Darth Vader behind the scenes (1977-2022) | On the set of Star Wars

[@ethane-dawgwenger4207]

James Earl Jones is legendary. You can't replace him to be the voice of Darth Vader for any other Star Wars related product.

[@beanbag9696]

Ok

[@rinaticson390]

Amen

[@SlyCooper1920]

@@rinaticson390 don't forget he also the voice of Mufasa

[@mczmgamingthings9249]

Truth, but, sadly, we are going to have to accept second best. He's gotten old and wishes to retire...and has, from doing Vader. Can't blame him. He did offer a ton of material for future use, and his voice can be AI replicated for use to give Vader life again. It may not be perfect, but it is the best we can have, now.

[@ethane-dawgwenger4207]

@@mczmgamingthings9249 I meant with another actor. A.I.'s are different as they will basically copy his voice.

[@shanmantv]

With all due respect to Sebastian Shaw, I wish they let David Prouse play Vader when Luke takes his mask off. I think it would've been a great tribute to how he played vader physically throughout the OT. Also, it would've worked out bc I think he looks more like Hayden Christensen than Sebastian Shaw does

[@SBNEnter]

Agree. But as you know, there was a conflict between Prowse and Lucas. That s why David wasn't in the unmasking scene.

[@mikecobalt7005]

I've always thought this myself.

[@nathans3241]

I totally agree. David Prowse should have played Darth Vader unmasked. I recently read an article mentioning that George Lucas refused to let Prowse play Vader unmasked because Prowse supposedly was all over Lucas about wanting to be Vader unmasked. Apparently, Lucas got fed up with him and got another actor, which I feel was a huge mistake, thus disappointing many Star Wars fans.

[@mendezfocus]

Lucas don't care

[@JTZ3101]

The only problem with this is that Sebastian (sort of) sounded like vader where as prowse sounded nothing like him.

[@pabloataniya7881]

I think that Darth Vader character is eternal and timeless because of his armour and anyone could play it. But James Earl Jones voice is unique. No one can beat him.

[@StephenKershaw1]

agreed... there was no real reason to keep using Prowse... however, 1/2 of Empire was multiple actors playing Vader

[@moonwalkerkop4479]

@@StephenKershaw1 The remastered version also has another actor for the added shots

[@LauraLopez-ik2qc]

David prouse caminaba de un modo especial, súper elegante y magestuoso, no cualquiera camina así

[@jossym]

Bit harsh on Dave Prowse, that. All the mannerisms we're familiar with Vader came from Prowse, not Lucas. He was given very little direction as to how Vader should move, so he incorporated a lot of the exaggerated moves he'd learned as a body builder such as the abrupt turns, clenched fists, thumbs in his belt when standing still etc. Vader was the best of 3 people's brilliance - Jones, Prowse and Burtt who came up with the sound.

[@pmoris4405]

Poor David Prowse.. he lived his post Star Wars life in extreme bitterness because of the total lack of recognition of his role in the saga. Never got over Lucas’ decisions.

[@DavidRLentz]

George had not paid him the bonuses he had the other cast. A multi-billionaire denying a working man his paycheck? Keep in mind that Mr. Prowse never had any true fame; this income was a significant element of his livelihood.

[@gmar7836]

Shame on George Lucas. He was a Prat and a cheap one

[@DavidRLentz]

I emphatically agree! Mr. Lucas had accused Mr. Prowse of essentially leaking spoilers. This despite the producer's specious dialogue in the script, expressly to obviate such a possibility. All this over Mr. Prowse's glib, off- the-cuff remark to the press obliquely referring to story content he could not have known. At 3:03, the narrator says that the swordsman and stunt double Bob Anderson replaced Mr. Prowse for the lightsaber combat scenes in the second and third episodes, and all the second half of Return of the Jedi (1983, 20th Century-Fox, Richard Marquand, John Williams). I heard differently. In the scene where Lord Vader, shortly following his defeat to Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), threw Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) down the elevator shaft, Mr. Anderson, a tall, thin fellow, lacked the strength to work the stunt. Mr. Prowse, on the set and in costume, offered to play the scene, despite a sprained knee. He completed the shot in one take, even to raising the Sith Lord over his head with both arms!

