Death Star Conference #3
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I actually think Prowse is a cool guy and I do feel bad about him getting overlooked by fame and fortune. Here’s what Luke’s dad should REALLY have looked like.
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Actually there were a lot of different people who’ve played Vader- all the combat was done by Bob Anderson. Prowse just did all the walking around, talking etc (yeah, he actually spoke the lines, they were changed later.)
David Prowse was still the main actor for Vader along with James Earl Jones with a 50/50 share of the personality via the voice acting. The mannerism are still Prowse’s. Also, what you say about Bob Anderson is not entirely true. David Prowse at least did some of the rehearsals. The stunt coordinator, not Bob Anderson, developed the two handed fighting style for the Obi Wan / Vader fight. So, Prowse was at least involved in the early days of the fight scenes, just perhaps not by Empire Strikes Back.
Prowse vs Vader
So, I wasn’t talking out my ass after all. 😉
-Don’t worry, Peter, we’ll give your friend Chris a role sooner or later.
-Do you think so, George? His words were “What the heck is a Grand Moff and what kind of name is Tarkin?”
-Anyway, I swear he will play a villainous Count in the Star Wars Universe.
-Yes, Count Dracoo. Suuure.
Yeah, David Prowse got shafted by Lucasfilm over a small misdemeanor. I don’t remember what he spoiled for ROTJ if anything. All well, Prowse still get’s the love and admiration he deserves at conventions.
Considering how Portman ended up, apparently Lucas’ standards have slipped a bit.
(That email is a real email address. I just adopted it because every site wanted an email and few of them had an actual reason other than spam to want an email.)
*KHOOOOOOOOO…* [weeping] *BREHHHHHHH…*
You can always see David Prowse’s work in the original Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy BBC TV series.
His transgression was that he allegedly leaked news of Vader’s death in RotJ to the press. Some say this is the reason Shaw was used for the Vader reveal instead of Prowse. Other reports were simply that Prowse’s real voice was just not workable and I guess they didn’t want to try to overdub him. I’m sure it’s some combination of factors.
He’s also annoyed the crap out of Lucas over residuals getting himself banned from official Star Wars fan conventions. Maybe Disney will reverse that.