Gary Kurtz Interview - Star Wars

Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back producer Gary Kurtz talks to us about the possibility of seeing Star Wars in 3D. Gary talks in depth about the merits of 3D cinema and the increasing trend towards 3D conversion for classic films and recent blockbusters like Clash of the Titans.

Check out the rest of the Interview where Gary talks about the Power of the Dark Crystal sequel and pick his favourite sci-fi and fantasy films of all time.

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[AndrewBell]

the star wars films sucked after he stopped being involved. (RotJ onwards).

[reviewreviewer1]

@godsaway0 Oke cite your sources of his creative INPUT, noyt control of Empire. How could he hace vcontrpl when he was a employe//??????? aldo the what did he do/?? I saw some interviews when he doiscribes the actingh and rhat is about it.

[godsaway0]

@reviewreviewer1 cite some sources for your purported debunking of Kurtz, his creative control during Empire is fairly well documented.

[reviewreviewer1]

@reviewreviewer1 This is obviouslt supported by hoew Luca talks about the filmmaking of V, he for example discribes how he constructe detailed things like the battl of horh, and what serve a it`s iinsspiration, andd co0-writer Kasdan didnt even know of lines ike I am yiour faher, also he discribes how effects were difficult which like editing was something he even did mostly himself!!!!!!!

[reviewreviewer1]

@reviewreviewer1 Too ad to that, he also served as second unit director too speed up production, and eventuay served as co-director aswell. Also besides those oficial term since Lucas owbned the film and envisioned how it should be and he only hied Kiorshner and Kasdan cause he was budy, they served almost only as substuitutes, noy actuul writers or diretors, and they got very specifid instruxcytions, and Lucas was still the realfilmleader and productiionoverseerer and creative superviser.

[reviewreviewer1]

@reviewreviewer1 draft himself mostly from scratch annd he wrote 2 drafs unlike 1 from Kasdan and 1 from Bracjjket, amd his third draft was the most definite one and os of the final screenplay, and salmosst al og it cxame from Lucas, only then Kasdan came in and made some moddefecations for the fourth and final drafrtt. Soverall Kasdan made some nive miodefecations and Bracket formed a frst draft inspiration, but most of Bracket`s wa sdiscarded and lucas wrorte most of the fial screnplay himself

[reviewreviewer1]

@reviewreviewer1 like to mention that Lucas owned the franchise abd films abd nerchandise and had a deal with Alabnn for complete creative freedom, and no interference. Also fior anyone whio claims Lucas had little to do with Empiire, besides writingg thw story and bein excecutive producer, Lucas alo uncredutedly co-wrote the screenplay, in between Bracket and Kasdan, Bracket only inspired the final script ad most opf his fir draft was discarded and Lucas then wrote the second AND third

[reviewreviewer1]

Gary Kurtz should srtop trying to take creduirt for Lucas his work and fNS should stop takig creduirt away from Lucas aswell. 1. Wehen Lucas made SW he was obseessed with having dfull control and didn`t listen too anyone, so for Kurtz tioo claim he chalenged lucas, and Lucas would have actusly listened and coperated is idiotic. He was a total contral freak and pujhed his vision on the crew, and since he was Kurtz bos he was un chargwe. Also id anyone claimsd the studio cvontrolled him I wiould

[monsterofmud]

Great interview!