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The Empire Strikes Back
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The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas. The sequel to Star Wars (1977), it is the second film in the Star Wars film series and the fifth chronological chapter of the "Skywalker Saga". Set three years after the events of Star Wars, the film recounts the battle between the malevolent Galactic Empire, led by the Emperor, and the Rebel Alliance, led by Princess Leia. Rebel ally Luke Skywalker trains to master the Force so he can confront the Emperor's powerful disciple, Darth Vader. The ensemble cast includes Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, and Frank Oz.
Theatrical release poster by Roger Kastel
Star Wars creator George Lucas (pictured in 1986) was thoroughly involved in The Empire Strikes Back but wanted to avoid the stress of serving as dire
Star Wars creator George Lucas (pictured in 1986) was thoroughly involved in The Empire Strikes Back but wanted to avoid the stress of serving as director again.
Billy Dee Williams (pictured in 1997) joined the cast as Lando Calrissian.
Billy Dee Williams (pictured in 1997) joined the cast as Lando Calrissian.
Hardangerjøkulen glacier pictured in 2007. It served as the exterior of the ice planet Hoth.
Hardangerjøkulen glacier pictured in 2007. It served as the exterior of the ice planet Hoth.
Leigh Brackett
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Leigh Douglass Brackett was an American science fiction writer known as "the Queen of Space Opera." She was also a screenwriter, known for The Big Sleep (1946), Rio Bravo (1959), and The Long Goodbye (1973). She worked on an early draft of The Empire Strikes Back (1980), elements of which remained in the film; she died before it went into production. In 1956, her book The Long Tomorrow made her the first woman ever shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, and, along with C. L. Moore, one of the first two women ever nominated for a Hugo Award. In 2020, she posthumously won a Retro Hugo for her novel The Nemesis From Terra, originally published as "Shadow Over Mars".
Brackett in 1941
The Brackett-Bradbury collaboration "Lorelei of the Red Mist" took the cover of Planet Stories in 1946.
The Brackett-Bradbury collaboration "Lorelei of the Red Mist" took the cover of Planet Stories in 1946.
Brackett's first detective story, "Murder in the Family", was published in Mammoth Detective in 1943.
Brackett's first detective story, "Murder in the Family", was published in Mammoth Detective in 1943.
Brackett's "The Dragon-Queen of Jupiter" was the cover story in the Summer 1941 issue of Planet Stories.
Brackett's "The Dragon-Queen of Jupiter" was the cover story in the Summer 1941 issue of Planet Stories.