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Star Wars Fans Are Wondering If James Earl Jones Will Return In Obi-Wan Show

Lucasfilm recently announced that Hayden Christensen will reprise his role as Darth Vader in the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi show on Disney+, though fans are wondering if the actor will also end up voicing the character as well. After all, James Earl Jones has been the voice of the sinister villain ever since he first appeared on our screens back in 1977, so how will this dynamic play out?

Lucasfilm recently announced that Hayden Christensen will reprise his role as Darth Vader in the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi show on Disney+, though fans are wondering if the actor will also end up voicing the character as well. After all, James Earl Jones has been the voice of the sinister villain ever since he first appeared on our screens back in 1977, so how will this dynamic play out?

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Among concerns that the return of Vader and his rematch with Obi-Wan could diminish their final confrontation in A New Hope, some people are speculating about the kind of role Christensen will play in the live-action series. Since the events of the narrative are taking place 10 years after Revenge of the Sith, the big bad will be appearing in his iconic robotic suit. So, the question is: how will the Prequel Trilogy actor be involved in the project?

A prominent theory is that there’ll be flashback sequences depicting the days of the Galactic Republic and the Clone Wars, where Anakin and Obi-Wan fought side by side against the Separatist Army for three years. If that’s the case, then, can we actually expect James Earl Jones to return as the voice of Vader when the Dark Lord decides to go hunting for his former master? Well, we’ve yet to hear anything from Lucasfilm on the matter, which has concerned a lot of fans, and here are just some of the reactions going around social media:

It’s difficult to imagine Hayden’s voice over Darth Vader. Though if the villain ends up taking his helmet off, we can expect the actor to talk without needing the apparatus. Then again, that’s something we’ve hardly seen him do, if ever, in the Original Trilogy. As such, it’ll be interesting to learn how the Obi-Wan Kenobi team will tackle this issue when it debuts in 2022.