WGFestival 2016: The Craft and Career of Lawrence Kasdan

Screenwriters and Scriptnotes podcast hosts John August and Craig Mazin interview Lawrence Kasdan, legendary screenwriter of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, THE BIG CHILL, THE BODYGUARD and STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS.
The interview took place at WGFestival on April 16, 2016.
Filmed by:
Francia Romero
Jarod Dean
Yiqing Yong
Sara Andersson
Raja Pothineni
Darren Anzres
Edited by Paula Neves
Sound edit by Allyson Manno
Special thanks to the New York Film Academy

[@veritas6335]

Superb interview. The best I've seen, but Kasdan is hard to beat. Besides being a giant talent, he's thoughtful , wise(yes wise) and he's hilarious. An absolute delight.

[@veritas6335]

Kasdan is a real charmer and wonderfully open and frank about the film industry. I adored The Big Chill. As for the Star Wars stuff, I think those films are mostly for guys. Women find them mostly a big yawn. The first Indiana Jones thing (Raiders) was fun, the others not particularly memorable. But the interview was great and, as a writer, I found it most helpful. Kasdan is fun to listen to.

[@chandraryder2504]

Great panel, thank you for publishing!

[@seen921]

tHIS was fantastic. So chill. And damned funny

[@romeobaboi3905]

Legend.

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

"My Bodyguard" is ten times the movie that "The Bodyguard" is.

[@okcomputer0101]

“There is a question coming, RIGHT.....” 🤦‍♂️

[@Mr_Bob_A_Feet]

1:04:52 Wow, they jokingly predicted Rian Johnson tanking the Star Wars franchise. Lol

[@j.b.9260]

Only losers on the web believe he screwed up Star Wars.

[@kensuke0]

@@j.b.9260 Said by people like you who love Twilight.

[@j.b.9260]

@@kensuke0 I have never seen a Twilight movie and I hope I never will.