Forget the power, AI brings the iconic Darth Father voice of the late James Earl Jones to Fortnite
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Disney and Epic have confirmed that the iconic voice of Darth Vader will come FortniteThanks to the power of AI.
Darth Vader, one of Star Wars‘The most famous characters, was expressed by actor James Earl Jones, who died last year at the age of 93. From today, fans of a galaxy can hear his voice again far away … in Fortnite.
In one Blog postEpic Games confirmed that the AI voice of Jones will appear in Fortnite and that the company “is honored to give the voice of the late Mr. Jones, and we thank his legacy for the possibility of making this happen for players.”
There is also a quote from the actor’s family: “James Earl thought that Darth Vader’s voice was inseparable from Star Wars’s story, and he always wanted fans of all ages to continue to experience it. We hope that this collaboration with Fortnite could share both old fans of Darth Vader and newer generations in the pleasure of this iconic personage.”
The new Darth Vaderoog was made by Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash model and the audio through the Flash V2.5 model of Elflabs. Fortnite players can talk to Darth Vader in-game and recruit the Star Wars villain to win a victory Royale.
Darth Vader returns
There has been a constant debate about the use of AI to bring the parable of a deceased actor to life. Jones, who is not only famous for his role as Darth Vader, but also as Mufasa in Disney’s The Lion King, drew about the rights to his archive voice, who collaborated with the Ukrainian company, Respeater.
You may have heard of Respeeer before, because the company’s software was used to Improve the Hungarian dialect in Oscar nominated the brutalistic Earlier this year.
This cooperation will be examined if the debate whether or not we should keep the similarities of actors alive after their passing anger. That said, Disney and Epic Games, in addition to the family of Jones, are clear that they have recreated his voice in the most tasteful way.
In the announcement of the collaboration said Disney and Epic: “Epic Games and Disney worked together to carefully develop this innovative function with a strong focus on transparency, permission and safety – so that makers, Disney IP and players are protected in interactive experiences.”
So, whether you like it or not, you can chat this weekend with Darth Vader in Fortnite, although you have to be more than 13 because your data is sent to Gemini to generate a response.
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