Alan dean foster bibliography
I do feel that they (quite rightly) did not want anyone other than George and the actors to become too closely associated with the productions. You didn’t write the novelization of The Empire Strikes Back. I thought it was pretty good indeed, especially considering that it came out so early in the Star Wars universe with not much background info for the guys to work with. Yes, I did read the comic adaptation of Splinter. I was wondering if you’ve ever read the comic adaptation of Splinter. I always felt it would have made a good movie. What were your feelings towards this, not seeing your story turned into a film. And I like rainforests.īecause Star Wars was such a success, Splinter of the Mind’s Eye was never made into a movie. Also the relationship between Luke and Leia, which was subsequently redefined. I was particularly interested in the whole idea of The Force. How did you come up with the ideas, storyline and characters in Splinter of the Mind’s Eye. I set most of the story on a fog-shrouded planet in order to minimize the cost of backgrounds. I was told simply to write a sequel set in the Star Wars universe, with the exception that I could not use the character of Han Solo, since Harrison Ford had not yet signed on for any future sequels in any form. I’m always very respectful of the original story.Īfter Star Wars you wrote Splinter of the Mind’s Eye which was going to be used for a low budget sequel in case Star Wars would flop. I would not have been hired to write the book if the producers didn’t trust me. Did you have total freedom or were there certain guidelines. There are several things in the novel that aren’t in the movie, mostly things to flesh out the backstory. I went off and wrote the adaptation (and Splinter of the Mind’s Eye) on my own. George was far too busy working the film.
What do you recall of those meetings?Īctually, no. You had meetings with George Lucas where you discussed the story I guess. My wife kept trying to get me to talk to the scruffy-looking guy seated behind us. My wife and I saw the final cut at a cast and crew private screening a week or so before the film appeared in theaters. I also doubted George could ever get all of it up on screen the way it was written in the script…but he did. I immediately thought the film had potential.
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What were your thoughts back then, did you believe this movie (and the book) had potential? You wrote the novelization of the first Star Wars movie in 1976.