James Earl Jones only made $7K as Darth Vader in 'Star Wars

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A resurfaced clip from the American Film Institute reveals that "Star Wars" director George Lucas paid actor James Earl Jones only $7,000 to voice Darth Vader in the first-ever "Star Wars" film.

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TIL James Earl Jones was only paid $7,000 for his work as Darth Vader. If he had taken points instead he would have made 10's of millions of dollars. : r/todayilearned

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TIL The actor who played Darth Vader, David Prowse, stopped learning his lines after learning his voice would be dubbed over. Instead, he would improvise lines, sometimes speaking complete gibberish, forcing his co-stars to respond as if he had said the