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James Earl Jones Signed Over AI Voice Rights to Darth Vader Before His Death

MORE MACHINE THAN MAN

In 2022, the actor began “looking into winding down this particular character,” a Lucasfilm sound editor told Vanity Fair.

AJ McDougall
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James Earl Jones poses with Darth Vader at a benefit pre-party & premiere of "Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones" during the Tribeca Film Festival at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Tribeca Performing Arts Center
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