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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."
Let's hope it's not something assinine like "Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Clones" or something.
Indiana Jones: So Old. So Very, Very, Old...
Indiana Jones and the Quest for a Reasonable Bowel Movement
Raiders of the Lost Dentures
and so on.
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Not really much to say about this, other then 'cool' that is. Hopefully they can keep George Lucas as far away from this as possible, thereby reducing the SUCK as much as possible
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Indiana Jones and the Curse of Montazuma
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Penguins
Indiana Jones and the Lost Source Code
Indiana Jones vs Laura Croft
Indiana Jones and the Halls of Microsoft
Indiana Jones and Avacado Women in the Jungle of Death
Indiana Jones Does Dallas
Indiana Jones and the Search for the Missing Socks
I like you, Stuart. You're not like everyone else, here, at Slashdot.
Speaking as a future old guy, I have to say this: being 59 does not make you incapable of kicking the ass of a younger man. You just have to be more devious.
Indy can't swing across a canyon on a vine, but he could be a deadly bastard nonetheless. I'd like to see how they pull it off.
Not to mention, I'd like to see the story about how he lost his eye.
Maybe they could have that kid who played him in the last crusade in it. What his name, oh whoops.
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?
"Mod, mod, mod...and another troll bites the dust."
...they dug up Arnold's corpse for that Commando-remake thingy, why not whip out (sorry) Harrison for the quick cash in these dark economic times? I defy you to show me a /. reader who's not going to see this movie!
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I just hope this doesn't turn into one of those "Old hero comes out of retirement to tackle one last adventure and complains about how he's too old for this crap" movies. Triv
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.
Kierthos
Mr. Hu is not a ninja.
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
... how about "Indiana Jones and the Leather Goddesses of Phobos"?
Trust me on this! Got it from at friend who got it from his uncle who does kokain with the celebs!?
Thomas S. Iversen
Interview with Spielberg, Kapshaw, and Ford himself.
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.I hope they bring back the giant ball from the first movie. That's one of my alltime favorite villians.
"Never bullshit a bullshitter" All That Jazz
Indiana Jones and Avacado Women in the Jungle of Death
"Piranha Women of the Avocado Jungle of Death" is apparently a real movie, parodied in a song by singer-songwriter Christine Lavin, whose aunt was (again, apparently) in the film. Christine Lavin is hilarious.
Search for the Missing Socks
As it turns out, I know where socks go. According to a friend whose ex-husband used to repair washing machines, there is usually a gap between the basin and the top of the machine. Socks (and other light items) are occasionally sloshed over the top and into the internals of the washing machine.
I know someone who has also written a song about this. He would not claim to be as funny as Christine Lavin.
(Anyone wanna score this "-1, Frivolous" ?)
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"... and the overdone Matrix special effects"
In this film, Indi battles a legion of unoriginal Slashdot posters all making the exact same joke over and over again in an attempt to garner cheap karma.
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
A MAN OF FIFTY NINE YEARS IS NOT OLD.
HARRISON IS MIDDLE-AGED.
NOT OLD.
PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 32 ARE NOT GERIATRIC. THEY DO NOT ALL NEED ADULT DIAPERS AND VIAGRA.
That screamed, let's further observe that Harrison has been going through life's meat grinder of late. He isn't looking old -- he's looking tired, as anyone does after helping his kid deal with cancer.
The lines on his face aren't all from age. They show experience. The real stuff, not the business kind.
A hero, also, cannot truly be a hero until the story of his ending is told. Now, if the "Young Indiana Jones" series is taken as canon, Jones survives until the early nineties, one-eyed, cranky, and unbelieved by those he talks to if he starts spouting the tall tales of which he's so fond.
Robin Hood fired an arrow into the sky; Arthur gave his sword back to the Lady of the Lake. William Wallace died at the hands of his enemies... point is, a hero's life needs an arc, and Harrison could finish it the way it needs. Let Indiana be old, be tired. It takes more courage for a 59 yo man to fight a mob than a 35 yo. Let's see him fight time itself...
So Old. So Very, Very, Old...
That reminds me of a Conan OBrien episode, where he was discussing another IJ with Ford. Conan said they should make a movie where Jones is too old to get out of bed, and people bring him artifacts for his approval.
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I guess you had to be there.
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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.
Look here
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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This is entirely baseless, but I'd bet good money Spielberg will want to explore a fresh script, not retread some video game.
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Courtesy of IMDB...
Actor - Birthdate (age)
Pierce Brosnan - 16 May 1953 (46)
Clint Eastwood - 31 May 1930 (71)
Tom Hanks - 9 July 1956 (45)
Denzel Washington - 28 December 1954 (47)
Bruce Willis - 19 March 1955 (46)
Arnold Schwarzenegger - 30 July 1947 (54)
Robert DeNiro - 17 Aug 1943 (58)
Sean Connery - 25 Aug 1930 (71)
I guess with a name like Metrollica, I guess having only 6 of your 8 facts wrong is pretty good.
More data, damnit!
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?)
We can only hope Harrison Ford comes back to play Indiana Jones. During the Golden Globes Ben Affleck mentioned he was going to be taking on the role of Jack Ryan in the next Tom Clancy movie. *sigh*. I'd rather see a 70 year old Harrison Ford bumbling around in a walker fighting international terrorists than that arrogant tosser. Oh well. :-)
If they're going to do it, now is the right time - they can put Indy in his 50s, make a couple of cracks about him "getting too old for this," and make it the last hurrah for Indiana Jones fans.
I, for one, am hoping they explain how he loses his eye...
Angelina Jolie, star of Tomb Raider will be assisting our old hero.
Another possible title is: Indiana Johns and Lost Titties.
(For once seriously consider AC as a posting option... bah, I can take it! Besides, I start at one, there for I can only loose one before I fall under radar!)
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Flanery was amazing as a teen to early twenties Indy. Now that a decade has almost gone by since the first YIJC, Flanery would be aged to perfection for the adult role.
If you have only seen the first one or two episodes of YIJC, and were put off by the fact that the stories were not of the same inspiration as the Harrison Ford movies, or if you were thrown by the fact that the story patterns did not fit any of the television formulas we've all grown so comfortable with, to the point of those conventions having become invisible, (and thereby making them feel weird and uncomfortable when they are broken.), well. . . Do yourself a favor and try again. Most of the YIJC episodes are absolutely stunning.
Sadly, though, an important part of the show was removed for the video tape release. They took out the 90-something year old Indy who walks about town telling his stories. This effectively unglues a significant chunk of the story logic and makes certain repeating patterns in the stories seem irrational and even kind of dumb. If you can find a friend who recorded the originals off air, then you're onto the real stuff.
Why is it that such treasures as YIJC get lost in the shuffle, while the lamest series get released on DVD and promoted through the roof?
Ah well. Diamonds are hard to find in the wild, too, I suppose.
-Fantastic Lad
That reminds me of a Conan OBrien episode, where he was discussing another IJ with Ford. Conan said they should make a movie where Jones is too old to get out of bed, and people bring him artifacts for his approval.
Indiana Jones and the Antiques Roadshow!
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