Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Lucas Researching Concept For New Indiana Jones Film

Posted by Soulskill on from the indiana-jones-and-the-search-for-his-dentures dept.

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."'"

32 of 272 comments (clear)

  1. Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... by beh · · Score: 4, Funny

    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) ...?

    1. Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... by Zekasu · · Score: 5, Funny

      I was thinking along the lines of, "Indiana Jones and the Search for the Higgs Boson, coming to a theater near you October 21, 2008."

    2. Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... by mfnickster · · Score: 5, Funny

      "Raiders of the Lost Medicine Cabinet"

      "Indiana Jones and the Child-proof Cap"

      "Indiana Jones and the Walker of Doom"

      "Indiana Jones and the Damn Kids on His Lawn"

      --
      "Slow down, Cowboy! It has been 3 years, 7 months and 26 days since you last successfully posted a comment."
    3. Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      "Indiana Jones and why George Lucas Keeps Ruining Every Saga He Created When He Was Young"

    4. Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... by Swampash · · Score: 5, Funny

      Indiana Jones and the Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction

    5. Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... by Cycon · · Score: 5, Interesting

      It seems to me that Lucas' first movie, THX 1138 can be seen as an allegory for his career. The "American Zoetrope" production house he formed with Francis Ford Coppola back in the revolutionary days of the late '60s in San Francisco was all about the independent thinker escaping from the machine of control and exploitation which was the "old boys'" movie studio system at the time.


      ***SPOILER ALERT***
      At the end of the movie, when he has finally escaped and is free of the system (as Lucas is now free and able to produce any movie he chooses from conception through to finished product) the protagonist finds him system alone, in the middle of a barren wasteland. All credit to Lucas for escaping the machine, but it sees his imagination is just as empty these days.

      --
      Your Brain + EEG + LEGO Robots = Brainstorms
    6. Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... by rhyder128k · · Score: 5, Funny

      Indiana Jones and the Time He Went Over to Shelbyville During the War.

      He wore a bullwhip on his belt. Which was the style at the time.

      --
      Michael Reed, freelance tech writer.
    7. Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... by smittyoneeach · · Score: 4, Funny

      Indiana Jones and the Natalie Portman Figurine

      Indiana Jones and the Lost Netcraft Confirmation

      Indiana Jones and the Steven King Demise Report

      and, finally,

      InSovietDiana, Raiders of the Temple of the Crusade of the Skull are Jonezin' for you!

      --
      Get thee glass eyes, and, like a scurvy politician, seem to see things thou dost not.--King Lear
    8. Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... by Kavli · · Score: 3, Funny

      What about the obvious "Indiana Jones and the Hunt for Duke Nukem Forever"?

    9. Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Interesting

      What about the obvious "Indiana Jones and the Hunt for Duke Nukem Forever"?

      I wanted "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: The movie" :(

    10. Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... by Stuart+Gibson · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Not going to work - Indy always finds what he goes looking for.

      --
      It's all fun and games until a 200' robot dinosaur shows up and trashes Neo-Tokyo... Again
    11. Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... by KGIII · · Score: 4, Funny

      The rest of us just want to stuff them into a barrel and pound in the bung.

      I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to want to do that to kids, no matter how annoying they are.

      --
      "So long and thanks for all the fish."
  2. I know by twatter · · Score: 3, Funny

    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.

  3. James Bond with whips by mcvos · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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."'

    I think Lucas missed an opportunity to turn Indiana Jones into a James Bond-like franchise. Some months ago I read that it was originally sold as "James Bond with nazis and ancient treasures", and I think it would have been a great idea to keep it perpetually in a pre-WW2 setting with nazis and zeppelins, and replace the main actor if he gets too old.

    Although ofcourse no other Indiana Jones could ever compare to Harrison Ford.

  4. Pffffft.... by VE3OGG · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Lucas whining about "research" is laughable.

    Granted, Raiders of the Lost Ark had some interesting stories in it, and did at least deal with some research, but I would say the amount of true "research" in Indiana Jones films has been dropping geometrically.

    Indeed, The Last Crusade, other then repeating the Romantic-era story about the grail that so many people already knew, gave no new information and instead focused on the relationship between Indy and his father.

    And Crystal Skull -- from what people have told me about it is even worse. Dealing with a completely fictional back story that doesn't represent anything presently known about the crystal skulls, nor anything that is written about widely in popular paranormal literature.

    No one is saying that Indiana Jones isn't a fabulous example of those serial movies from the 40s and 50s, but I am arguing that the amount of research is mind-numbingly small.

    And who here thinks that this statement:

    "The franchise really depends on me"

    Isn't just a bit egotistical... *cough*Phantom Menace*cough*

    1. Re:Pffffft.... by hairyfeet · · Score: 5, Insightful

      What I want to know is this: Is Lucas out of money? Gambling debts,an expensive mistress or three to pay for? Surely he is making enough off of the "real" Star Wars trilogy,right? If he still has money why in the name of all that is good and decent in the universe is he determined to destroy every good thing he created in his youth. What's next, American Graffiti the next generation? Seriously WTH is Lucas thinking,either come up with some new ideas or sit on your money and quietly retire. But please quit screwing up our collective past with crap like,well,pretty much everything Lucas has done for the past decade and a half. But as always this is my 02c,YMMV.

