Darth Vader Now Voiced by Artificial Intelligence

Darth Vader, the villain of the Star Wars franchise, is now voiced by artificial intelligence after the retirement of actor James Earl Jones. Jones, who is 91 years old, has voiced the helmeted menace since 1977's Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (originally titled Star Wars). His voice as Darth Vader was last heard in the 2019 film The Rise of Skywalker. The space opera will now use an AI replication of Jones's voice, created by Ukrainian start-up Respeecher. The voice was first heard in the show Obi Wan Kenobi.