StarWars screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan talks about George Lucas' approach to storytelling, suggesting he would often do 'the best thing that can happen next' for the plot.
Legendary Star Wars screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan opens up about George Lucas’ storytelling approach. After writing the screenplay for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Kasdan came to work on the Star Wars franchise by co-writing the screenplay for The Empire Strikes Back with the late Leigh Brackett, based on the story by developed Lucas. He would later return to work directly with Lucas on the screenplay for Return of the Jedi.
In 2012, Lucas sold his production company Lucasfilm - along with the rights to the Star Wars franchise - to Disney in a record-making deal worth over $4 billion. Seeking to capitalize on their acquisition, Disney shortly put the sequel trilogy into production, and Kasdan was tapped to assist with the script for The Force Awakens with J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt.
When I started doing the big movies, I had George guiding the ship. His imperative was to do the best thing you can think of. Akira Kurosawa, who is my favorite director, used to say when he was writing, ‘What’s the best thing that can happen next?’ George is of that school. As the Star Wars franchise continues to expand with a full slate of streaming television shows and plans for more films, both fans and filmmakers alike are often questioning how Lucas himself would approach the continuation of his most famous story. While audiences are set to revel in more original Star Wars content than had ever been produced under his direct tenure, some portions of the fandom are concerned with a potential “watering down” of his original vision for the franchise.
Of course, Lucasfilm still has the benefit of working with several creatives and storytellers who have their own experience working directly alongside Lucas. In addition to franchise veterans like Kasdan, other voices such as Dave Filoni are well versed in Lucas’s creative process and storytelling mindset.
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