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NFL Superstar Marshawn Lynch Ad-Libbing Classic Star Wars Lines Is a Thing You Didn’t Know You Wanted

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Beast Mode brought a little bit of Oakland to the Empire, making the man who used to be Anakin Skywalker sound a whole lot different than he usually does.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2czqmJqaKSs

Now playing for the Raiders, All-Pro running back Marshawn Lynch got to visit the Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound offices during an episode of his Facebook reality show (yeah, that’s a thing) No Script. After messing around in VR, Lynch sat down with supervising sound editor/designer David Accord to do some voiceover work for the Dark Lord of the Sith.

The results are a hilarious contrast to the iconic James Earl Jones deliveries we all know and love. I was really, really hoping that Marshawn would work “run through a motherfucker face” in there, though.

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