Spielberg & Lucas Approve Indy 4 Script

Anonymous Coward writes "According to an article on ComingSoon.net, the script for the fourth Indiana Jones movie is moving forward. Lucas and Spielberg have agreed on the writing, with only Harrison Ford still required to sign off on the project before it can go into pre-production. Ford has yet to read the script."

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What could possibly go wrong?

[gumpish]

From the directors who brought you A.I. and The Phantom Menace...

Re:What could possibly go wrong?

[datafr0g]

And Jaws
And Starwars
And Close Encounters
And Schindlers List
And Raiders of The Lost Ark
And Duel
And many others...

These guys have a pretty good batting average if you ask me...

Re:What could possibly go wrong?

[NanoGator]

"... but why the need for anything after Osment dies at the bottom of the ocean?"

That was the best part of the movie!! Sadly, in a lot of ways, it was a little too subtle. (note: I don't blame the movie viewers for that, I think they made some questionable decisions at that part of the movie.)

David had a really nasty programming problem. He was hard-wired to 'love' one woman, his mom. Unfortunately, this program couldn't have been changed. David could, for all practical purposes, live forever, but his mother could not. After he was frozen underwater, he was found by the robots of the day. They survived, the human race didn't. When they found him, they interfaced with him, and worked out his program. (Thus evidenced by the 'touching scene' where his memories were being played back on their faces.)

As robots, it's easy to imagine they were quite sympathetic to David. He had a program that couldn't be fulfilled. Out of compassion, they found a creative way to fulfill his program. They gave him a bs story about bringing his mother back for only one day. (If you're curious what I mean about BS, consider that she was 'brought back', had all kinds of love for David, but never once asked where her husband or other child were. She was too good to be true. Fortunately, David was naieve.) David understood the one-day rule. So he spent the day with her and had the fun that he could. He knew when she'd fade away. When it was time for bed, he fell asleep before she did. If he were to wake up, he'd discover she was gone and his program would be fucked. So, instead, he fell asleep never to awaken. He dreamt, presumably of her.

Great solution to a really tough problem. I have a great affection for this movie, mainly because I really think most movies would have ended with him 'dying' under the water instead of trying to do something more meaningful. Very satisfying.

Re:What could possibly go wrong?

[Brad1138]

"Howard the Duck"
enough said

Re:What could possibly go wrong?

[Afrosheen]

I think it'd be cool if they had a contest to design alternate endings for the film. Possibly from different directors as well.

Bruckheimer ending: Robot boy goes to the bottom of the ocean, the fairy ends up being a Navy SEAL team, and he takes a rocket in the face, KABOOM!

Woody Allen ending: Robot boy goes to the bottom of the ocean where he recites 15 minutes of neurotic dialog while the audience walks out. The New York audience stays for the duration and stages a parade after the film is over.

Kubrick ending: Robot boy goes to the bottom of the ocean where he ends up deactivating himself after realizing the fairy story was bullshit.

Disney ending: yada yada boy actually meets the fairy who is a hologram projection from Robocorp. The fairy instructs him to return to the lab where a cloned human body awaits. His memory is transferred into the clone and he's reunited with the family, happily ever after etc.

Lucas ending: boy meets fairy, fairy turns out to be his father. Epic battle commences, father sacrifices himself to save the boy at the hands of the Overlordbot. Robot boy loses a hand in the battle, replaces it with a human hand. To be continued.

Is this...

[Anonymous Coward]

Is this the fabled indiana jones/star wars crossover, where indy is revealed to be han solo?

I hope so!

Re:How 'bout

[astromog]

Evil SS Nazi: "So, Dr Jones, boxes or briefs?..."

I prefer crates, myself.

Checklist for Harrison.

[Poietes]

Harrison better make sure it has all the essentials. It's not good to mess with the formula that geeks have come to know and love:

• Snakes, and Indy saying how much he hates them.
• Guns, and Indy saying how much he hates them.
• Nazis.
• A big nasty strong guy whom Indy defeats with cunning rather than brawn.
• A scrawny little guy with pince-nez glasses and a thick accent.
• An artifact of supernatural powers.
• A scene in which the terrible power of the artifact is realised.
• Hat and bullwhip.
• Sassy love interest.
• John Rhys-Davies in a red fez.
• Denholm Elliot stuttering his way through his lines.
• One or more booby traps.

That second to last one could prove to be quite difficult.

Re:Indiana Jones And The Search For Actor Approval

[Seumas]

Dude - he's Harrison Ford. He's Indiana Fucking Jones. He's Han Frigging Solo. He's at a point in his career where he can probably have a binding contract rider to have both directors shave their nuts and glue the pubes to their upper lip and do a little Adolph dance, if he wants to.

Hell, he's doing three movies in 2006 and he's still the top of the A-lists.

Harrison Ford has made more good movies than both of those directors combined.

Re:Isn't Indiana now immortal?

[keraneuology]

Seems like it's going to be an interesting continuity-versus-drama challenge in that, if Indy can't die (having drank from the Holy Grail in the previous movie), what enemies/threats does he really have for the assumed action scenes?

He doesn't have immortality - the knight was quite clear that the price of eternal life requires that one never pass over the great seal. To maintain immortality it would appear that one would have to regularly drink from the cup.

You have chosen wisely. But the Grail cannot pass beyond the Great Seal. That is the boundary and the price of immortality.

- Knight Guardian

Re:Where are you Kenner?

[Dancin_Santa]

In the re-released version, Lucas has the scimitar guy shooting first.

Re:Not a flame, just a fact...

[PalmMP3]

That Ford is too old to be doing this. Unless he can still act the part and look the part with makeup and CGI, I don't see how he can be Indi anymore. 10 year ago...maybe, but not now.

If you would be a true Indy fan (like me), you would have heard plenty about this on some of the many fan sites out there, such as The Raider. One of the key details you would have found out is that Indy IV will be set in the '50s, to compensate somewhat for Ford's age.

Re:one of the best

[damsa]

They should replace Ford like they replaced him on Sum of All Fears. With Affleck. With Kevin Smith directing it, who wouldn't want to see it.

Parallels with Lucas and Smith are a many. Lucas had coming of age comedies, American Graffiti, Smith had Mallrats, both have shameless merchandising tie ins with their movies, and endless rereleases. They both released crappy prequels, Phantom Menance and Mallrats, prequel to Clerks. Lucas has R2D2 and 3CPO. Smith has Silent Bob and Jay. Lucas has Hair, Smith has Hair,

I think I proved my case. I think we should do an online petition to have the next Indy be made by Kevin Smith.

Don't do it, George!!!

[inkswamp]

Dear Mr. Lucas,

Please don't make another Indy movie. You see, no matter how well executed it is, no matter how well-conceived it is, no matter how grandiose your overall plans are, the fans will inevitably nitpick it to death and ruin it for the young generation (and the young at heart) your films are generally meant for. I'm afraid my generation, despite growing up with your magical films, has become whiny and pathetic and we bitch and moan when you don't do thing 100% exactly like we expect. We want you to be just like the McDonalds we also grew up with. Make the next Indy film the most perfect Big Mac with Large Fries or we'll scream and shout that you've raped our childhood and that you suck beyond all comprehension.

Quite frankly, I love your films, but I don't know if I can handle another heaping, steaming pile of "fan" reaction yet again.

Thanks for hearing me out.