‘James Earl Jones’ to retire from voicing Darth Vader

Vanity Fair reports that the ‘Darth Vader’ voice actor James Earl Jones has retired from voicing the iconic Star Wars charecter and has signed over the rights to his voice for film-makers to use new AI, technology for future films and shows.

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Original Star Wars Darth Vader Actor Dies

David Prowse MBE, former bodybuilder/weightlifter and character actor in British film and television – best known for portraying Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy has died.


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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Spoiler free review!

Written by Lewis Mainwaring & Benjamin Gummery


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Following 2015’s continuation of the Star Wars Saga The Force Awakens comes the second Disney-produced Star Wars film.

This is the first in a new series of ‘stand-alone’ Star Wars ‘Anthology’ films which will tie-in with the existing universe but not form part of the main story saga. With that being said the events of Rogue One are set directly before Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope.

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Kenny Baker, actor behind R2-D2, dies

The British actor who played R2-D2 in the Star Wars films has died at the age of 83 after a long illness.

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Kenny Baker, who was 3ft 8in tall, shot to fame in 1977 when he first played the robot character. Continue reading