Not only was it recently announced that Darth Vader will be back in Rogue One, we also got some fun info about the voice actor. James Earl Jones is going to be back. While it’s 19 years after the events of Revenge of the Sith, Vader won’t be the same type of threat that we saw in A New Hope. This animated series Star Wars Rebels. 28h4c
According to executive producer Kathleen Kennedy, as said to Entertainment Weekly: “He will be in the movie sparingly. But at a key, strategic moment, he’s going to loom large.”
According to director Gareth Edwards, the Vader that will appear in the standalone film will be more of a mythical threat than an all-powerful leader.
“Within the Rebellion, it’s not commonly spoken about,” Edwards says about Vader’s presence. “Within the Empire, there is the culture of knowing of the existence of Darth Vader. There’s definitely an underlying feeling that there is a power – a dark power – available to the Empire and that if you overstep your mark, you will suffer the consequences.”
In whatever capacity we see Vader, it will year.
