Vader didnt get paid!!!

[SoulManX]

http://digg.com/d1o9ch

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

That's total BS. Jedi hasn't made a profit? That's a lie above all lies. Lucus, GIVE THE MAN A FREAKING CHECK ALREADY!

 

[scifiwolf]

Really? A Star Wars thread on the first page and a whole new thread for this?

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=279333

 

[Figs]

Really? A Star Wars thread on the first page and a whole new thread for this?

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=279333

I agree.

Keep the Star Wars BS in it's specified thread.

 

[SoulManX]

That's total BS. Jedi hasn't made a profit? That's a lie above all lies. Lucus, GIVE THE MAN A FREAKING CHECK ALREADY!

DEATH STAR's don't grow on trees....Mr.Lucus

 

[Jochimus]

Eh, none of this is surprising, frankly, especially given that Prowse has always had one beef or another with Lucas going all the way back to when the original films were still in production (among other things, apparently nobody told him his voice wasn't going to be used in the final film).

As for "Jedi" not turning a profit...c'mon. Who do these people think they're trying to fool?

 

[xwolverine2]

why does he still care?.. its been like 30 years lol

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

why does he still care?.. its been like 30 years lol

Because money never gets old and when money's involved, PEOPLE CARE! Look at the econemy....oh yes, Money can make people care.

 

[Rishi]

If it were you, you'd care.

 

[xwolverine2]

not really.... 30 years is a freakin lifetime.

plus id get to say i freakin played VADER! lol

so yea.... no. get over it.

 

[Rishi]

think about what youre saying

this is george lucas money

doesnt dude have his own ranch? gimme a cut of that

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

I could care less if I played Vader, nobody gave a crap who played him, just who voiced him and everyone can name James Earl Jones by heart when Vaders name comes up, not this guy, who I've already forgotten the name of. See?

LUCUS, CUT THE MAN A CHECK ALREADY!!

 

[Frosty81]

not really.... 30 years is a freakin lifetime.

plus id get to say i freakin played VADER! lol

so yea.... no. get over it.

I think its just great that special needs children are getting unrestricted access to the internet these days.

Seriously though...if there is a contract then it should be honored be it one week, one month, one year or thirty later.

 

[Darkness Falls]

I think its just great that special needs children are getting unrestricted access to the internet these days. .

i laughed so hard at that snap

 

[Gabe99]

That's total BS. Jedi hasn't made a profit? That's a lie above all lies. Lucus, GIVE THE MAN A FREAKING CHECK ALREADY!

From /film Sunday, April 5th, 2009:
LucasFilm Tells Darth Vader that Return of the Jedi Hasn’t Made a Profit!?

Gross profit is what you get if you are a big enough actor or producer to demand this. You get a percentage of profit based on the gross of the film - how much it makes before any costs. Therefore, you are guaranteed to get paid since the studio can’t hide anything. Very few people can demand gross points. But if you have them and your film hits big, you make millions. In fact, this can be so profitable you will sometimes see big stars forgo any salary at all except union minimum just to get these points.


Unfortunately, Mr. Prowse relates what is almost universally the case with a net profit clause. Studios almost never pay on this clause, as they claim nearly any and every expense possible to keep the film from showing any actual profit. Very few films have ever shown a net profit on the books.
How do they do this? Well first, imagine that George Lucas decided to go to New York tomorrow to talk about showing Return of the Jedi in 3D. And he stayed at the Ritz Carlton, ordered sushi at 3 a.m. from room service and used the hotel phone to call Bahrain to make prank calls.


Well, 26 years after the release of the film, the accountants at Lucasfilm are going to charge $86,000 to the costs of Return of the Jedi. I am NOT joking. This is what they do. If George Lucas utters the words Star Wars and he’s spending money, they’re putting it on the red line for one of those films.


On the flipside, Mr. Prowse would be wise to use the FORCE, aka a lawyer, to get Lucasfilm to cough up. You see, as you can tell by the above, the accounting is utter ********. And on a film like Return of the Jedi, Lucasfilm would be extremely reluctant to open its books in open court. Extremely reluctant because of how incredibly embarrassed studios have been in the past when they have made the mistake of doing this. Plus, the ensuing publicity would be embarrassing to Lucasfilm. Can you imagine the hedlines if Darth Vader sued George Lucas?


In short, if you have net participation on a film that has grossed hundreds of millions, you may get some dough, but you’ll have to sue to get it.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

not really.... 30 years is a freakin lifetime.

plus id get to say i freakin played VADER! lol

so yea.... no. get over it.

so what? nobody knows he did except himself really nowadays...dumb comment.
give the guy his money dangit.

 

[BlackLantern]

and now Prowse has been banned from any future "sanctioned" Star Wars events

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

I could care less if I played Vader, nobody gave a crap who played him, just who voiced him and everyone can name James Earl Jones by heart when Vaders name comes up, not this guy, who I've already forgotten the name of. See?

LUCUS, CUT THE MAN A CHECK ALREADY!!

It was also not his face in RotJ.
If by contract Lucas studio own him money and never payed him it's a shame but I guess Prowse would have sued the studio if it was the case.