At 91 years old, James Earl Jones is finally retiring as the voice of Darth Vader in “Star Wars”! The voice of Darth Vader will be taken over by an AI!

Last Updated on 09/27/2022 by てんしょく飯

James Earl Jones, 91, is retiring as the voice of Darth Vader.

James Earl Jones has been the voice of Darth Vader since “Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope,” the first film in the “Star Wars” series.

James Earl Jones, 91, is retiring as the voice of Darth Vader.

According to Vanity Fair, James Earl Jones has retired as the voice of Darth Vader and has handed over the character’s voice acting rights to Lucasfilm and Respeecher, a provider of voice conversion technology for the entertainment industry.

Respeecher is a Ukrainian company that uses archival recordings and AI programs to create new lines using the voices of voice actors who are no longer in roles or have passed away.

Recently, the method was used to recreate the voice of a young Luke Skywalker in the live-action “Star Wars” drama “Boba Fett” and to mimic Darth Vader’s voice in “Obi-Wan Kenobi.”

James’ retirement was influenced by the conflict in Ukraine. Even with the war going on outside the window, employees were working on projects all the time, Vanity Fair reported, “Dmytro Bielievtsov, the company’s co-founder and CTO, was connected to the Internet in a theater with tablets and books stacked in front of the windows in case of a blast,” and “employees were in an old The employees were evacuated to an old brick basement,” he said of the harsh conditions.

Matthew Wood, sound editor for Lucasfilm, who has worked with James for much of his “Star Wars” tenure, indicated that “Respeecher” was a possibility and agreed to give up his voice rights so James could keep Vader alive.