[@StephenKershaw1]

@@DavidRLentz you're wrong.... Prowse got his royalties, but he wasn't much more than a stunt man... and yes, he was extremely famous in UK for the Green Cross super hero his wealth comeasurated his actual accomplishment...Lucas never accused Prowse of that.. it was many of the British crew and fellow actors. Not to mention, Prowse was horrific in the public interviews he gave, filled with racial slurs and inaccurate details.

[@DavidRLentz]

@@StephenKershaw1 , please cite your sources for corroboration in my essay writing. In my conversations with Mr. Prowse, I saw none of what you depict of him. Toward me, he was the quintessential polite British gentleman. And very gracious toward this gangly, long-legged visibly misshapen, pasty, bookish, extroverted, garrulous nerd half his size. My sole corroboration of these encounters has passed.

[@JYDY-if5rf]

James earl jones as darth vader

[@MsBerries25]

Darth Vader is the best villain in screen history, imho. David Prowse's legacy will go on; he's the reason why this iconic character lives. It's not easy emoting with only body language, and his presence was intimidating .... a 6'7" bodybuilder (who, fun fact, was Christopher Reeve's personal trainer to bull him up for the Superman movie). For all his hard work, he was robbed by GL in 1) not being told he'd be dubbed and 2) not allowing him to reveal his own face in ROTJ. But I'm not bitter lol RIP Mr. David Prowse!! The One And Only Lord Vader

[@MsBerries25]

*bulk

[@francoisregis2155]

For having myself a Darth Vader suit it sure is heavy thought sometimes if you are outside but the fun to see people reactions is priceless

[@gmar7836]

Hey did you wear it at a nightclub in Los Angeles once? I think I saw you

[@francoisregis2155]

Never been there I live in Canada 😁

[@pedroluis1736]

hayden was so good in kenobi, amazing

[@ryanhassler7038]

2:56 This actually looks much cooler than Vader wearing the mask.

[@willfanofmanyii3751]

Looks just like Anakin's Clone Wars armor.

[@redalert923]

😂I feel so sorry for Hayden when he can’t use the bathroom in Vader suit

[@sdrewe99]

Well he can but things would get messy.

[@mythenmetzermewtufreund128]

I feel sorry for Anthony Daniels. In his first Threepio Costume he couldn't even sit down!

[@rinaticson390]

🤣🤣

[@johnpeace971]

@@sdrewe99 If he did, just once, that suit would've been modified very quickly

[@frankbrugge5375]

2:29 Vader is not German... Vater is Deutsch, Vader is Dutch (Netherlands)

[@caligulathegod]

I don't think it's either. It's just short for "Invader". Just like Darth "Insidious".

[@LOGICAL-JAY]

@@caligulathegod exactly 💯...

[@kellymulderino7156]

always wondered how the inside of vadars mask smelled

[@tbd-1]

Like feet wrapped in leathery burnt bacon.

[@francoisregis2155]

Well depend in my mask I once chewed grape bubble gum so it smelled like grapes 😂😂😂

[@kevincalgta]

It is so nice to see that Hayden Christensen would reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader filling in the shoes that David Prowse left behind as the iconic dark Lord of the Sith even though James Earl Jones retired these people are still the ones that brought the dark Lord of the Sith to life I really hope that one day Disney visit the old republic era bringing dark Lord of the Sith such as Reven or Darth bane to life I would really love to see Darth bane in his or burlesque armor

[@darthqui-gon5986]

Some excellent behind the scenes and photos that I've never seen before great video

[@SBNEnter]

Thank you!

[@mikecobalt7005]

Vader has always been a very complicated character, 1 The Voice ofcourse, 2 Vader in any Action scene is likely not always going to be Easy (Hayden needs to eat his Wheaties), 3Prowses gait and gestures are unique, Vader walks with a purpose but never looks rushed, He gestures with a natural authority (RO wasn't right with that) but never looks like he's "Over Trying". Getting Vader right could be maddening, so much is nuanced and natural, other people (Or machines) unaccustomed likely will need takes and takes and takes with alot of watching the scene and/or listening, comparing that to original and deciding "close enough or not.

