Why Sci-Fi Legend Alan Dean Foster Stuck With Writing Books Instead Of Going Hollywood

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Why Sci-Fi Legend Alan Dean Foster Stuck With Writing Books Instead Of Going Hollywood #862377 Sun 13 Sep 2026 07:00:PM
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Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,977 Los Angeles, USA	Why Sci-Fi Legend Alan Dean Foster Stuck With Writing Books Instead Of Going Hollywood Alan Dean Foster famously expanded the universes of famous, cinematic sci-fi worlds but never made a movie. Here's his reasoning why. https://www.slashfilm.com/2253303/why-sci-fi-legend-alan-dean-foster-write-books-instead-hollywood-scripts/