George Lucas Arranges for David Prowse to be Banned from Star Wars Conventions

By John Farrier in Science Fiction, Star Wars on Jul 10, 2010 at 12:36 am

Geek Twins is reporting that David Prowse, who played the body (but not the voice) of Darth Vader, has been banned from a set of upcoming Star Wars conventions. Allegedly, he’s complained too much about not receiving residuals from the original trilogy and has gained the ire of George Lucas:

“It is with regret that I have been informed by my friends at C2 Ventures, Ben and Phillip, that I am not to be invited to C5 this year or any other Lucas Film associated events. After enquiring, the only thing I have been told is that I have ‘burnt too many bridges between Lucas Film and myself’ – no other reason given…I have also been advised by the promoter of Paris Manga in September that LFL (Lucas Film Limited) have requested no photo opportunities with the 501 Squadron, even though I am commander in chief of the 501″

Prowse was told by Lucas’ representatives that the Star Wars films never made a profit, so he isn’t owed a penny.

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Tags: Darth Vader, David Prowse

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Steve G
Jul 10th, 2010 at 4:35 am
Apparently Georgie has taken a page from print publishing. They’ve “not made a profit” on almost everything in print. Keeps the royalties down, doncha know. It’s really amazing how they can stay in business – oh wait, they’re not anymore …

Seriously, book publishing has pulled this stunt for eons. They get away with it because anyone who complains is blackballed. Permanently. (Seems George learned that trick too!) No wonder everyone is moving away from print publishing and heading to the internet in droves. As soon as someone gets a good book distribution model on the internet the last of print publishing is doomed. The handwriting is on the wall – and they should know, the publishers put it there.
John Farrier
Jul 10th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Yes, I’ve heard that this type of accounting is popular in Hollywood.
Johnny Cat
Jul 10th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
He should hire a lawyer and sue Lucas for the residuals.
Vonskippy
Jul 11th, 2010 at 2:41 am
@Johnny Cat

Lets see, the David Prowse guy is getting zippo, isn’t rich, and maybe could afford to hire the average hack lawyer.

Lucas Films has a team of hollywood lawyers, boatloads of money, and the iron clad contract on their side.

Yeah, that should turn out well for Darth body.
Gauldar
Jul 12th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
It was defiantly a dick move with Lucas Film. I mean, I don’t know how anyone would like it if they played a role in a movie only to be voiced over because they don’t think that your voice was proper for that character until after the fact. Usually if someone is in a gig like that, they know someone else is going to do that ahead of time. It’s a slap to the face.

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