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James Earl Jones Says He Was Only Paid $7k To Voice To Darth Vader
05/04/2022
James Earl Jones’ voice spawns instant nostalgia for generations of movie-goers. But if you’re one of the millions of Star Wars fans worldwide, you know him best as the voice of intergalactic tyranny, Darth Vader.
In Celebration of the unofficial “Star Wars Day,” May 4, a date derived from the term “May the 4th be with you” which is a play on the Jedi salutation “May the force be with you,” The Hollywood Reportergathered bytes from interviews through the years where Jones detailed his involvement in the staple of Pop Culture and Science Fiction.
In a 2009 interview with AFI, Jones revealed that he was a secondary casting in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope after the actor who actually wore the iconic Darth Vader suit, the late David Prowse, was deemed to not have quite the powerful voice that writer and director George Lucas envisioned for the role.
Luckily for Lucas, in stepped one of the most recognizeable and commanding voices in entertainment.
“George wanted, pardon the expression, a dark voice,” Jones revealed. “So he hires a guy born in Mississippi, raised in Michigan, who stutters. And that’s the voice. That’s me.”
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