Tuesday was Roald Dahl day.
Roald Dahl was a man so famous his garden shed will be put in a museum! Creator of masterpieces like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, George's Marvellous Medicine and James and the Giant Peach, Dahl's name means a lot to children (and adults!) all over the world.
When doing a bit of Roald Dahl themed research, I found a mention of how Roald Dahl really disliked the original film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. No, not the Johnny Depp version, the one starring Gene Wilder.
What kind of say do authors get when they sell the movie rights?
It probably all depends on the contract.
It's interesting to think about though - if you were a famous author, would you sell your book, even if it meant you would have no control over what the movie makers did to your story?
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