The AI (Ukrainian AI, no less) is strong with this one
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James Earl Jones is the voice behind legendary Star Wars' villain Darth Vader, but it seems the 91-year-old has finally hung up his helmet.
"...For future Star Wars projects, Jones has reportedly granted permission for Disney and Lucasfilm to use artificial intelligence and archival recordings to recreate his voice...
...Jones's family told Wood how pleased they were with the finished product by Ukrainian-based voice cloning company Respeecher.
Respeecher previously worked with Lucasfilm to create the voice of a young Luke Skywalker for another Disney+ series, The Book of Boba Fett.
[sound supervising editor Matthew] Wood told Vanity Fair that working during the Russian invasion had been challenging for the team in Kyiv but their attitude was: "Let's work, let's work in the face of this adversity, let's persevere..."
"...For future Star Wars projects, Jones has reportedly granted permission for Disney and Lucasfilm to use artificial intelligence and archival recordings to recreate his voice...
...Jones's family told Wood how pleased they were with the finished product by Ukrainian-based voice cloning company Respeecher.
Respeecher previously worked with Lucasfilm to create the voice of a young Luke Skywalker for another Disney+ series, The Book of Boba Fett.
[sound supervising editor Matthew] Wood told Vanity Fair that working during the Russian invasion had been challenging for the team in Kyiv but their attitude was: "Let's work, let's work in the face of this adversity, let's persevere..."
