Lawrence Kasdan

  • EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK

    'Empire Strikes Back' 40th anniversary video reveals never before seen bloopers and outtakes

    It has been 40 years since the 'Star Wars' franchise provided one of the greatest sequels of all time.

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    'Solo: A Star Wars Story' writer says a Disney+ sequel would be a 'tough sell'

    Jonathan Kasdan has some bad news for fans of Alden Ehrenreich's take on Han Solo.

    3-min read
  • NewsRyan Leston

    Han Solo Movie Said To Have Best Star Wars Screenplay Yet

    During a recent conference, ‘Star Wars’ concept artist Iain McCaig (via Star Wars News Net) shared his thoughts on the upcoming Han Solo movie… and it sounds as though he was blown away. “[The Han Solo movie] has by far the best Star Wars script, and one of the best scripts period, that I have ever read,” he revealed.

  • NewsBen Skipper

    Star Wars Han Solo Spin-Off To Start Filming January 2017

    LucasFilm’s second ‘Star Wars’ Anthology film, which will explore the life of Han Solo before he met Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, will reportedly start shooting in the UK next January. Co-writer and producer Lawrence Kasdan revealed the production start-date while at a ceremony for the AJFF Icon Award for Contributions to the Cinematic Arts. During a Q&A session (via Star Wars News Net), Kasdan said: “You know, Chris Miller and Phil Lord are going to direct it.

  • NewsBen Bussey

    JJ Abrams Responds To Claims The Force Awakens “Ripped Off” Original Star Wars

    Having become the biggest hit in box office history in both the US and the UK barely three weeks after release, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ is clearly going down very well with a lot of people. Now, director JJ Abrams (who also co-wrote the film with original trilogy screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan) has addressed this charge - and he doesn’t necessarily disagree. Abrams tells The Hollywood Reporter, “I knew that, whatever we did, there would be a group of people — and I was just hoping and pra

  • NewsRyan Leston

    Han Solo Spin-Off Will Be Lawrence Kasdan’s Final Star Wars Movie

    It looks as though the upcoming Han Solo spin-off film will be Lawrence Kasdan’s last in the ‘Star Wars’ saga… as a writer, at least. According to Bild (via The Supernaughts), the 66-year-old filmmaker seems keen to leave the galaxy far, far away. “I didn’t even want to do this last one anymore, but my family loved the idea… I did four Star Wars movies.