![]() He has claimed he did not know what the interview was for. George Lucas.ĭarth Vader (David Prowse) in a scene from film Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The final straw was believed to be when David appeared in the 2010 anti-Lucas documentary The People vs. He still starred in Return Of The Jedi, the final film of the initial sci-fi trilogy, but in 2010 was banned from official Star Wars conventions when their relationship soured further. So do I have any interest in watching the new movie? No, I don’t.”ĭavid fell out with director Lucas, 71, after he was accused of leaking the crucial plot twist that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker’s father before the release of 1980 sequel The Empire Strikes Back. “Those behind the film cut me out and have continued to ignore me for years. It was Darth Vader people talked about the most, not Harrison Ford or Carrie Fisher. “All I know is that I am one of the film’s best characters. “People ask what went wrong with George Lucas but to be honest, I still don’t really know. “My wife won’t have anything to do with Darth Vader and says Star Wars has been an intrusion into our life. I can barely walk and struggle to even remember what I did yesterday. ![]() Instead David, who battles severe memory loss and gets around in a wheelchair after a leg operation, was snapped at a Comic Con fan convention in Wrexham, north Wales, last month earning a living selling autographs for £20 each. He has also been snubbed by film bosses ahead of the release of the seventh movie, which is poised to shatter box office records around the globe, having been tipped to make billions. The 6ft 6in actor has been cut from the Star Wars family despite his crucial role in the original films which turned co-stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher into household names. "Though famous for playing many monsters - for myself, and all who knew Dave and worked with him, he was a hero in our lives.THE man behind Darth Vader’s mask has revealed he remains furious with Star Wars creator George Lucas.īrit David Prowse, 80, says his health, career and marriage have all suffered since playing the iconic villain in the original blockbuster movie trilogy.Īnd he will refuse to watch the new film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, when it is released this week.ĭavid also revealed that he preferred playing the Green Cross Code man in the long-running road safety campaign - and no longer even owns a Darth Vader mask. ![]() "May the force be with him, always!" Mr Bowington said in a statement to the BBC. In this instance, his audience were the staff and children of St Joseph's RC Combined School at Whitnash, near Leamington. One on occasion in May 1982, as seen in the above picture, he visited schools in mid-Warwickshire to encourage the understanding and use of the Green Cross Code. 28th May 1982ĭave Prose visited many places in the country, including Coventry and Warwickshire, as both Darth Vader and the Green Cross Code man. Combined School at Whitnash, near Leamington. In this instance, his audience were the staff and children of St Joseph's R.C. Weighing 19 stone and standing 6ft 6in tall, the Green Cross man - alias David Prouse, who appeared as villain Darth Vader in the popular Star Wars film - put the message across in an enjoyable way. The Green Cross Code man visited schools in mid-Warwickshire to encourage the understanding and use of the Green Cross Code. ![]()
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