Lawrence Kasdan

Prequels Mapped Out By George Lucas & Lawrence Kasdan In 1981

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:52 GMT

Source: www.jedinews.co.uk --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
We've known for many years that Lucas had the prequels mapped out in the mid 70's, before embarking on the oddesey of filming A New Hope , The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi . But did we know the level of details Lucas was discussing the plots with writer Lawrence Kasdan, director Richard Marquand and producer Howard Kazanjian back in July 1981? We do now. To give the others a better idea of who Darth Vader is, George Lucas maps out the character's pre-Dark Side life as Anakin Skywalker. Lucas' words here, in 1981, offer a startlingly accurate preview of what would eventually become the "Star Wars" prequels, released between 1999 and 2005. And yet there are notable exceptions, as well. For instance, Lucas compares The Force to yoga and says anyone can use it, which seems to conflict with what we learned about midi-chlorians in "The Phantom Menace." And he's adamant that Yoda does not fight -- an opinion he clearly revised sometime before 2002's "Attack of the Clones." ...

Lawrence Kasdan Strikes Back: The Original Script for 'Star Wars: Episode V'

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:01:35 GMT

Source: www.nextmovie.com --- Monday, May 06, 2013
Lucasfilms It's one of the most famous exchanges in the history of cinema: Han Solo and Pricess Leia's heartfelt goodbye in "Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back." Just before Han is frozen in carbonite by the sinister Darth Vader, Leia reveals her love and he simply answers, "I know." So insouciant. So perfect. And as we now know thanks to SlashFilm , so completely different from what screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan actually wrote. Yes, thanks to unprecedented access to Kasdan's handwritten first draft of the "Empire Strikes Back" script, fans can now take a look at some of pop culture's most famous moments and try to imagine what they might have been like if alterations — such as Harrison Ford rewriting his lines the day of filming — hadn't been made. The original dialogue? Instead of just saying "I love you," Leia goes on a mini-speech, adding "I couldn't tell you before, but it's true." To which Han replies (presumably in a perfect Terminator voice) "Just remember that, cause I'll be back." Yeah, not quite the same, right? The documents also give a rare look at Kasdan's writing process, which includes notes to himself such as "figure out a speech pattern for Yoda." And he also extensively rewrote the infamous tauntaun sequence, with Han's original line being a simple, " I know this doesn't smell so good, Luke." Frankly, this is so cool we'd love it if they published the entire first draft so we can see every decision t ...

Parts of Lawrence Kasdan’s handwritten screenplay for...

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:14:54 GMT

Source: joe-gomez.tumblr.com --- Monday, May 06, 2013
Parts of Lawrence Kasdan’s handwritten screenplay for “The Empire Strikes Back” ...

Lawrence Kasdan’s Original Handwritten Empire Strikes Back Script

Sun, 05 May 2013 04:01:36 GMT

Source: www.fanboy.com --- Saturday, May 04, 2013
As part of the May the Fourth Star Wars day yesterday, SlashFilm got something very cool to show the internet: scans of the original script of The Empire Strikes Back script by Lawrence Kasdan. The original was donated by Kasdan to the Writers Guild Foundation Archive, and they were convinced to scan a few pages online for fans to see. It’s a really amazing piece of movie history to finally see, and if you look closely you can see Kasdan trying to figure out Yoda’s speech pattern, as well as the original scene between Leia and Han before he’s frozen in carbonite (followed by the classic story in which it was changed on-set by Ford). Check it out after the break. Seen via SlashFilm. ...