2/26/2024 0 Comments New darth vader actor voice![]() The mere idea of a cinematic spoiler was a novelty at the time, so even in the far-fetched chance that Prowse did run his tongue, perhaps one can be empathetic to his ignorance. However, the original Star Wars trilogy came out during the blockbuster cycle's infancy. Nowadays, it's expected that actors keep tight-lipped about all potential plot lines and spoilers related to an upcoming franchise installment - most of them even sign nondisclosure agreements before filming. Considering that the article came out in July of '78 and that Lucas didn't complete the screenplay until August of that same year, it seems Prowse has a credible alibi. In the 2015 documentary I Am Your Father, Prowse explains that his comments at Berkeley were mere speculation, and that he had not even seen a script for The Empire Strikesback at the time. As straightforward as the article appears, however, there is question to its journalistic integrity. Obviously, telling fans that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father in 1978 would have spoiled one of the biggest twists in cinema history. So they live again to star in Star Wars IV." In a direct quote, the Examiner article ends with Prowse explaining, "Father can't kill son, son can't kill father. ![]() During a 1978 visit to Berkeley, Prowse talked about what fans could expect in the upcoming sequel, and was paraphrased in the San Francisco Examiner as noting that Darth Vader would be revealed as Luke Skywalker's long-lost father. After Star Wars released and became a global phenomenon in 1977, a sequel was greenlit, and Prowse (along with the rest of the cast) started doing press. The Prowse-Lucas tension, did not begin with the unanticipated recasting, though. Thus, they hired James Earl Jones for the part, and while Prowse pays deference to Jones' performance, he asserts that he could have done the job just as well. However, once shooting wrapped, the crew left London to do post-production in Hollywood, and it was too expensive for them to fly Prowse out to finish the job. While there is some speculation that Prowse did not know his voice would be dubbed over during filming, the actor recounted in an interview at 2016's Awesome Con that he assumed there would be a dub from the raw footage, but expected that he would be the one to re-record his own lines. In A New Hope, he recited all the dialogue from behind Vader's mask, putting on a convincing villainous tone, albeit in his distinctive Bristolian accent. Being a former British heavyweight champion and boasting a height over 6 feet, Prowse was offered to play either the main villain in Star Wars, or something called a Wookie - he opted for the former. Prowse's size landed him the job as Vader.
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