David Prowse, 66, Wants to Play Vader in the Episode III

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<A HREF=http://us.imdb.com/PeopleNews/2002/20020528#6>Sad but true.</A>

Despite arthritis, crutches and one useless arm, the man who played the original Darth Vader is determined to make his mark on the final Star Wars film. Life-long body builder David Prowse, 66, donned the famous black helmet for George Lucas' first three episodes, and is eager to return for the historic final installment, which begins shooting next year. He says, "I still definitely want the part again. I'm going to have an operation on my hip in September and then I'm planning to go back to the gym. I should be fit and ready by next year. I have such a large following that if George Lucas offered the part to someone else, I'm sure fans would boycott the film." And Prowse is convinced he is in with a chance. Hayden Christensen, who plays Darth's Jedi alter ego Anakin Skywalker, is nearly one foot shorter than Prowse was as Vader.


Prowse would shake his fist angrily at Lucas but he can't use his arm.


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[irishkb]

are you fucking kidding me...
he says he has a following that would boycott the movie.. grow the fuck up... you can't move...and who cares about the height difference no one would even notice as long as the scenes look proportional...

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[IkeaBoy]

This falls along the same line as Christopher Reeve wanting to play Superman in the upcoming Superman V.

At least now people won't have to worry about the Darth choke because he can't do it no more.

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[Zipgun]

He was also the burly Manservant in tiny shorts in A Clockwork Orange.

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[JerryTaker]

Maybe Lucas will throw him a bone and let him play a crippled alien or something...

the scary thing is he's still 15 years younger than Christopher Lee...

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wasnt his fifteen minutes of fame done in 84
lol

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[JustJon]

Prowse has such a high fucking opinion of himself, but his career now is going around to star wars and signing autographs for fan boys, who need to get Stormtrooper #3's autograph next.

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[fezident]

Dear Mr. Prowse-
I have recieved your many letters and voicemails. I wanted you to know that I appreciate your enthusiasm and willingness to reprise your role as Darth Vader in my next movie, but as I've said before, this role will require an actor that can, in fact, move both his arms and both his legs. I feel somewhat awkward writing this to you directly, but it seems that both your Agents' AND your Publicists phones have been disconnected. (to be fair, it's possible that my assistant may have dialed incorrectly. One of the numbers reached the answering machine of a pool cleaning service.) Please know that I am anxious to put this ugliness behind us. If the overflowing legions of David Prowse fans boycott the next intallment, I might not make enough money to finance the next trilogy, and I would hate to disappoint two generations of eager fans. Hopefully, your absence won't be too noticeable as, if you recall, your face was completely hidden by a dark mask and we replaced all of your spoken dialog with the voice of another actor. (Mr. James Earl Jones sends his kind regards by the way) Sorry that we won't be working together on this or any other project, but please accept this half price admission pass for the big SCI-FI convention in downtown Kosovo next month. You can confirm your hotel reservation over the internet, but according to my assistant, your computer is "not working at the moment". Again, it's entirely possible that she is mistaken. In fact, I happen to be looking for a new assitant at this time. Do you know of anyone that is good with computers and othe cutting edge devices, has full use of all their limbs and is not delusional?? If so, please pass along the info to the human resources department at the Skywalker Ranch.


The force will be with you... always.
With Regards-
George Lucas.

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This message was edited by fezident on 6-4-02 @ 11:25 PM

[Rev]

I'd say David Prowse put his foot in his mouth...
but with arthritis, crutches and a bumm arm, I doubt he could realistically do that. :P
Hey, I'm just thankfull that NSync was left on the editting room floor , by popular demand, for christ's sake!

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Rev

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