![]() ![]() The author’s letter also states that Disney failed to pay royalties entirely for his Alien novelisations, which the company acquired after the purchase of 20th Century Fox in 2019. It was designed to serve as a possible sequel film if A New Hope didn’t do great at the box office, but is now considered the first instalment in the now non-canonical Star Wars Expanded Universe.įoster’s complaints go beyond the galaxy far, far away, however. He said the same for the follow-up novel Splinter of the Mind’s Eye. ![]() In his letter, Foster claims that in the years following Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, the company has stopped royalty payments for Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, his ghostwritten novelisation of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (credited to George Lucas). The SFWA released a statement and interview on Wednesday in support of Foster, which includes a letter from the sci-fi author to Disney’s representatives (which you can read here). The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America organisation is standing with him over claims that Disney is not paying royalties for some of his earlier, classic works. Alan Dean Foster is the man behind several Star Wars and Alien movie novelisations, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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