      --
      ACs don't waste your time replying, your posts are never seen by me.
    2. Re:Pffffft.... by c · · Score: 4, Insightful

      > Seriously WTH is Lucas thinking, either come up with some new ideas or
      > sit on your money and quietly retire.

      If you kept coming up with stupid ideas, lousy plots, terrible actors, and every nerd on the planet still paid money to see it (often multiple times), do you think maybe you'd be getting a bit of a mixed message? What, is he supposed to listen to critics? If half your "fan base" consisted of people like "Comic Book Guy", you'd probably learn to ignore them pretty quickly.

      If you don't like Lucas' stuff, stop giving him your money.

      c.

      --
      Log in or piss off.
  5. Re:Shia LaBeouf the new indiana jones by Hansu · · Score: 5, Informative

    I haven't seen the new indiana jones movie yet

    Consider yourself lucky. Once you have seen it, it can't be unseen.

    My eyes, the goggles do nothing!

    seriously it's crap.

    --
    .signature: Command not found
  6. Shit by RinzeWind · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The franchise really depends on me coming up with a good idea

    We're fucked.

    1. Re:Shit by WrongMonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hell, Episode 3 was the crowning achievement in the Star Wars saga, what with having an actual interesting plot and all.

      NoooooOOOOOOOooooooo!

  7. If they want to revive the franchise... by iapetus · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.
  8. The latest indy by TheLink · · Score: 4, Informative

    I actually set my expectations low, cranked my IQ down and set suspension of disbelief to high. After all it's Indy Jones, you're not supposed to be thinking too much.

    But when Indy Jones did the ball bearings stuff, those Standard Indy settings started to show their shortcomings... I went "OK turn off physics"

    Things totally fell apart when Tarzan Boy started swinging from tree to tree. I had to do some major changes at that point. How does that add to the story line or show?

    I enjoyed the first one and temple of doom was ok. This one, save your money/bandwidth. Go watch something else. I heard Batman is good.

    --
    1. Re:The latest indy by mcvos · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I enjoyed the first one and temple of doom was ok.

      Please tell me you've seen The Last Crusade. That's possibly the best of the bunch, certainly rivaling Raiders.

    2. Re:The latest indy by Jeremy+Erwin · · Score: 5, Funny

      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.

    3. Re:The latest indy by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I was disappointed at the latest Indy as well. It simply lacks the "mystic aura" that the other Indy movies have.

      Raiders of the lost Ark: Ancient egyptian maps. Booby traps. The second half of a map that the Nazis lack. An infinitely powerful artifact. GOD's power.

      Indiana Jones and the temple of Doom: Evil cults engaged in bloodthirsty rituals. The stones of the gods. Actual jungles with vampires. Passageways filled with all kind of creepy bugs.

      Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Medieval writings of a Franciscan Friar. Biblical elements. The cup of Christ. Ancient roman catacombs hidden below a Church turned Library. A society designed to protect the secret of the grail. Henry Jone's Grail Diary. The canyon of the crescent moon. Three lethal tests to prove your faith.

      Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Whee, communists searching for alien artifacts in a jungle so fake it looks like a walk in the park! Hey, is that James Dean? Whee, look, aliens!

      I want my childhood back! :( :( :(

    4. Re:The latest indy by bckrispi · · Score: 3, Interesting
      I got the same feeling. What's the point in chasing after an artifact that gives you a tactical advantage on the battlefield (the Ark, possibly the grail) when both Superpowers now have weapons capable of incinerating entire nations? The Zeitgeist of the film was certainly different than its predecessors. In Raiders, academics were trusted by their government and honored for their expertise. In Crystal Skull, they were distrusted as possible Communists. It was a different America, and the film captured that feeling very well.

      And, like the insipid prequel-bashing that goes on here, much of the hate directed at crystal skull was widely undeserved. It had some flaws, but it was still a fun adventure flick.

      --
      Xenon, where's my money? -Borno
  9. Re:Maybe I am strange... by Rogerborg · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If they want to keep Ford in it, then they're going to have to move the setting to a nursing home, which would segue nicely with the Elvis angle.

    --
    If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
  10. Re:Maybe I am strange... by 1u3hr · · Score: 4, Informative
    ... but "Mutt Williams and the search for Elvis" seems like it could be ok.

    Check out Bubba Ho-Tep. It's got mummies. It's got Elvis. It's got BRUCE CAMPBELL.

  11. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis by dalmiroy2k · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Enough said

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Fate_of_Atlantis

  12. Subject by Legion303 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "The franchise really depends on me coming up with a good idea."

    George Lucas hasn't had a good idea since about 1982. Well, I guess not passing the fedora to Shia LaBeouf would be a good idea if Lucas had given the correct reason for it: Shia can't act.

  13. Obviously theres a market for it! by voss · · Score: 3, Interesting

    711 million worldwide box office.

    Harrison Ford looked pretty good in the current film, I think they were just let down by the script and the film still did well.

    The main problem for any sequel with the current film is that it gave indy his happy ending, theres nowhere to go with the character....

  14. Re:Maybe I am strange... by xbytor · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It also has a black JFK. What's not to like about this movie?