This week saw the passing of actor James Earl Jones, the iconic voice behind Darth Vader (as well as Mufasa in The Lion King and “This. Is. CNN.”).
Very different voice to that of West Country bodybuilder Dave Prowse that physically portrayed Darth in the original trilogy, who seriously expected his “alright my lovely?” accent to be adopted in the final film.
Thankfully James was brought in to bring that menace and authority to the role, which he was still performing in last year’s Obi Wan Kenobi series.
I can’t put into words how much joy Star Wars has brought me since it first came out through to today – I even watched a couple of them on the flight back.
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