[@gmar7836]

It makes total sense to have James Earl Jones do the voice of Darth Vader dubbed over David’s. No disrespect to David Prowse but when you hear him speak with his British accent it just doesn’t really sell the character

[@iamchrispaezjr]

Nothing will ever replace the iconic voice of James Earl Jones. Not even Reespecher. But I have to massively respect the Ukrainian company for bringing the voice of Vader for Kenobi on the eve of the Russian-Ukrainian war

[@oswald1068]

David Prowse! To me, the one and only Dart Vader in the galaxy!

[@stevelee4653]

all these films are exciting. and fun to watch!

[@savanaashleigh626]

I had no idea so many actors took part in playing Vader. I feel bad for the men who never got any real recognition.

[@oufc29]

I want to know how He went to the toliet while wearing the suit did he wear a adult nappy ?

[@SBNEnter]

He had to drink less water

[@DavidRLentz]

EDITED FOR ERROR At 1:54, the narrator tells us that the mask needed padding. A few years past, I saw Mr. Prowse say in an interview that the costume, helmet, and mask fit snugly because the fabricators expressly had tailored it to his tall, robust frame, and his head and face.

[@mdonoCFC]

The James Earl Jones voice was a masterclass from Lucas

[@SBNEnter]

Indeed

[@klausfleishacker4756]

4:36 "those rummors turned out to be felse" Where are you from, narrator?

[@SBNEnter]

False, not felse

[@SBNEnter]

From Europe

[@leatherneck7501]

I got to meet Dave Prowse back in 2009 here in Alabama at the Fright Factory. He was so AWESOME. Got to spend both nights with Him .

[@Jailoyal1]

You are the Man✊✊✊

[@SBNEnter]

Hello there

[@myronstokes5585]

I really like this video. I wanna know more about the Darth Vader film set makeup designs so that when I make Star Wars movies one day I can be prepared familiar with filmmaking.

[@SBNEnter]

I have other videos about making of Star Wars

[@BLexl]

Vader is def not German for 'father'. In spelling it's Dutch, but the pronouciation is not ['veidər], but more like English father

[@KunyeeYT]

No but Vater is. Just change the D and you get Vader.

[@NintendoRetroChannel]

You talk to fast for people to process and feel what your saying I had to set the speed to .75

[@tomascheckosky2403]

And he sounds like Borat. Very annoying

[@mdonoCFC]

Great video, shame they totally messed up the last 3 movies..

[@ethane-dawgwenger4207]

Vater is father in German.

[@frankbrugge5375]

Vader is father in Dutch, his name is Dutch

[@ethane-dawgwenger4207]

@@frankbrugge5375 Darth Dutch 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@beatricesanfilippo6925]

I like his laugh at the beginning

[@SBNEnter]

That's nice :)

[@Delerane]

The name "Vader" does NOT come from father in dutch ! As you said it just before, he originally was NOT Luke's father. It probably comes from "Invader" because Vader first appearance is when the Empire invades the Tantive IV (such as "Sidious" comes from "Insidious", describing how he became the Emperor).

[@SBNEnter]

No. Vader is "father" in Dutch. Check out in google.

[@Delerane]

@@SBNEnter Of course it's father in Dutch ! (Well, that's what I wrote). But Darth Vader was not named Vader because of this ! It's wrong. You misunderstood my commentary. I'm explaining that Vader was not named Vader because of this. But yes, Vader means father in Dutch. But it's not the reaon why he was called Vader.

[@SBNEnter]

I didn't say that Vader was named because of this. Just in case.

[@Delerane]

@@SBNEnter 2:31 "And Vader is the Dutch and German word for "father".", just after you've said "Darth Vader's name cames from the following". The resemblance is just a coincidence. He was NOT named because of those Dutch or German word.

[@nathanaelmini2595]

The British David Prowse is the human who plays Anakin Skywalker alias Vader in the episodes 4 and 5 and 6.

