Star Wars: How Darth Vader could now be voiced by AI

His voice is one of the most famous in the movie world. And yet, the character of Darth Vader now looks set to be dubbed by artificial intelligence.

James Earl Jones is a movie icon. If his name doesn’t ring a bell, his voice is unmistakable. The 91-year-old has lent his voice to one of the most cult characters in cinema for 45 years: Darth Vader. But this deep, breathy voice now looks set to be provided by artificial intelligence, reports Vanity Fair.

The American actor has signed over the rights to his voicing of the character Darth Vader to Lucasfilm, which owns the “Star Wars” franchise, in order to develop a computer generated voice. Behind this project is a Ukrainian star…

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