David Prowse, the English actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy has expressed his disappiontment at not being asked to reprise his role in Gareth Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
During an interview with Radio Times, Prowse, the 81-year-old actor was the onscreen figure of the iconic sci-fi villain, revealedthat he did not know that Vader would be returning in the spin-off fim in December.
The Bristol-based actor voiced the original lines in the filming of the original trilogy, before his voice was replaced by James Earl Jones.
When talking about his relationship with the character, Prowse said, "It'd be nice to be offered the job again, because I'm still fit and healthy, and I'm still Darth Vader in and around the country".
"I get loads and loads of requests, you know, to do loads of personal appearances, both as myself and him. People are still very interested in Darth Vader."
Prowse said that the return of Vader was "wonderful", and talked about the continued popularity of the series: "When you think back to Star Wars in the 70s, like 76 I think it was, or around that period, now we're talking about sort of 40-odd years further on, and Star Wars is as big as ever."
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will hit theaters on December 16, 2016.
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