In anticipation of the new book, The Making of The Empire Strikes Back (out October 12), Lucasfilm has done one of the things that Lucasfilm does best -- create a trailer. Even when it comes to the more questionable chapters of the Star Wars saga, the trailers are fantastic, so why not release a trailer for the "making of" book celebrating the greatest chapter of them all, Empire?
J.W. Rinzler -- the author who also wrote The Making of Star Wars and The Complete Making of Indiana Jones -- was given complete access to the archives at Lucasfilm. As the trailer suggests, Rinzler became Lucasfilm's "own in-house Indiana Jones." Love The Empire Strikes Back? Well, these 372 pages that might interest you.
Highlights include: Detailing the struggles to even get the film made -- sequels were not a sure thing 30 years ago and Lucas financed Empire himself; never before seen behind the scenes photos and concept art; transcripts of recorded on-set conversations between the cast and crew which reveals that, at times, the cast was about as unhappy as the characters in the film. And a personal highlight, Rinzler was granted access to Leigh Brackett's original script for Empire -- a script that wound up looking nothing like the finished product.
Enjoy this trailer knowing full well that the finished product will not be a letdown.
Book Trailer: 'The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' [/Film]