Star Wars Director George Lucas arrives for the screening of his film "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" with Darth Vader, in 2005. Even Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2 are set for a return.Īlthough Darth Vader was killed off at the end of the first trilogy, David still believes he could have been involved in some way. It was the best time of my life.”Īfter Lucas sold the movie rights to Disney for £2.66 billion in 2012, original cast members Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford were all signed up. I had 14 years of going around schools and giving talks to children. He was awarded an MBE in 2000 for his association with the character and said: “My best ever job was the Green Cross Code man. He preferred dressing as kids’ superhero the Green Cross Code man for the British road safety campaign which ran between 19. It annoys me intensely but there is nothing I can do about it.”ĭavid even revealed Darth Vader was not his favourite role. “They put the block on me doing the Star Wars convention every year to celebrate the film. “But they forgot to get me to do the dubbing before they went back to America and it was too expensive to fly me out there for the half-dozen or so lines I had, so they got James Earl Jones, who did a wonderful job. Peter Cushing, and David Prowse as Darth Vader in the 1977 film. “It had to be re-recorded as everything was no good. But I did the voice all the way through the movie. “People thought I was upset that my voice was not used. I definitely upset George Lucas at one stage or other and I do feel disappointed about that. David blasted back: “I can’t remember leaking anything. The dialogue was spoken by US actor James Earl Jones.Ĭarrie Fisher, Princess Leia in the movies, has claimed the film’s stars nicknamed him “Darth Farmer” because of his West Country accent.Īnother theory on their fallout was that director Lucas promised David he would remove his mask and be seen at the end of the third movie, Return Of The Jedi, but actor Sebastian Shaw was used instead. It has been claimed David, originally from Bristol but now living in Croydon, South London, was upset because his voice wasn’t used for the original films. Its world premiere is in Los Angeles tomorrow, with the European premiere in London the following day. The first instalment in the new trilogy is one of the most eagerly awaited films in history. He said: “You have no idea where these interviews are going to go and this one found its way on to the documentary. He has claimed he did not know what the interview was for. George Lucas.ĭarth Vader (David Prowse) in a scene from film Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The final straw was believed to be when David appeared in the 2010 anti-Lucas documentary The People vs. He still starred in Return Of The Jedi, the final film of the initial sci-fi trilogy, but in 2010 was banned from official Star Wars conventions when their relationship soured further. So do I have any interest in watching the new movie? No, I don’t.”ĭavid fell out with director Lucas, 71, after he was accused of leaking the crucial plot twist that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker’s father before the release of 1980 sequel The Empire Strikes Back. “Those behind the film cut me out and have continued to ignore me for years. It was Darth Vader people talked about the most, not Harrison Ford or Carrie Fisher. “All I know is that I am one of the film’s best characters. “People ask what went wrong with George Lucas but to be honest, I still don’t really know. “My wife won’t have anything to do with Darth Vader and says Star Wars has been an intrusion into our life. I can barely walk and struggle to even remember what I did yesterday. Instead David, who battles severe memory loss and gets around in a wheelchair after a leg operation, was snapped at a Comic Con fan convention in Wrexham, north Wales, last month earning a living selling autographs for £20 each. He has also been snubbed by film bosses ahead of the release of the seventh movie, which is poised to shatter box office records around the globe, having been tipped to make billions. The 6ft 6in actor has been cut from the Star Wars family despite his crucial role in the original films which turned co-stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher into household names. THE man behind Darth Vader’s mask has revealed he remains furious with Star Wars creator George Lucas.īrit David Prowse, 80, says his health, career and marriage have all suffered since playing the iconic villain in the original blockbuster movie trilogy.Īnd he will refuse to watch the new film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, when it is released this week.ĭavid also revealed that he preferred playing the Green Cross Code man in the long-running road safety campaign - and no longer even owns a Darth Vader mask.
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