🚨 STAR WARS SCANDAL EXPLODES: Disney Accused of BLATANTLY STEALING Lightsaber Fight From Fan Film – Side-by-Side Proof Has Fans RAGING! 😡
You have to see this to believe it… A passionate Star Wars fan pours his heart into a killer 2019 fan film, creates an EPIC lightsaber duel… only for Disney to allegedly rip it off SHOT-FOR-SHOT in Star Wars: Visions Season 2!
Stunt pro Lorenz Hideyoshi drops a damning side-by-side video: Same moves, same angles, same everything – even with different weapons! “When Disney blatantly steals your action design,” he fires back.
Fans are tearing Disney apart: “Billion-dollar company stealing from fans?!” “This is why Star Wars feels soulless now!” “Pay the man or hire real choreographers!”
After years of fan backlash over “woke” stories and flops, is this the proof Disney’s run out of ideas and is straight-up plagiarizing the community that keeps the franchise alive?
The evidence is undeniable… Will Disney apologize? Credit him? Or just ignore it like always?
The Force is NOT with them on this one. Who’s boycotting harder now? Sound off! 👇🔥
A controversy has erupted in the Star Wars community after stunt performer and filmmaker Lorenz Hideyoshi accused an episode of the Disney+ anthology series Star Wars: Visions of plagiarizing lightsaber fight choreography from his 2019 fan film Dark Jedi: A Star Wars Story.
Hideyoshi, known for stunt work on films like Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, posted a side-by-side comparison video on Instagram in November 2025, highlighting striking similarities between a duel in his non-profit fan short and a sequence in Season 2, Episode 7, “The Bandits of Golak,” which aired in May 2023.
The clips show near-identical movements, pacing, strikes, and camera angles, despite differences in weapon setups — Hideyoshi’s featuring traditional lightsabers and the Visions episode using a double-bladed weapon. “They already had a different weapons setup, but still managed to brute force (push) my choreo onto that action. Didn’t even change the camera angles,” Hideyoshi wrote.
He questioned Disney’s motives: “Why Disney? Is it because we made a non-profit tribute fan film of one of your IPs and now you feel justified in stealing from this pool of creative output? Maybe either a) pay your animators more or b) hire an action designer.”
The episode was produced by Indian animation studio 88 Pictures, directed by Ishan Shukla, as part of Visions‘ unique format partnering with international studios. Each short is standalone and non-canon, allowing diverse styles and stories inspired by the Star Wars universe.
Disney and Lucasfilm have not issued an official response to the accusations. Representatives for 88 Pictures also declined to comment when reached by multiple outlets.
Fan reactions online have been intense, with the comparison video spreading rapidly across X, Reddit, YouTube, and Instagram. Many expressed outrage at the perceived copying, calling it “blatant” and “lazy.” Others debated the ethics, noting that fan films often draw heavily from official Star Wars elements, which are owned by Disney.
Legal experts point out complexities: While choreography can be copyrighted in some contexts, fan works using trademarked IP like lightsabers and Jedi lore operate in a gray area. Hideyoshi has clarified he claims no ownership over Star Wars elements but argues the specific action design is original.
Star Wars: Visions has been a critical darling since its 2021 debut, earning praise for showcasing global animation talent. Season 3 premiered on October 28, 2025, to solid reviews, though the series overall holds high Rotten Tomatoes scores. The anthology’s collaborative nature means Lucasfilm provides oversight but delegates creative execution to partner studios.
This isn’t the first time Star Wars projects have faced plagiarism claims. Past incidents include fan art allegedly used in comics and older disputes over fan films, such as the 2018 Vader short by YouTuber Star Wars Theory, which involved a separate copyright issue resolved in the creator’s favor.
Industry observers note that external studios like 88 Pictures handle much of the animation work, potentially limiting direct Disney involvement in day-to-day decisions. Still, the backlash has reignited discussions about creativity in the franchise under Disney ownership.
Hideyoshi’s Dark Jedi remains available on YouTube as a passion project, garnering renewed attention amid the controversy. Some fans have called for compensation or credit, while others view it as an unfortunate coincidence in a franchise full of recurring motifs.
As Visions continues to expand — with spin-offs in development — the incident raises questions about quality control in outsourced productions. Upcoming Star Wars projects include The Mandalorian & Grogu film in May 2026 and other theatrical efforts.
Neither side has indicated plans for legal action, and the story continues to trend heavily online.
