Even though James Earl Jones has stepped away from his most famous role, his incredible voice still lives on thanks to a Ukrainian artificial intelligence startup.
Vader's voice was recreated for the "Obi-Wan Kenobi" series by Lucasfilm and it was the second time they had worked with the company.
The report states that Respeecher used archival soundbites to "clone" Jones' voice for "Obi-Wan Kenobi" and the younger one for "The Book of Boba Fett" Earl Jones still gives guidance on the depiction of his character, according to those who worked on the Disney+ series.
The project's situation was dramatic. During the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the firm and its employees put the finishing touches on the Earl Jones voice clone as air raid sirens blared outside their home offices.
I don't know why I did it. Belyaev mused to Vanity Fair about his work. I have been a fan of Star Wars since I was a child.
It's not the first time that artificial intelligence has been used to recreate a movie star's voice, and most certainly won't be the last.
Darth Vader's voice was mangled from war-torn Ukraine.
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