[@johnbleakley4125]

I thought John Mollo did the costume designs for Darth Vader in the original movie? I know Ralph Mcquarrie did the conceptual artwork

[@Mullet-ZubazPants]

3:03 Bob Anderson looks like Harry Dean Stanton. I'm trying to envision Harry Dean Stanton as Darth Vader ... nope, can't do it

[@StephenLuke]

Have you heard of a respeecher?

[@SBNEnter]

No

[@allancallaghan6097]

@@SBNEnter you should

[@StephenLuke]

@@SBNEnter A respeecher is a remarkable tool for sound editors. It delivers very high-fidelity recreations of a target voice, with transparent performance-matching of its source. It blows text-to-speech out of the water!

[@crazyralph6386]

Prowse will always be my fav

[@outpost31737]

Hilarious that Prowse demanded that they use his voice.

[@AugustusRex-nk8ze]

My god what an annoying speaker. I had to mute the sound and watch it with subtitles.

[@SBNEnter]

Ok. At least you found the way 😉

[@heraldhermes879]

I get David's feelings but when he heard JEJ he must have thought, at least to himself, "Oh yea, that's waaay better"

[@SBNEnter]

Much better

[@Concreteowl]

I hate that people use the on set footage to mock Prowse's accent. He was an actor. On set he would be shouting through the mask. So the other actors could understand their cues. If he was brought back to foley his lines he would have acted and as an actor he would have probably ditched his Bristol accent. His voice would doubtlessly have been altered in the same way that JEJ's was too. I agree JEJ's voice works best but they could have told him before hand. Similarly Peter Serafinowicz had to buy his own ticket to see the Phantom Menace and only found out his voice had been replaced in the Solo movie when he took his children to see it.

[@SBNEnter]

JEJ is much beter than Prowse. That's it.

[@Concreteowl]

@@SBNEnter no its more than that. People keep showing his on set footage as justification. How could David possibly play Vader? He could have. Would he have been better as the voice? Probably not. Would he have worked? Certainly. He was treated very badly. And there is a pattern there.

[@doom21100]

When Darth Vader saves Luke, is Prowse under the suit?

[@SBNEnter]

No

[@frydaynightlive]

Vader isn`t the german word for father, its vater

[@SBNEnter]

Ok, thanks 😊

[@jamessullivan4391]

What are rummers?

[@SBNEnter]

Rumors

[@AtomicPunk1995]

“Those rumours happened to be FAAYLLSEE”.

[@p0ttbitz247]

4:36 “Failse”?

[@SBNEnter]

"false"

[@p0ttbitz247]

@@SBNEnter idk man. I heard “Failse”.

[@SBNEnter]

Whatever

[@mrcydonia]

@@p0ttbitz247 How many languages can you speak?

[@ronyg.4942]

Are you sure it wasn't David Prowse who played the scene where Vader kills the emperor? I don't think it was Anderson.

[@SBNEnter]

David wasn't in that scene. He said it in an enterview. There was another stuntman.

[@ginoserrano6408]

Excelente!

[@AJsk8erman]

Vader is not Father in German. Its Swedish

[@SBNEnter]

Are you sure?

[@stiepx]

@@SBNEnter in German Father is "Vater" not "Vader". I'm not so sure about Swedish though. I think i may be "fader" bot not "Vader". To me Vader may be related with word "Invader", and that makes some sense.

[@Zerozerozero-m9l]

@@stiepx Pretty sure it's a wordplay on invader. Just like Sidious is a wordplay on insidious and Tyranus is.. well.. Tyrant..

[@user-pk1nh9hh6l]

Vader is the dutch word for father.

[@MarkSF71]

No. Thats not true at all. In Sweden it is spelled 'fader'.

[@kaivincenzigginemeth2789]

Very Interesting! Darth is a Variation of Dark !? So the whole Name means "Dark Father"

[@SBNEnter]

Also "inVader"

[@Geraldholmesjr]

Other site lords have darts in front

[@PossMcLeod]

Great vid! Altho I think you're wrong about where the name Darth Vader came from. I saw a vid a while back where someone said it was actually from a Russian Novel / movie (George Lucas used to watch a lot of those in the 60's and 70's apparently).

