
However, the difference there is that Pedro also voiced the character, and even appeared without the helmet eventually as well. It could be argued that this set-up is quite similar to The Mandalorian in that one central actor, Pedro Pascal in this case, played his role alongside other stunt performers under that helmet. He bulked, Hayden was so swole when he arrived to set that both Tom and I quivered in our muscle suits." He is my friend, he showed up so hard for this project.

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Full body with Helmet On is me, Hayden carries the heaviest burden of all, the pain and betrayal of his best friend and once mentor."īistrevsky mentions in one reply that he learned the lines "like everyone else", but he's also quick to point out that: "Without Hayden there would be no story for me to tell. "We bring the character and emotions (and the pain, suffering, anger) I'm 6'7 so when you see a full body shot it looks better having an actor than a CGI creation. "Hayden and I both act in the Darth Vader scenes," says Bistrevsky.

Whether you're hearing him in the original trilogy, in Rogue One, on television with Rebels, or even getting a first glimpse of his A.I. Even after Jones is long gone, he will always be the voice of Darth Vader. Even after Jones retired from voicing the character, he has signed over the rights to his previous voice recordings so that an artificial intelligence program can use them to create lines for Vader in future Star Wars projects.

His voice is synonymous with the character, as that is where viewers feel Vader's personality the most, as his face is obviously covered by his iconic helmet. However, Jones's role wasn't even credited until Return of the Jedi, at the actor's request. Any voice portrayal of Vader you hear across any media is either James Earl Jones or someone trying to replicate the voice of James Earl Jones. The definitive voice for Darth Vader, James Earl Jones had voiced the iconic character for about as long as Star Wars has been around, before ultimately retiring from voicing the character in 2022 at 91 years old.
