James Earl Jones Will No Longer Be the Voice of Darth Vader

 

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Sad news: James Earl Jones will no longer do the voice of Darth Vader again.

He was surely the most distinctive voice of the Star Wars franchise, and one of the most distinctive voices in movie history more generally. But he signed over the rights, and has officially retired from being the iconic voice of Darth Vader, one of the greatest, and most complex, villains in popular culture history.

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James Earl Jones Signs Over Darth Vader's Voice Rights, Retiring from Star Wars BY JOEL ST. PETERS PUBLISHED 2 DAYS AGO James Earl Jones, the iconic voice of Star Wars' Darth Vader, signs over the character's voice rights after 45 years, thus retiring from the role.

https://www.cbr.com/james-earl-jones-darth-vader-voice-rights-retires-star-wars/?fbclid=IwAR11478Vv569U34oNq3N38zct8zE8W_S_U0Fj8vmRBVK3oDa2vjtRYJXq4I

James Earl Jones Officially Retires As Star Wars' Darth Vader BY GRANT HERMANNS PUBLISHED 1 DAY AGO James Earl Jones is officially retiring as the voice of Star Wars' Darth Vader as he signs over the voice rights to Lucasfilm and Respeecher.

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