RIP Irvin Kershner

Irvin a fost profesorul lui Lucas, si acesta l-a rugat sa-l ajute cu continuarea la filmuletzul cu Razboiul stelelor, si a iesit Imperiul Contrarataca. A facut si comeback-ul lui Bond, in lumina Imperiului surely, Never Say Never Again (titlu dedicat lui Connery). Si anterior, cu Connery, A Fine Madness (1966), comedia SPYS (1974), thrillerul Ochii Laurei Mars (pe un scenariu de John Carpenter !, 1978), si Robocop 2, la final (1990). A murit la 87 de ani, de cancer pulmonar.

"If the second one worked, then [Lucas] could make more," Kershner said. "If the second one didn't work, then that would be the end of Star Wars."

interviu din 1990 cu "Kersh"

Kerh cu Lucas si Lawrence Kasdan pe platou la TESB (ep. 5)

"I was shocked one day: I'm shooting, and I look over and way in the back of about 50 people is George standing there. And I said, "George, come over here!" He was sort of embarrassed, he's so shy! So he came over and watched the shooting. That was the morning that we shot a scene that ended up about 6 seconds on film and it took us 10 hours to shoot! Everything kept breaking! Nothing worked! (Laughter) And George just stood there and never said a word. George is just about the best producer I've ever worked with. He made sure that everything was there

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George Lucas despre Kershner:
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The world has lost a great director and one of the most genuine people I’ve had the pleasure of knowing,” says Lucas. “Irvin Kershner was a true gentleman in every sense of the word. When I think of Kersh, I think of his warmth, his thoughtfulness and his talent. I knew him from USC — I attended his lectures and he was actually on the festival panel that gave the prize to my THX short. I considered him a mentor. Following Star Wars, I knew one thing for sure: I didn’t want to direct the second movie myself. I needed someone I could trust, someone I really admired and whose work had maturity and humor. That was Kersh all over. I didn’t want Empire to turn into just another sequel, another episode in a series of space adventures. I was trying to build something, and I knew Kersh was the guy to help me do it. He brought so much to the table. I am truly grateful to him. He was a friend as well as a colleague. He will be missed.”