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‘I’m Stronger Than I Think’:
James Earl Jones Takes A Final Bow In His Role As Darth Vadar
Kid Cudi’s Tenth Album
Marks A New Era
It’s the end of an era for a voice we know and love. James Earl Jones who per- haps has the most recognized voice in all of film history has decidedly stepped down from his role as Darth Vadar after 40 years.
According to Vanity Fair, Jones has taken the first steps into retirement by signing over the rights to his voice to film- makers using AI technology. Matthew Wood of Lucasfilm shared that the actor’s desire is
to “keep Vadar alive.”
“He had mentioned he was
looking into winding down this particular character,” Wood told Vanity Fair. “So how do we move forward?”
Jones has carried the char- acter since his 1977 debut in the Star Wars film, and has continued to voice Vadar on both the big and small screens. He has also most recently voiced the character on the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+.
Earlier this year, Kid Cudi’s debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi became available on streaming platforms—just a few days shy of its 14th an- niversary. “I think it was a great reminder for people. It’s a celebration for what me, Plain Pat, Emile, and Dot Da Genius created early on,” Cudi said over the phone in an interview with Rolling Stone this week. “We set out to do something important. We wanted to change the game. We wanted to change how people approach making music. And we did that.”
Now, he’s preparing to drop his 10th studio album Enter- galactic, set to be released on September 30th. For Cudi, the project represents a mo- ment of resounding personal growth. At 38, the rapper born
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Scott Mescudi seems to be approaching an almost divine sense of equanimity. “I never imagined I would have this many albums. So right now I feel extremely blessed to be able to do what I’m doing at this stage in my career.”
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Debuts New Empire Magazine Covers
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has some brand new covers from Empire Magazine. Fans get a much better look at Queen Ramonda and Namor. Shuri is front and center like she has been in most of the marketing materi- als. Of special interest to read- ers might be the Sub-Mariner's headdress. The costume de- sign for the Talocan people is going to be something to be- hold. Marvel Studios has kept the details of this movie very close to the vest. All we know about the movie is that people want Wakanda's vibranium and they're willing to go to ex-
traordinary measures to se- cure some for themselves. Namor figures to loom large in this entry and ahead in the MCU. The trailer shown at D23 Expo also featured Wakanda's queen taking charge during the moment of crisis as well. It feels like an epic conclusion to Phase 4 is coming up in November
Letitia Wright talked about trying to honor Chad- wick Boseman's legacy with this film. "It was hard for me to imagine being on set with- out my brother. It was some- thing I was battling for months," Wright shared.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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