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James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader Has Already Been Immortalized With AI

James Earl Jones died Monday at the age of 93. But long before he did, he gave Lucasfilm permission to recreate his iconic Darth Vader voice for shows like "Obi-Wan Kenobi."

A few years ago, when Jones provided a few lines of dialog as Vader for The Rise of Skywalker, he’d expressed interest in wrapping up his time as the Sith Lord, according to Vanity Fair. Ultimately, Respeecher’s work, completed amidst Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ended up in Obi-Wan Kenobi, and what, if any, Vader performance that comes in the future could now depend on its AI. Will Lucasfilm, or its parent company Disney, want to produce future Star Wars shows or movies featuring AI Vader following Jones’ death?

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