KURTZ NEVER GOT FIRED MUCH LESS HALF WAY THRUGH EPISODE 5. HE LEFT AFTER EMPIRE. HE WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DIRECTIO LUCAS WAS TAKING THINGS. THE SAME WAY LAWERNCE KASDAN WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PREQUELS AFER LUCAS GAVE HIM AN OUTLINE OF IT.
EVERYONE HATED THE DIRECTION LUCAS TOOK THING...HAMIL, FORD, KURTZ, KASDAN....EVERYONE. AND WE ALL SEE WHY CAUSE WE ALL SEE THEW OUTCOME OF THE PREQUELS AKA JUNKQUELS