Ah, the dreaded "reverse Alec Guinness" deal (Gaming)
by CruelLEGACEY 
, Toronto, Saturday, March 25, 2017, 18:00 (2583 days ago) @ Claude Errera
The dude who wrote the stories the Witcher games were based on refused a percentage of the games' profits, because he didn't believe they'd make any. He demanded a lump-sum payment up front instead.
Now he's a little annoyed. :)
As many of you may already know, Alec Guinness was just about the only person involved with the original Star Wars movie who thought it would be a huge success. He was the only actor in the film that negotiated for a salary based on a percentage of the film's earnings. All the other actors were paid a (low) flat rate.
The author of the Witcher did the exact same thing, only backwards XD
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Claude Errera,
2017-03-25, 13:33
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- Always bet on Black... Unless you bet on CD Projekt Red... - Korny, 2017-03-25, 13:53
- Ah, the dreaded "reverse Alec Guinness" deal - CruelLEGACEY, 2017-03-25, 18:00
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cheapLEY,
2017-03-25, 19:20
- I bet it has. I also bet he doesn't need it. - Funkmon, 2017-03-25, 20:00
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Cody Miller,
2017-03-25, 20:36
- Smaller share of game revenue might have been worth as much - narcogen, 2017-03-26, 06:10