[@PossMcLeod]

Just Googled it, the Book/movie "The Andromeda Nebula", and the character who leant his name to Darth Vader was "Darr Veter". Might be worth having a look into, after all, you can't trust the internet anymore than you can trust newspapers these days lol. Lucas has talked a lot about the inspiration he drew from Russian cinema, so I'm inclined to believe it ;)

[@SBNEnter]

'Dar Veter' are russian words which means 'Gift Wind'.

[@Hail_Caesar_15-3]

They replaced prowse’ voice for some one else They should have done the same for you

[@SBNEnter]

But they don't :)

[@LOGICAL-JAY]

STARWARS, EMPIRE STRIKES BACK & RETURN OF THE JEDI are enough for me..I can't get with all the other ones..it gets all confusing and then the nerds/geeks come out to micro manage and break down every damn detail..ex:what they ate that day, was the actor hot, darth vader eyes are a tint red, etc,etc blah blah blah ...lol

[@Thatguy-mw7sz]

4:30 wtf happened to your grammar pronunciation???

[@SBNEnter]

Nothing. Read the subtitles

[@lscales6131]

Too bad Kennedy screwed up stars wars so much now it’s unwatchable.

[@vassa1972]

Loved the original trilogy

[@timhusemann7835]

I'm pretty sure someone wrote this before, but I will not search though the comments: Vader is NOT the German word for father. The German word is Vater. Just a letter difference, but still another word. For Dutch it is correct, but George Lucas already often said this is just a coincidence.

[@SBNEnter]

InVader

[@rhymeandreasoning]

The actors got paid peanuts for what these movies made.

[@trompentertainment5927]

Darth vader name comes from the dutch word vader which is dutch for father. Vater is the German word for father. In the original draft of the movie darth vader was going to be called donker vader which means dark father.

[@jeremydrew1227]

Sources on Donker? I have never heard that in all my years of researching the character.

[@ShannonDoran-z8d]

I fight it disgracefull they didnt let hayden christenesen play darth vader in rogue one

[@SBNEnter]

Maybe because he was too young for Vader in 'Rogue One'

[@Bls-of1ld]

​@@SBNEnternobody would of known

[@Bls-of1ld]

​@@SBNEnterDisney star wars is a joke

[@SBNEnter]

@Bls-of1ld This joke makes a lot of money for Disney.

[@DavidRLentz]

"Vader" does not derive from the German word for "father", which is "Vater", pronounced "FAH•ter" (the letter "e" like "egg").

[@noxo8590]

Prowse couldnt act

[@rimonster1]

n0 br0 vader c0mes fr0m Invader My o is broken xD

[@andysalter7192]

1977 - REAL Star Wars. 2022- Fan fiction made by " not fans ".

[@tomlichnofsky.7048]

May The Force be with us All!! 😎✊👊🍁♈

[@SBNEnter]

Totally agree with you

[@Petercarmo93]

Vader. not Wader.

[@SBNEnter]

Exactly

[@jamesinman1177]

No Dark Father nonsense. George Lucas went to school with a guy whose surname was Vader and thought it sounded cool.

[@SBNEnter]

inVader

[@adriangussolovskiworld9440]

David prowse rip

[@jamievincent4829]

do u know I have met Darth Vader in school and I had a autograph from him he's the one who lives in Rhyl and I bet you guys know him but now his autograph is all picture framed in my bedroom

[@Onn.7]

Na serio w ogóle nie myślę że za głosem jest James Earl

[@sinclairj7492]

Vader definitely doesn’t mean father in German lol Vater does

[@SBNEnter]

Yes, "Vater" means "father" in German.

[@lukasTHEwise]

Vader aint Father in German. Vater is, but thats completely different pronunciation.

[@Trollkowski]

"Vader" isn't the german Word for "Father". xD

[@SBNEnter]

"Vater" means "father" on German.

[@Trollkowski]

@@SBNEnter oh, sorry my bad. Tought you mean "Vader".

