I don't buy it. LeGuin's an established author who has to know her way around the business by now. If she wanted creative control, or wanted the big screen, or wanted a certain screenwriter, that all could have been written into the contract. It might have come down to turning away the money if her creative interests were not satisfied, but the opportunity was there to strike a bargain that protected the integrity of her work.
If she didn't do that, it's just sour grapes now.
See a great discussion of this at http://www.fantasybookspot.com/
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I don't buy it. LeGuin's an established author who has to know her way around the business by now. If she wanted creative control, or wanted the big screen, or wanted a certain screenwriter, that all could have been written into the contract. It might have come down to turning away the money if her creative interests were not satisfied, but the opportunity was there to strike a bargain that protected the integrity of her work. If she didn't do that, it's just sour grapes now. See a great discussion of this at http://www.fantasybookspot.com/