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Darth Vader (/ d ɑːr θ v eɪ d ər /) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was first introduced in the original film trilogy as one of the leaders of the Galactic Empire. The prequel trilogy chronicles his transformation from the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker into the Sith Lord Darth Vader.
Jones had notably voiced the antagonist Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise, first in the original trilogy films—Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983) then again in the third installment of the prequel trilogy, Revenge of the Sith, first installment of the Star Wars anthology series—Rogue One (2016 ...
During production, Jones signed a deal with Lucasfilm authorizing archival recordings of his voice to be used in the future to artificially generate the voice of Darth Vader. [97] In September 2022, Jones announced that he would retire from the role of voicing Darth Vader with future voice roles for Vader being created by that means. [98]
James Earl Jones voiced Darth Vader in the "Star Wars" franchise. The actor said he was paid only $7,000 to voice the iconic villain in the original trilogy. "I thought that was good money," Jones ...
Darth Vader, in his previous identity as Anakin Skywalker, is a lead character in the prequel film trilogy and so is his wife and the twins' mother Padmé Amidala; while his mother Shmi is a minor character in the first and second films respectively.
The heavy breathing of Darth Vader was created by recording Burtt's own breathing in an old Dacor scuba regulator. [citation needed] Burtt used the voice of an elderly lady that he had met in a photography shop for the voice of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The woman's low pitch was the result of very heavy smoking, specifically Kool cigarettes.
A man named Darth Vader was a candidate at May 25 2014 Kyiv mayoral election and the Odesa mayoral election of the same day for the same party. [98] [99] In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election the Internet Party let Darth Vader along other Star Wars characters such as Chewbacca, Padmé Amidala, and Yoda run for seats in the Ukrainian ...
"The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)" [1] is a musical theme present in the Star Wars franchise. It was composed by John Williams for the film The Empire Strikes Back . Together with " Yoda 's Theme", "The Imperial March" was premiered on April 29, 1980, three weeks before the opening of the film, on the occasion of John Williams' first ...