April 20, 2012
Five Favorite Films with Lawrence Kasdan
As any student of popular American cinema knows, the name Lawrence Kasdan is synonymous with some defining movie experiences among audiences of a certain age. One of Hollywood's hot young screenwriters in the '70s, Kasdan was enlisted by George Lucas to help pen The Empire Strikes Back, the film that -- along with the Kasdan co-written Return of the Jedi -- helped transform Star Wars from blockbuster movie into cultural myth. Soon after, Kasdan's second film as director, The Big Chill, effectively captured -- for better or worse -- the feelings (and musical tastes) of a generation of Baby Boomers entering thirtysomething adult life. And between those films, Kasdan's screenplay for Raiders of the Lost Ark was turned into another massive hit -- and enduring piece of movie iconography -- by Steven Spielberg. Kasdan returns after a lengthy hiatus with this week's Darling Companion, a comedy starring Kevin Kline and Diane Keaton about the search for a lost dog that brings on some typically Kasdan-esque moments of life assessment. We sat down for a chat with Kasdan earlier this week, in which he talked about his new film, his long collaboration with Kline, and his favorite memory writing on Empire. Read on for that, but first, he talks about his five favorite movies.
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October 7, 2008
The Case of the Disappearing Directors
Ever wonder what's happened to once-ubiquitous directors such as Lawrence Kasdan, Joe Dante, Jim McBride, and Phil Kaufman? According to a recent Variety article, their disappearance is the fault of -- and a failure of -- the major studio system.
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June 27, 2008
Clash of the Titans Remake Gets a Director -- and Competition
Warner Bros. has hired Louis Leterrier to direct its Lawrence Kasdan-scripted Clash of the Titans remake -- and speaking of clashes, the new Titans will be racing Relativity's Tarsem Singh-directed (and similarly Greek mythology-inspired) War of Gods to a theater near you.
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June 16, 2008
Warners Taps Lawrence Kasdan for Robotech
Confirming (but not crediting) an earlier report by CHUD, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Warner Bros. has hired Lawrence Kasdan to write the script for the studio's upcoming Robotech adaptation.
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April 18, 2007
"Clash" Remake Lands a Titan of a Screenwriter
Even if you know next to nothing about screenwriters, I bet you're a fan of Lawrence Kasdan ... even if you don't know it. The guy's biggest successes include "The Empire Strikes Back," "Return of the Jedi," and "Raiders of the Lost Ark," and now he's returning to adventure genre to pen the "Clash of the Titans" remake.
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August 31, 2006
ThinkFilm Turns On "The TV Set"
Interested in a comedy that takes a no-prisoners, warts-and-all approach to network television production? How about if I told you it came from Jake Kasdan, son of high-quality filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan, as well as the guy who directed "Zero Effect," "Orange County," and several episodes of "Freaks and Geeks" and "Undeclared"? Well, I'm interested...
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