Why didn George Lucas write the script screenplay for Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back?
The basic story idea for Star Wars Episode 5 The Empire Strikes Back was created by George Lucas, the genius mastermind behind the magic of Star Wars. However, the actual screenplay script was written by the late Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, who also wrote Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars Episode 6 Return of the Jedi. All fans agree that the best and greatest Star Wars movie episodes are the ones written solely and only by Lucas. The three most financially successful, critically acclaimed and lucrative Star Wars films are written by Lucas and Lucas alone: Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace (1999) Star Wars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith (2005) Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope (1977) The less successful Star Wars movies in all ways that can be measured had third party script writers involved: Star Wars Episode 2 Attack of the Clones (script writer Jonathan Hales) The Empire Strikes Back (screenplay authors Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan) Return of
