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The Brutalist and Emilia Perez’s voice-cloning controversies make AI the new awards season battleground

Two leading contenders for Oscars this year have revealed use of artificial intelligence in the editing suite – will it affect their chances?

The Guardian - UK

Mufasa director Barry Jenkins explains why The Lion King prequel begins with a James Earl Jones tribute: "It was impossible to work on this movie without thinking of him"

Exclusive: Barry Jenkins on paying tribute to original Mufasa actor James Earl Jones, who passed away in September aged 93

Total Film

Mufasa star Aaron Pierre: meet the Londoner taking Hollywood by storm

The hulking star of the Lion King prequel and Rebel Ridge also has a depth that has seen him tipped for superstardom

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Aaron Pierre: ‘There wasn’t one day filming Rebel Ridge that I didn’t have a bruise or a cut’

His intense turn in Netflix’s smash hit thriller made the Croydon-born actor go global. Next up he’s playing Mufasa in the Lion King prequel. Bring on the big roles, he says

The Guardian - UK

Barry Jenkins says Lion King prequel was made in spirit of 30-year-old original

Mufasa: The Lion King is due to be released in UK cinemas on December 20.

Evening Standard

New 'Mufasa' Film Explores Origin Story With Fresh Perspective

Explore the highly anticipated live-action prequel 'Mufasa: The Lion King' with new characters, music, and a fresh perspective on Mufasa's origin story.

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How 'Mufasa' rose with Aaron Pierre and Blue Ivy's voices along with new Lin-Manuel Miranda music

When Aaron Pierre was cast as Mufasa, the weight of following in the late James Earl Jones’ legendary footsteps was enough to rattle any actor

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Would you watch a foreign film dubbed with AI to sound like the original actors?

Upcoming film uses AI to dub from Spanish to English.

TechRadar

Lin-Manuel Miranda 'very proud' of Mufasa: The Lion King ballad

Lin-Manuel Miranda is "very proud" of a ballad he's written for ' Mufasa: The Lion King' and hopes it stands the test of time.

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Mufasa actor Aaron Pierre pays tribute to late original Lion King star James Earl Jones: "His portrayal of Mufasa was my guiding light"

Exclusive: The star of the Disney prequel feels like the original Mufasa is "everyone's dad"

Total Film

Mufasa: The Lion King director and cast reveal how the Disney prequel will defy expectations: "As someone who was very familiar with The Lion King, I was shocked at how many things I assumed I knew"

Exclusive: Barry Jenkins, Aaron Pierre, and more discuss the unexpected Disney prequel Mufasa

Total Film

Punches, sweary protests and legendary voiceovers – take the Thursday quiz

Twenty questions on notable pop culture, sporting and political figures we lost this year. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Wrestling with the ghosts of 'The Piano Lesson'

The August Wilson adaptation “The Piano Lesson" is an impassioned family drama but it is also a profound ghost story

The Independent UK

Robert Downey Jr. vows there will never be a digital AI replica of him on-screen

Robert Downey Jr. promises to stop any attempt at replicating him with AI for a movie.

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"Good Times" actor John Amos dies at 84

The versatile TV and film actor died of natural causes in August, according to his son's statement

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: James Earl Jones drives Miss Daisy, Ed Harris takes on Sam Shepard

The Hollywood giants are joined online by audio noir from Danny Krass, Nicole Scherzinger’s Norma Desmond and a one-woman 25th birthday party

TechRadar

Deepak Chopra's AI voice aims to enlighten your listening

ElevenLabs debuts Deepak Chopra AI voice clone for its Reader App.

The Conversation

What James Earl Jones can teach us about activism and art in times of crisis

The death of James Earl Jones has forced me to consider the end of an era.

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Why the passing of James Earl Jones doesn't mean you won't hear Darth Vader's voice again

James Earl Jones approved an AI voice clone to be used for Star Wars projects before he passed.

The Guardian - UK

‘It was a true privilege to witness his talent firsthand’: readers on James Earl Jones

From memorable meetings to seeing him on stage, and learning late that he had voiced Darth Vader, Guardian readers remember a great and generous actor

Salon

James Earl Jones, voice of the universal

The "Star Wars" and "Field of Dreams" actor, who died at 93, lent thunder and kingliness to every role he played

The Independent UK

James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader voice lives on through AI. Voice actors see promise and peril in that

Over the course of an acting career that spanned more than six decades, James Earl Jones’ voice became an indelible piece of his work as a performer

International Business Times UK

James Earl Jones Cause Of Death, Family, Net Worth And More: Everything You Need To Know

Jones was best known for giving the Star Wars supervillain Darth Vader his distinctive, gravelly voice.

The Independent UK

Denzel Washington pays tribute to his ‘hero’ James Earl Jones: ‘He was everything to me’

Washington said: ‘He was who I wanted to be’

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Legendary actor and 'Star Wars'' voice of Darth Vader, James Earl Jones dies at 93

An obituary for legendary actor James Earl Jones.

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