Re: Anybody ever try to sell a manuscript or screenplay to Lucasfilm?

Posted by Nick Kismet from ppp-52-pm1-beaverton.spiretech.com on June 12, 1999 at 00:25:15:

In Reply to: Anybody ever try to sell a manuscript or screenplay to Lucasfilm? posted by Shade on June 11, 1999 at 22:07:48:

My agent contacted Lucasfilms regarding the sale of an Indiana Jones novel I had written. They said in no uncertain terms that if they don't commission the work, they don't want to see it. This means that no matter how good it is, they won't read it in order to avoid a potential plagarism liability (in the odd chance that whatever you've written is similar to something they already have in production.) This goes for all Lucasfilms properties, including Star Wars. Furthermore, the buzz from both Lucasfilms and Bantam (publishers of the novels) is that there will be no more Indy novels until their is another movie. And chances are, they won't revive the novel series even then. In short, Indy lives on only in the fan fiction, which is fine since most of the fan fic is way better than the novels ever were.

: Hey, everybody! I've been a lurker for a while, this is my frist post. I was just curious as to whether anyone has ever tried to sell Lucas an Indy script or novel, and what the company's reaction to that was. I know you're breaking a law if you try to publish it yourself, but can they nail you if they have proof that you've written something. But, I also want to know if anybody has ever gotten a *good* reaction from the company, even though their work has obviously not been purchased. If anyone has any thoughts or experiences, please post them here, or send them to me via email. Thanks!

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Re: Anybody ever try to sell a manuscript or screenplay to Lucasfilm? Shade 16:51:25 6/12/99 (1)
- Re: Anybody ever try to sell a manuscript or screenplay to Lucasfilm? Nick Kismet 01:02:12 6/13/99 (0)

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: My agent contacted Lucasfilms regarding the sale of an Indiana Jones novel I had written.  They said in no uncertain terms that if they don't commission the work, they don't want to see it.  This means that no matter how good it is, they won't read it in order to avoid a potential plagarism liability (in the odd chance that whatever you've written is similar to something they already have in production.)  This goes for all Lucasfilms properties, including Star Wars.  Furthermore, the buzz from both Lucasfilms and Bantam (publishers of the novels) is that there will be no more Indy novels until their is another movie.  And chances are, they won't revive the novel series even then.  In short, Indy lives on only in the fan fiction, which is fine since most of the fan fic is way better than the novels ever were.

: : Hey, everybody! I've been a lurker for a while, this is my frist post. I was just curious as to whether anyone has ever tried to sell Lucas an Indy script or novel, and what the company's reaction to that was. I know you're breaking a law if you try to publish it yourself, but can they nail you if they have proof that you've written something. But, I also want to know if anybody has ever gotten a *good* reaction from the company, even though their work has obviously not been purchased. If anyone has any thoughts or experiences, please post them here, or send them to me via email. Thanks!

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