After decades of serving as the voice of Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” film franchise, James Earl Jones is handing his duties over to technology. According to NBC News, the renowned actor has officially signed off on archival voice recordings, a system being used by beginner filmmakers who are planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to recreate Jones’ younger voice from the franchise’s previous films. The Voice of Cinema’s greatest villain, James Earl Jones, has officially retired from voicing Darth Vader For the rest of my life, I will always love James Earl Jones for what he gave to Star Wars and my life. #WeLoveYouJames pic.twitter.com/m2kmLL0lqS — Okiro (@TheFirstOkiro) September 24, 2022