its first two sequels.

Jones went on to voice Darth Vader in every film that featured the character in the ensuing years. However, in September of 2022, Jones officially retired from the role of Darth Vader but ensured the voice of the character would live on forever.HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 08: Director George Lucas and actor James Earl Jones pose during the 34th AFILife Achievement Award tribute to Sir Sean Connery held at the Kodak Theatre on June 8, 2006 in Hollywood, California.

Matthew Wood—the supervising sound editor at Lucasfilm who had previously recorded Jones’ voice for the role—toldin 2022 that he knew Jones was close to retiring from voicing Darth Vader and presented the actor with Respeecher’s work. “He had mentioned he was looking into winding down this particular character,” Wood told the publication. “So how do we move forward?”

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