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'Indiana Jones 4' Finally A Go

Posted by timothy on from the indy-why-does-the-floor-move dept.

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."

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  1. Fate of Atlantis by Cutriss · · Score: 5, Interesting

    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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  2. Harrison's comments on it by b.foster · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Having watched Harrison Ford's speech the other night during the Golden Globe awards, I am confident that he is in no position to take on a role like this. Consider the following points:
    • 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

  3. 4 is rare by victim · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I was discussing some files with my film-making-brother-in-law and he pointed out that it is a very rare film franchise that makes it to IV. Even rarer is the IV that is any good.

    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.
    Indian Jones and the Curse of the Third Sequel
  4. Re:Other rejected titles...(a few facts) by RAruler · · Score: 4, Interesting

    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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