James Earl Jones To Stop Voicing Darth Vader: What Happened?

James Earl Jones, famous for providing Darth Vader’s iconic voice, will not record for new “Star Wars” projects.

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Jones’ voice will now be created with the help of an AI program, so Vader can keep on living.

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Jones, 91, last recorded Vader voice cameo for the 2019 sequel ‘The Rise of Skywalker’.

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The actor parted his ways with the role after Lucasfilm’ showed its intention to use AI to recreate his voice.

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Jones helped the studio and was involved throughout the process of perfecting Vader’s voice for ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’.

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