The Force Is Still With James Earl Jones

Posted Monday, October 14, 2002 at 4:23 PM Central

by John Couture

Even though it's been over 20 years since James Earl Jones spoke the immortal words "Luke, I am your father," Jones is set to reprise his voice duty one more time. While George Lucas has hinted that Jones' raspy voice might make a comeback in recent months, Jones confirmed it last week.

He went on to say that when Hayden Christensen finally completes the transition to Darth Vader, it will be his familiar voice behind the mask. Although, he also cautioned about getting hopes set too high because Anakin doesn't don the mask until the last five minutes of the movie.