"Star Wars" had a ghost writer that used Karate by Chuck Norris

There are times when you see a novel of a movie that is open, but that is mostly a novelization of the screenplay of the movie, and in Hollywood work there are many times to be published before the movie is released. The latest work "Star Wars / Force's Awakens」Was released on December 18, 2015, and a novel based on the script was also published in the Star Wars series which is causing a great whirlwind around the world, one of which is the name of George Lucas It is a fact that it was not well known that it was written by the ghost writer.

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Mr. Alan Dean Foster is a famous writer for the novelization of movies and anime.


Among the novels Mr. Foster has worked on are "alien" series and ...


Many SF works such as "Riddick" are included.


Mr. Foster who handled the novelization of the SF work also wrote the first title "Star Wars episode 4 / new hope" of the "Star Wars" series.


The novel written by Mr. Foster was published under the title "STAR WARS From the Adventures of Luke Sky Walker" and was later changed to "Star Wars Episode 4 / New Hope" about.


However, in the novel it is written "a novel by GEORGE LUCAS (novel by George Lucas)" and Mr. Foster's name is not listed.


According to Mr. Foster, it was in 1975 that I heard stories on episode 4's novels from publishers. At that time, George Lucas was looking for a writer who would make novels for the episode 4 script, and the publisher who was in charge of novelization talked to Mr. Foster, "Are you interested?"


However, according to the intention of the publisher, rather than Mr. Foster, a novel will be published under the name of George Lucas, Mr. Foster became a ghost writer and hid the truth for 20 years. In the movie it was not told when it was revealed to be a ghostwriter, but from Mr. Foster's remark that "I remained silent for 20 years," it seems to be around 1995.


Mr. Foster also wrote Star Wars 'spin-off novel'Invasion planet"In 1978,"Overture of collapseWritten in 2002


Mr. Foster once was a ghost writer, but as of 2015, he has succeeded not only as a novel of the movie but also as a science fiction writer, and is also doing a powerful life of doing weight lifting.


There were several trophies and medals that were handed in weightlifting at home and were exhibited.


Medal of weight lifting competition engraved with "1st (1st place)".


Mr. Foster will show off a brilliant kick towards the camera.


Mr. Foster said "I learned kick from Chuck Norris" is not joking, Chuck Norris serves as chairmanAmerican Karate AssociationIt is a person who acquires the red belt with a familiarity with the karate while being a writer.


Mr. Foster likes cameras as a hobby, traveling all over the world and seeing rare things, he said he is taking pictures with Pasha Pasha. Forester is a science fiction writer, has worked as a ghost writer for George · Lucas once familiar with weight lifting and karate, the work he is working on next is the work published in December 2015 " Star Wars / Awakens of the Force "and it will be expected to release the Japanese version.


Although translated versions are sold at Amazon.co.jp, "Mr. Foster's" Adventures of Luke Skywalker "and" Star Wars Episode 4: New Hope ", the author name is still It was "George · Lucas".

Star Wars - From Adventure of Luke Skywalker (Kadokawa Bunko Red 723-1) | George Lucas, Masahiro Noda | Books | Amazon.co.jp
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4042723012/


Star Wars Episode 4: New Hope (Kodansha Bunko) | George Lucas, Uesugi Hayato, Sugiyama Madoka | Books | Amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4062932768