James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones Passes Away At 93
The iconic film legend James Earl Jones has passed. He was 93. It’s a sad in the world, the universe and a galaxy far away. Deadline confirms, via his reps, that Jones passed away on Modnay morning (Sept. 9) at his Dutchess County, NY, home. The voice behind cinema’s greatest villain. Rest In Peace James […] The post James Earl Jones Passes Away At 93 appeared first on Hip-Hop Wired.
James Earl Jones, Voice of Darth Vader, Dead at 93
The actor worked in film, television, and theater and was a coveted EGOT winner. James Earl Jones, Voice of Darth Vader, Dead at 93 Carys Anderson
James Earl Jones Abdicates Darth Vader Voice Role to AI Technology
James Earl Jones has apparently relinquished the role of lead Star Wars antagonist Darth Vader to AI voice technology. The 91-year old actor and EGOT winner originated the character with his vocal performance in 1977’s Star Wars. In a report by Vanity Fair about the Ukrainian start-up Respeecher, it was revealed that the process of transitioning the vocal responsibilities from Jones to the company’s proprietary AI algorithm has been ongoing since the Sith Lord’s revival in the 2022 Star Wars prequel series, Obi-Wan Kenobi. The Respeecher programmers employed an algorithm that uses archival recordings to create new dialogue. Jones provided his singular, sinister take on Darth Vader for a number of Star Wars spin-offs throughout the years, but his last contribution came in 2019’s The Ri...
