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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."
I think it's reasonably obvious - Spielberg had been eyeing this script ever since the game was published by LucasArts, and for good reason - It's got all the important Indy elements, with what I feel to be a much more gripping and encompassing storyline than Temple of Doom or Last Crusade.
If you haven't already played this one, give it a shot - It's well worth it, even if it runs in DOS. And hey...while you're at it, play through Full Throttle and The Dig again too, why don't you?
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Interesting comparison with bond. Makes me wonder if the Indiana series can change into an ongoing, bond-like series with many different Indiana actors. Could a fifth movie follow with a new Indiana.
My first thaught is probably not. Its more possible that the series will end with a fade of Ford's curreer. But its an interesting possibility.
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Years ago Indy^w Harrison said that if he did another one he'd like to play an Indy of his own age. If the script supports that wish, the following logic may apply.
RotLA came out in '81, and was apparently set in the mid-late 30's (Nazis existed, but Germans could still operate freely in Egypt.) Now it's '02, so roll Indy's age up by 21 years and you get mid-late 50's. Shouldn't be any Nazis -- will we get Commies instead? Or maybe not-so-reformed "ex" Nazis, leading to a stereotyped setting in Argentina?
Also, given the popularity of episodes I and III vs II, I would look for the key artifact to be something in the Judaeo-Christian tradition again.
The suggestion re Noah's Ark might work well given the putative time frame, choice of baddies (if Soviets), and J-C tradition. Ditto for Garden of Eden. The Middle East looks like a probable setting, and it might allow some of the secondary roles from the earlier shows to appear again, if the actors are still alive.
Heh heh, the ultimate laugh -- especially if S.C. is in it again -- would be to set it c. 1960 and have him bump in to the young James Bond somewhere along the way.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
- During his speech, he expressed a need to take some time off to console his daughter, who is recoving from leukemia.
- He looks like somebody's grandpa and appears to be quite depressed.
- For the most part, as he stated, he has retired from acting and will probably only play bit parts in the future.
- His brush with cancer two years ago took a tremendous toll on him and he continues to recover.
The speculation in Hollywood circles is that a young, hot stud like Brad Pitt might take the lead (Indy) role.Bill
I did a quick check on imdb and excluding pornos and slashers there are essentially no decent IV movies. (hmm, odd sentence with that excluding and decent... I'll leave it.)
So, given the odds I see two possibilities...
- They have a killer screenplay.
- They need a project and got funding.
Let's hope it is the killer screenplay.You think Harrison Ford is old. Well how about Pierce Brosnan. He is 50 years old and has plans to do at least one more James Bond movie. Maybe even 2 or 3. After that there are two other Bond movies in the works that he might star in. I even heard that Brosnan was too old to star in Goldeneye.
Haven't you ever noticed most movie stars in Hollywood are in their 50's? Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert DeNiro, and Sean Connery just to name a few.
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Harrison Ford was picked as the most popular movie star the last couple years. All of these actors are probably working on new movies so it's nothing out of the ordinary for someone this old to be in a film.
--Metrollica
Piranha Women?
Perhaps you're thinking of the "Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death" the Pirhanha women part was the initial working title, but the final film is called Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death.
It's a strange movie to say the least, and it features Bill Maher, which i'm sure he regrets to this day. It was also filmed mostly in the University of California at Riverside's Avocado Groves, strange, no?
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thats because:
A) they are the "old guard" of movies
B) have made so many good ones ( and some bad ones) that the name they carry brings in people.
C) have stunt doubles with good makeup, in a controlled enviroment.
D) there really haven't been any other REALLY REALLY good actors pop up in recent years (maybe so the old guard could still command the prices that they do?)
my two cents.....
if you want "No More Hiroshimas" then I say "You First. No More Pearl Harbors."
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Probably only HF and SS know who are the likely candidates to take the torch. I for one look forward to it. Except for IJ: temple of doom, the IJ series were great fun and had good character development.