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Title: 'Empire Strikes Back' director Kershner dies in LA
Post by: ManaByte on November 29, 2010, 09:21:31 AM

PARIS — US director Irvin Kershner, renowned for making the second Star Wars film, "The Empire Strikes Back", has died in Los Angeles, his goddaughter Adriana Santini told AFP on Monday. He was 87 years old.

Kershner, who besides the 1980 sci-fi epic also directed Sean Connery as James Bond in "Never Say Never Again" (1983) and Peter Weller in "Robocop II" (1990), died at home after a long illness, said Santini, who lives in France.

Born in Philadelphia in 1923, Kershner trained as a musician and in photography before starting making documentaries and then feature films.

Title: Re: 'Empire Strikes Back' director Kershner dies in LA
Post by: Himu on November 29, 2010, 09:45:50 AM

:(

Title: Re: 'Empire Strikes Back' director Kershner dies in LA
Post by: Robo on November 29, 2010, 10:20:43 AM

Wow- 87.  I had no idea he was that old.

anyway, RoboCop 2 > Empire Strikes Back

Title: Re: 'Empire Strikes Back' director Kershner dies in LA
Post by: Cheebs on November 29, 2010, 10:39:16 AM

Never Say Never Again was awesome despite the fact bond fans hated it.

Title: Re: 'Empire Strikes Back' director Kershner dies in LA
Post by: Diunx on November 29, 2010, 10:52:10 AM

Sorry mana but Leslie was more important.

Title: Re: 'Empire Strikes Back' director Kershner dies in LA
Post by: ManaByte on November 29, 2010, 11:07:18 AM

Quote from: Cheebs on November 29, 2010, 10:39:16 AM

Never Say Never Again was awesome despite the fact bond fans hated it.

I can't wait until they run out of ideas and they remake Thunderball a third time with Daniel Craig.

Title: Re: 'Empire Strikes Back' director Kershner dies in LA
Post by: Phoenix Dark on November 29, 2010, 01:09:21 PM

Isn't a new Bond novel being written?

Title: Re: 'Empire Strikes Back' director Kershner dies in LA
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 29, 2010, 01:39:46 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on November 29, 2010, 01:09:21 PM

Isn't a new Bond novel being written?

Thunderball 2 by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

Title: Re: 'Empire Strikes Back' director Kershner dies in LA
Post by: Mupepe on November 29, 2010, 01:55:50 PM

He directed a couple of mediocre movies.  Cool. :smug

Title: Re: 'Empire Strikes Back' director Kershner dies in LA
Post by: Brehvolution on November 29, 2010, 03:36:48 PM

Hopefully the key grip will get the same respect when the time comes.