Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Edward Kasdan born January 14 1949 is an American filmmaker He is the cowriter of the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back 1980 Return of the Jedi 1983 The Force Awakens 2015 and Solo A Star Wars Story 2018 He also wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 and The Bodyguard 1992 and is the writerdirector of Body Heat 1981 The Big Chill 1983 Silverado 1985 The Accidental Tourist 1988 and Dreamcatcher 2003 Kasdan is known for updating old Hollywood genresfilm noir science fiction and Westernsin a classical dramatic style with quickwitted dialogue while dealing with contemporary social themes As a director he has made various personal films that examine characters and generations Kasdan has been nominated for four Academy Awards as a producer for Best Picture nominee The Accidental Tourist for which he was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and for Best Original Screenplay for both The Big Chill and Grand Canyon 1991 He has often collaborated with his wife Meg Kasdan his brother Mark Kasdan and his two sons Jonathan Kasdan and Jake Kasdan He has frequently cast Kevin Kline and William Hurt in his films Description above from the Wikipedia article Lawrence Kasdan licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia