David Prowse, who played the evil Darth Vader (although the character was voiced by James Earl Jones), and Kenny Baker, who portrayed R2-D2, had been friends for years prior to appearing in Star Wars together - their first meeting had been at a bowling alley in Bristol, England. While ...
Known for voicing Darth Vader in Star Wars, as well as Mufasa in The Lion King, James Earl Jones is one of the great actors in American cinema. His live-action roles in Conan the Barbarian, Coming to America, and Field of Dreams are second to none, and one can't forget the part he...
making his film acting debut in Stanley Kubrick's black comedyDr. Strangelove. And while he has excelled in countless parts over the years, his most iconic one is his voice role as Darth Vader in 1977'sStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, which he later reprised in several productions ...
He could, however, be a Jedi apprentice who has gone bad (or goes bad during the first movie) in something that reflects the way Obi Wan originally described Darth Vader in ANH, back when he hadn’t yet been turned into Luke’s father. Either way, a baddie for sure. John Boyega –...
who plays Franklin Murray, a late night comedian in the Carson vein. It also is a notable tribute to De Niro’s work inThe King of Comedy. A gruesome portrait of entitled rage, Phoenix’s Joker is scarily closer to our real world monsters than Nolan’s supernaturally brilliant an...
struggle against the Galactic Empire, he is the twin brother of Rebellion leader Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan, a friend of mercenary Han Solo, an apprentice to Jedi Master Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi, and the son of fallen Jedi Darth Vader and Queen of Naboo/Republic Senator Padmé Amidala. ...
“he embraces this nemesis role that he inhabits. he’s the dark star circling around the outer rim of the solar system. he's darth vader breathing heavily into your phone. he wants people to be enraged and flipping out and tearing their hair and completely losing their minds. and he ...
Take a look back at the stars whose light burned out in 2020, but still shines on in the legacies they've left behind.
James Earl Jones, the voice of two of the most iconic movie characters of all time, Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King, does not have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The iconic actor has an honorary Academy Award but no star. 7 George Clooney Another mind-...
To his credit, the plays he made before he got famous were also pretty damn good, but now he’s just a victim of selling out. Selling out doesn’t mean making money; it means trading in your talent for making a quick buck. There has been no effort put into the man’s work in ...