Darth Vader, said “I am your father” and changed the galaxies. Clarin Image File
james earl jones recounted how he was included in the first film of starwarsplus a modest $ 7,000 salary in exchange for portraying the iconic villain Darth Vader.
The man, an eminence who already has a theater with a name, said that and other things in an interview with American Film Institute.
Don James has 91 years old. He is an actor with a long career with great success at the box office either lending his voice or acting, as, certainly, starwars, The lion kingThe Lion King II: Simba’s Pride, The Lion Guard, Conan the Barbarian, A Prince in New York, The Field of Dreams, The Hunt for Red October o Patriot Games.
James Eral Jones. 91 years and a successful career. Clarin Image File
“george lucasthe director, like, forgive the expression, a dark voiceJones talked about the well -known filmmaker’s plans for the iconic film in 1977. “So he took a guy who was born in Mississippi, grew up in Michigan, na nauutal. And that’s the voice. That is me”.
Speaking about the sad cachet paid to him to give voice to the bad leader of all bad fiction polls, Jones released the treble clef: “I’m lucky to have all the supposed disadvantages for a job that pays $ 7,000! And I thought it was good money. And I have to be the voice in a movie. “
In the same interview, Jones said that when he returned to The Empire is backthe second film of starwars premiered in 1980, he planned to offer a more “nuanced” vocal performance.
May the forces be with you. Darth Vader and George Lucas. Photo by AP
“George Lucas said, ‘We don’t know what we did right, so let’s try what we did.’ Naturally, he wanted to make Darth Vader more interesting, more subtle, more psychologically oriented, ”Jones said. “And he completed: ‘No, no. What we discovered is you have to keep your voice an inflection without nuances because he is not really human.
Jones, the legend is pending, if he cared about her life, it was his voice. So he returned to his vocal role as Darth Vader in 2016 with Star Wars: Rogue One.
A theater with his name on it
Today, the Cort Theater, originally named after businessman John Cort and opened in 1912, now has the actor’s name. james earl joneswho performed there on his arrival on Broadway … 74 years ago!
Thirty years after the first “Star Wars”, directors George Lucas and James Earl Jones, in 2007, met again. Photo by AP
Born in Mississippi and recognized as part of a select club of those who have reached the range of awards Emmy, Grammy and Tony (He was nominated for an Oscar, for the great white hope), now their name has appeared in a theater where they debuted jane fonda Y Grace Kellyamong other stars.
“The Shubert Organization is incredibly honored to put James, an icon in the theater community, the black community and the American community, forever in the attention of Broadway, ”said Robert Wankel, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Shubert, who owns owns several rooms in New York.
Jones began his career back and forth at the Ramsdell Theater in Manistee, Michigan. That happened in 1955, where he played the role of actor and director, and made his debut OthelloThe tragedy of Shakespeare.
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