They had permission to use an AI trained on James Earl Jones’s Darth Vader voice granted by his estate, SAG is pissed they used it instead of hiring someone to imitate it.
If JEJ granted voice rights, then that’s peachy. Nobody owes someone else that job. Sounds like JEJ locked it down.
The idea that actors are required to be hired is kind of nonsense. Every industry has had to deal with less people required to produce the same amount of output. At this point, JEJ voice of Darth Vader IS Darth Vader. I can understand the studio wanting to retain that. Replacing voice actors is often jarring for the viewer.
Yeah replacing voice actors is super annoying. Everytime i rewatch atla and we get to the final season it bothers me. they had to replace iroh’s voice actor it sounds so bad and forced.
They had permission to use an AI trained on James Earl Jones’s Darth Vader voice granted by his estate, SAG is pissed they used it instead of hiring someone to imitate it.
If JEJ granted voice rights, then that’s peachy. Nobody owes someone else that job. Sounds like JEJ locked it down.
The idea that actors are required to be hired is kind of nonsense. Every industry has had to deal with less people required to produce the same amount of output. At this point, JEJ voice of Darth Vader IS Darth Vader. I can understand the studio wanting to retain that. Replacing voice actors is often jarring for the viewer.
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JEJ is dead, dude. His estate cut a deal with epic.
As is their right. His estate, or him personally, doesn’t matter.
I hope his estate gets kickbacks from his likeness being used.
Yeah replacing voice actors is super annoying. Everytime i rewatch atla and we get to the final season it bothers me. they had to replace iroh’s voice actor it sounds so bad and forced.