Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Trailer

[Warham]

Originally posted by Cathedral
Nope, sorry, but that is James Earl Jones doing the voice of Vader, not Hayden Christensen.

Jones was on a talk show a few months back talking about returning to the SW films at Lucas request.
He did not elaborate much at the time because he hadn't been given a script to study at that point.

James Earl Jones IS Darth Vader in my opinion...anything less would be, well, less? lmmfao.
Don't believe me?
Check the link below and he is credited with the part.


Man, I got goose pimples from that trailer big time.

It's gonna freakin kick ass for sure.
James Earl Jones

Actually, according to theforce.net, James was recently asked at some event if he was called in by Lucas yet, and he said no.

Also, if you listen to that clip, it sounds eerily similar to Hayden Christensen saying 'Yes Master' in Episode II to Obi Wan. Methinks it's his voice that has been altered.

[Warham]

EP3: James Earl Jones Talks Episode III
Sun, Oct 31, 04 11:31:38 AM EST

James Earl Jones has yet to record his voice for 'Revenge of the Sith'. Shawn, who recently caught up with him in a play tells us:
James Earl Jones was in Wilmington, Delaware for a performance of On Golden Pond (October 28th, 2004).
He was great in the lead role of Norman Thayer. I was able to hang back after the performance to meet him. He was very nice, signed my program and took a picture with me and my wife.

I asked him if George called him for any voice work yet for Ep 3. He said not yet.

[Cathedral]

Well, Jones is credited with the film, and it's in post production. So maybe he is doing it now?

But whats in the Trailer is clearly Jones.

[Mezro]

Originally posted by Warham
Also, if you listen to that clip, it sounds eerily similar to Hayden Christensen saying 'Yes Master' in Episode II to Obi Wan. Methinks it's his voice that has been altered.

I agree with you Warham...it sounds like Hayden.

Mezro...anybody wanna buy a death stick...

[Cathedral]

Originally posted by Mezro
I agree with you Warham...it sounds like Hayden.

Mezro...anybody wanna buy a death stick...

You don't want to sell me death sticks, you want to go home and re-think your life.

[Cathedral]

Oh, and does it make sense that if James Earl Jones is signed on, and putting this film on his resume, that Hayden would be doing a Darth Vader voice?

The logic just doesn't support the idea that Hayden is the voice of Vader in that trailer.

Y'all are smokin some good stuff or something.

[Warham]

Not really. The voice really doesn't sound like James Earl Jones voice.

The voice sounds higher than the voice heard in the original trilogy.

Why wouldn't logic support that it's Hayden? Hayden is the one strapped down on the table in that suit.

With digital technology, I'm sure it's quite easy to manipulate his voice to sound like James Earl Jones.

[Vinnie Velvet]

First and foremost, its just a TRAILER.

James Earl Jones has always put in his Vader voice-over in POST-PRODUCTION.

Now that everyone has the original trilogy DVDs, you can see that none of Vader's lines were heard in any of the 'teaser' trailers.

That's because JEJ had yet to supply his voice.

But in Episode III's case, hearing Vader in the teaser was a must from a marketing standpoint.

So, as David Prowse did in the OT, Hayden spoke the Vader lines through the mask when filming. And with some tinkering and techno-savyness, they altered his voice to make it sound like JEJ vader as best they could.

Afterall, it was only one line anyway. Just enough for the effect to get everyone pumped up for ROTS.

Don't worry. VADER will be heard loud and clear next spring!

[bighank66]

Just watched it again--Looks great so far

I can't wait!