Silverado, 1985. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Starring Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Rosanna Arquette, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, and Linda Hunt. SYNOPSIS: Australian company Umbrella Entertainment has reissued Lawrence Kasdan’s classic Silverado as a region-free Blu-ray that ports over the bonus materials from the original 2009 disc. If you’re a […]
The Legacy of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 40 Years Later
Ricky Church on the legacy of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back… When Star Wars was released in the summer of 1977, it changed the face of cinema as audiences knew it with George Lucas’ sci-fi take on the fantasy genre, its imaginative world and brand new special effects. The film went on to […]
The Empire Strikes Back writer Lawrence Kasdan is “just not interested in Star Wars” anymore
The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan has discussed how he is done with Star Wars movies after his experience on Solo: A Star Wars Story. In a discussion at Austin Film Fest (via SYFY Wire), Kasdan explained how Lucasfilm sent a messenger to hand-deliver a script about a project that he never […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story featurette offers cast interviews and new footage
With the release date of Solo: A Star Wars Story fast approaching, a new featurette has arrived online for the upcoming anthology movie which includes interviews with director Ron Howard, stars Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich, and Emilia Clarke, and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, along with plenty of new footage from the film; watch it here… SEE […]
Lawrence Kasdan says Solo: A Star Wars Story “is a love story between Han and Chewie”
With a little over a month to go until the film’s release, Solo: A Star Wars Story screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan has been chatting to Empire about the Anthology movie, describing it as a love story of sorts between Han Solo and his companion Chewbacca. “It’s a love story,” said Kasdan. “Obviously, they don’t automatically trust […]
Lawrence Kasdan on what attracted him to Solo: A Star Wars Story
Lawrence Kasdan, the screenwriter behind Solo: A Star Wars Story, has spoken about what it was that attracted him to the movie. Kasdan, for those who don’t know, is the legendary screenwriter behind multiple Star Wars movies, including The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Force Awakens. Kasdan’s latest foray into Star […]
Lawrence Kasdan discusses his differences with the former directors of Solo: A Star Wars Story
Legendary screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan has commented on the fallout with the ousted directors of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Those plugged into the production process of Solo: A Star Wars Story will be aware that the film now directed by Ron Howard was at one point being filmed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller until […]
Lord & Miller vs. Kasdan & Kennedy: A Fight for the future of our franchise films
Anghus Houvouras on the Han Solo director situation and a fight for the future of franchise films… I’m still in a state of utter disbelief over the disintegration that has happened between directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord and the creative conglomerate that handles the cinematic Star Wars universe. It’s an absolute gobstopper of a conversation […]
Ron Howard front-runner to replace Lord and Miller on the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff, Lawrence Kasdan and Joe Johnston also rumored
It was announced late last night that Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the directing team for the upcoming Han Solo Star Wars spinoff, have been removed from the project. While we don’t know the exact details of their departure, save for reports that their style clashed with that of screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan’s vision for the movie, this does […]
Lawrence Kasdan says the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff will shoot in January
Earlier this month Disney and Lucasfilm announced that they’ve found their young Han Solo in Alden Ehrenreich, and now screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan has revealed that production on the Star Wars Anthology movie will kick off in January. “You know, Chris Miller and Phil Lord are going to direct it,” said Kasdan (via Star Wars News […]
