Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Real Darth Vader







David Prowse, a bodybuilder, was the original BODY for Darth Vader. James Earl Jones, of course, was the voice. But everyone knows that! David Prowse, whodathunk.




"Lucas claimes he wanted a "darker voice" (Lucas has stated that Darth Vader had to have a deep, reverberating voice) that Prowse could not provide and never intended to use Prowse's voice. In the 2004 documentary, Empire of Dreams, actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia Organa in the original trilogy films, quipped that they nicknamed Prowse "Darth Farmer" because of his intimidating West Country accent."

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