[@Trollkowski]

Anyway, nice Video. 😁

[@Disneynurse2024]

Vader is father in dutch/ flemisch to

[@ThomCego]

Vader is not the German Word for father! ❌ Vader ist from dutch 🇳🇱 language and means father... ☝️

[@philward2538]

Star Wars was shot in 1976

[@SBNEnter]

Yes, in 1976, but release in 1977

[@johnpeace971]

Darth Vader's name has nothing to do with the Dutch word for Father. That was a coincidence discovered later. You are perpetuating misinformation by repeating what you heard as fact, you mindless sheep. In fact, like most other names in the series, it is either a word for harm (maul, grevious) or a shortening of a sinister word (Sidious the insidious, Vader the invader)

[@SBNEnter]

It's a fact from imdb

[@bobdobalina2931]

So where did Grand Moff Tarkin come from ?

[@jeremydrew1227]

@@SBNEnter it's not true. Vader and Luke's father were separate entities going all the way into production of ESB. It was a change made during the rewriting of the screen play. The term Vader in dutch meaning father is purely coincidental.

[@JohnDoe-vj2yy]

DUNKLER VATER???????

[@SBNEnter]

What?

[@JohnDoe-vj2yy]

@@SBNEnter SO habe ich es aus dieser "DOKU" entnommen..! "Darth" (dunkler), "Vader" (Vater). SO wurde es auch erzählt! Der Name ist tatsächlich auf die deutsche Sprache zurück zu führen!!!

[@daz7479]

In the return of the jedi when Darth Vader throws Palpatine down the tunnel it was David Prowse (who was a body builder) who lifted and threw him, because Bob Anderson did not have the strength to do it. David Prowse told me and the crowd that at a convention in Honiton years ago. So it is untrue when you say that Dave Prowse was not in the later part of Return of the Jedi.

[@SBNEnter]

It wasn't him. He didn't throw Palpatine in the tunnel. He said it in an enterview. That was a stunt double.

[@Daniel_Swonson]

Блєь ну и акцент братан

[@SBNEnter]

So what

[@Daniel_Swonson]

@@SBNEnter соу подтяни, люди же смотрят

[@MusicIsMyLife-qm4rf]

Rest In Peace James earl

[@SBNEnter]

He is alive

[@MusicIsMyLife-qm4rf]

@@SBNEnter but how?

[@SBNEnter]

What do you mean? He is alive.

[@MusicIsMyLife-qm4rf]

@@SBNEnter why you saying so

[@SBNEnter]

Go to wiki and find out.

[@Molix1981]

The only decent movies, were the first three one's...

[@sfcd4757]

Prowse has a terrible voice..had i been in the room, i would gladly have told him No, your voice doesnt work.. Its horrible...we need a professional voice actor

[@sheridandarkstar8413]

So much of this is wrong, it’s embarrassing.

[@SBNEnter]

You are wrong. It's all true

[@helloscammer]

Disney SW isn't Star Wars.

[@Hamburg08]

This Show was pure Trash

[@SBNEnter]

What show?

[@StephenKershaw1]

the costume was created and designed by John Mollo, a british costume designer....not Ralph McQuarie, although he did draw some early ideas. And the German word for "father" is Vater... not Vader...which is Dutch NOT Duetsch (i.e. German) it's not okay to get so many things inaccurate... this separates the real pros from the youtube wannabes.

[@SBNEnter]

Ок

[@SBNEnter]

John Mollo was given Ralph's sketches of the early Vader's suit and told to get to work.

[@StephenKershaw1]

@@SBNEnter NOPE! but keep on lying and making inaccurate statements.... no wonder you're not successful in life

[@SBNEnter]

It's not about success. It's ok with me. Just search an information accurate. Google will help you.

[@StephenKershaw1]

vaders mask in the prequel looks horrific and the costume was entirely incorrect to the one used in a new hope.... they really blew the continuity

[@ny8956]

I hate the Revenge of the Sith Vader suit. It looks so.....off. The helmet is so large and bulbous, and what little neckpiece there is seems to slide under the shoulderpads....so odd

[@adrianwelch1435]

this guy knows nothing about star wars lol

[@SBNEnter]

Prove it

[@-007-2]

@@SBNEnter - if you are going to be on the internet, you are going to get criticized. Get used to it. I liked the video. Nice work.