“ wasn’t getting coverage.” Rinzler continued, “He only shot what he needed, so then George had fewer choices in the editing room and that didn’t thrill George because, you know, he’s an editor by trade.” Lucas shoots with a minimum of two cameras at all times, so he’s used to having a wealth of material to cut together and that was something his ‘Return of the Jedi’ director was going to have to respect. There was also the issue of Kershner’s directing style. So instead they sued Kershner because they thought that having Lucasfilm at the very beginning of the film was George putting his name before the director, and you’re not allowed to do that.” He added, “So that kind of limited the number of directors he could get because they had to be non-DGA or they had to be DGA and not be afraid of the DGA.” They couldn’t sue Lucasfilm because Lucasfilm is a limited company and so they’re legally in the UK. Rinzler began, “What happened at the end of ‘Empire,’ it’s kind of a complicated legal story, the Director’s Guild sued Irvin Kershner. By tapping into the Lucasfilm Archives, Rinzler put together another behind-the-scenes piece loaded with production stories, previously unpublished photos, present-day commentary and more to provide insight into how George Lucas and his team brought “Return of the Jedi” to life.Īs panel moderator Jason Fry further explained, “J.W., it started off you shadowed George Lucas for three years during the making of ‘Episode III’ and that led to the desire to kind of reexamine the classic films with a kind of perspective that we have now.”įry and Rinzler began their conversation by focusing on the transition from “The Empire Strikes Back” to “Return of the Jedi,” particularly in terms of choosing a new director. “The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film” dropped in April of 2007 and then came “The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” in October of 2010. Like the Richard Marquand-directed “Return of the Jedi,” “The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” wraps up a trilogy for Rinzler.
Rinzler’s “The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” is currently available for purchase in hardcover, but in honor of the upcoming release of the multimedia eBook edition, Rinzler took to the stage at New York Comic Con to show off some never-before-scene photos and videos from this enhanced version of the book and run through some Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi facts and anecdotes.
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