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'Indiana Jones 4' Finally A Go
Steev writes: "Canoe.ca is reporting that Indiana Jones 4 (they have a title, but don't want to say it yet) is a go. It'll be Speilberg's next project. They say that they were just waiting for the right screenplay. Rejected ideas were Indiana Jones And The Sons Of Darkness and Indiana Jones And The Garden Of Life."
Almost certainly not. The Bond movies have been made over a much longer time, and are fairly formulaic - evil mastermind, ruthless plot, at least two bimbos one of whom has a suggestive name, etc.
And they have changed actors playing Bond often enough that most people who follow the movies are used to someone only being Bond for a certain number of movies... I mean, playing Bond you've had Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan.
Putting someone else in the role of Indiana Jones would kill the feeling of the movies. Just look how long "Young Indiana Jones" TV show lasted.
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nah, for the water of life thing to work you need to keep drinking it. If you remember in the movie they said one of the knoghts came back to england and died to extreme old age. Cause he stopped drinking the water.
The water was supposed to heal and thats what they used it for.
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Harrison Ford is currently 59 years old, and seems to do only one real movie per year.
Patriot Games (1992)
Fugitive, The (1993)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Sabrina (1995)
Devil's Own, The (1997)
Air Force One (1997)
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
Random Hearts (1999)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
info provided by IMDb
Now, on that list, I've taken out all the miscellaneous TV appearances and everything else that does not seem to take a major commitment as a movies does. But I do seem to remember reading a few years back that Ford does try to limit himself to one movie a year to spend more time with his family. So, if he has signed to this deal, it would appear to be his movie for the year 2002. (Assuming the K-19 Movie was filmed in 2001.)
If Sean Connery were to return, he would most likely have to be 'aged' 20 years or so, and thusly limited to a bit part in the movie because he is now 71, and only 12 years older than his 'son.' That of him being Indy's father worked once back in 1989, but I doubt it would work again.
In any case, Denholm Elliott who played Dr. Marcus Brody in 'Raiders' and 'Last Crusade' died in 1992 and thusly, won't return. However, John Rhys-Davies could possibly return as Sallah. How feasible that is, I don't know... (but both characters were great) And who will be cast as the new love interest girl in the movie? And will they attempt to close the door on future movies in this one considering that we already know from the Young Indiana Jones that Indy lives to an old age, and gets an eye patch?
(When are they going to release the rest of the Young Indy adventures too?)
Remember that interview that he did with Barbara Walters a couple of years back. She asked him if he would do Han Solo again he said no. Han was too flat a character. She asked him if he would do Indiana Jones again.
He said, "In a New York minute!"
He loves the role. Give it to him. It wouldn't be Indy without him.
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