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Adding to the discussion of creative integrity and representation, recent allegations have surfaced involving Disney and the Star Wars franchise. A dedicated Star Wars fan filmmaker, Loren Hideoshi, accused Disney of copying his choreographed fight scenes for the Star Wars: Visions episode The Bandits of Golak.
Hideoshi posted a side-by-side comparison showing his 2019 fan short, Dark Jedi, A Star Wars Story, alongside the official Star Wars: Visions episode. The similarities were striking—down to camera angles and fight choreography—raising serious questions about intellectual property theft. Hideoshi argued that Disney blatantly lifted his ideas without acknowledgment, even though his work was a non-profit tribute.