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Lucas Researching Concept For New Indiana Jones Film
Cycon writes "According to George Lucas, 'The franchise really depends on me coming up with a good idea. And that series is very research-intensive. So we're doing research now to see if we can't come up with another object for him to chase ... hopefully we'll come up with something.' Lucas 'scoffed at the possibility of passing the famed fedora from Ford to Shia LaBeouf,' instead stating, 'if [Harrison Ford] wasn't in it, you'd have to call it "Mutt Williams and the search for Elvis."'"
There's plenty he could be going after:
Indiana Jones and the Clump Of Dark Matter
Indiana Jones and the RIAA lawsuit about him touching the Ark Of The Covenant (without seeking prior license from the Vatican) ...?
It has to be some kind of magical totem that will resurrect the desiccated corpse of the franchise.
How about introducing a strange new character that behaves in an obnoxious way, speaks in unintelligible patois and causes everyone to flinch whenever he's onscreen. He could be called Shortstop Bingo and be Indy's trusty right-hand fuck up.
Surely this would totally enhance the franchise.
And The Raiders of the Lost Death Star? Temple of the Lost Jedi? Last Strike of the Empire?
Knows everything about nothing and nothing about everything.
Indiana Jones and the Still Beating Heart of George Lucas
Seriously, if the franchise really depends on Lucas coming up with a good idea, they might as well call it a day right now.
++ Say to Elrond "Hello.".
Elrond says "No.". Elrond gives you some lunch.
Can we please have a death match between Jar-Jar Binks and Shia LaBeouf? That would be about the only thing that would drag me back into the theater after the last one. The one thing Indy can't seem to dig up is a decent script.
Following the big financial success of Indy IV, Lucas has decided to further pursue the theme of self parodying absurdities.
Mel Brooks has been cast as the new Indy. Rick Moranis is close to being signed as the new bad guy.
Work title: Indiana Jones and The Power of The Schwartz.
Indiana Jones and the Portal of Tatooine
"Dr. Jones discovers the lost continent of Atlantis, containing a portal that jarringly thrusts him backwards though time, to a land far far away. After pooling resources with a seemingly kind hearted philanthropist by the name of palpatine, they leverage indi's scientific earth-knowledge of stem cells to construct a device that elicits a rapid growth in users midi-chlorian count. After mysteriously falling into the wrong hands, it becomes predictably obvious that the galaxies last, best hope for peace requires Jedi Jones to fly his ship into an enemies space station and blow it up from within."
Good books are a waste of paper.
Just find a good hobby instead.
When we saw "Pet Sematary" at a horror movie marathon, we were all getting a bit tired, so the comments flew fast. A major line in the film, referring to a spot of ground with the ability to resurrect pets buried in't (but it brings them back...wrong), was "Anyone ever bury a person up there?"
When, in the film, a truck crashed and totalled, , someone yelled out, "Anyone ever bury a truck up there?" I forget if it were I or my dear who shouted, "Anyone ever bury a script up there?
"Anyone ever bury a franchise up there?" Yes, Timmy, by all appearances, someone did.
I am not an archaeologist but I would imagine that the holy grail of Archaeology is THE HOLY GRAIL
Archaeology is the search for fact. Not truth.So forget any ideas you've got about lost cities, exotic travel, and digging up the world. We do not follow maps to buried treasure and "X" never, ever, marks the spot.
Hell, Episode 3 was the crowning achievement in the Star Wars saga, what with having an actual interesting plot and all.
NoooooOOOOOOOooooooo!