Harrison Ford Confirms Indiana Jones IV Production 495
phoric writes "According to TheIndyExperience.com, Harrison Ford has confirmed that his role in the much-rumored production of another Indiana Jones sequel is indeed true. However, he admits that future sequels may feature a younger actor, similar to the James Bond series post-Connery."
62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. (Score:4, Interesting)
Harrison ford was born on 13 July 1942. That makes his 62. So we are going to have a 62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. Mr. Ford must be one fit senior citizen.
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Re:This Just in.... (Score:2, Interesting)
Seriously, this is great news to me that Ford will continue for a last movie. Of course the "young Indy" will fail miserably but it doesn't really matter, the Indiana Jones franchise was almost dead anyway, a last movie with Harrison Ford is greatly appreciated.
confusing Doctor Jones with Doctor Who (Score:3, Interesting)
It's interesting that we all say, "No! Only Harrison can ever be Indy!" but people have no problem with Tom Baker being replaced by Peter Davison, then Colin, then Sylvester, etc...
I think more Indy movies will fail (though this one may pull an audience like Connery did in Never Say Never Again [imdb.com]) not due to anything having to do with Mr. Ford.
When Spielberg made the Indy movies, he was reviving the Saturday serials of distant movie lore. He had a sense of nostalgia and a sense of love for the project. After seeing some recent Speilberg work, I don't think he is capable of the innocent fervor needed to cut a successful Indy movie together.
How will they handle it? (Score:4, Interesting)
How about the city of Atlantis? (Score:5, Interesting)
That game ROCKED. And don't worry about previous videogame adaptations. Those were usually action games adapted with a sucky story. Here we're talking about a game which is ACTUALLY a story.
Age Wasn't Behind Connery's Departure From Bond (Score:3, Interesting)
Connery is currently 74. He retired from the Bond franchise after "You Only Live Twice" in 1967, when he was 37. He played Bond again, at 53, in 1983's "Never Say Never Again".
I suspect that if Connery had stood to be paid as much as Ford gets paid to do Indiana Jones, his willingess to play Bond would have increased accordingly.
some senior citizens would surprise you... (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Jones? Is that you? (Score:5, Interesting)
I am worried about the proposed successor [bbc.co.uk] to Brosnan though.
Re:it will die... (Score:3, Interesting)
similar to the James Bond series post-Connery..... (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:A younger disciple, like, maybe, his son? (Score:5, Interesting)
I love the Indiana Jones films. I love the "history" twist, the Indiana Jones attitude (which I mention here [slashdot.org]), and just the general premise of being Indiana Jones myself (yes, even at 22, I have such fantasies. Call me a child, I dare you.) Indiana Jones is a character that many men idealize and idolize - the typical male hero.
Say what you want about there needing to be more "strong female characters" in movies. I'll say that trying to put women in typically male roles result in shitty movies (such as Tomb Raider) because they're so purely over the top and inplausable that it makes people groan in disbelief. Indiana Jones (Raiders) had a strong female lead: she was tough as nails, sassy, and could hold her own in most cases - except for when Indy rescued her. Granted, you might see that as a 'weakness' but Indy had weakness too - being sentimental and having a fear of snakes - so it definately wasn't a "males are superior" portrayal.
Now, if you want to have an Indiana Jones film with a strong female supporting character, I'm all fine with that. If you want strong female leads, look to shit like Xena, Tomb Raider, and other such improbable characters. Indiana Jones is about a male archeologist who has the role of "hero" fighting Nazis. I'd be fine with another supporting female such as a daughter, ala Marion, because she was a believeable character, and those are generally the best kind. When you recommended a "strong leading female" all I could think of was a) Tomb Raider and b) the "This is UNIX, I know this!" girl in Jurassic Park, and it scared me because those characters were poorly conceived.
Personally, I envision Indiana Jones 4 being a Grandfather-Father-Son type paragidm, with someone else playing the main action hero - as the son. Maybe make the son a research paeleontologist - or something like that - with a wild streak (similar to Indy's). Maybe he despises his father's and grandfather's work because it caused distance between them. Let's say he goes to a family reunion, and Dad and Grandpa try nad pull him into a search for some ancient lost artifact (let's say it's 1950 or so). There's still potential there for Nazis (or bloody commies! they're easy to demonize too!), and there's a chance to both "pass the torch" to a new Dr. Jones and to develop his character, as well as have a good story with both Indiana Jones and his son.
Now, I think the real challenge in this scenario would be finding a person to play the role that is both manly, witty/sarcastic, and charismic. It's hard to find someone that could 'act' that role without at least sharing the traits (Johny Depp or Orlando Bloom? No, I don't think so. While great actors, they're only human and not the type at all). Off hand, I can't think of anyone that's a known entity in Hollywood who would be good for the role, at all. Maybe they'll turn up a yet-unknown tallent, and we'll have an honest-to-goodness resurgence of acton films again. There does not seem to be too many manly male actors in Hollywood over the last couple years.
Re:confusing Doctor Jones with Doctor Who (Score:1, Interesting)
And then comes Colin whom I never liked. Somewhere in there, I stopped watching and discovered there was more to do in life and never looked back. I have no idea who took over after Colin and I don't care. I learned from that to never, ever let a TV show or network toy with me. When they air bullshit, I change the channel. When a suckass show comes on, I find something else to watch.
That whole Dr. Who thing has made me incredibly critical of everything I see on TV and at the movies.
Give it up (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:confusing Doctor Jones with Doctor Who (Score:1, Interesting)
Just because Baker was the most popular with the longest run didn't mean they started that whole "regeneration" thing with him. You non-fans shouldn't bother posting about what you don't understand.
But, I suppose if they enforced "understanding" as a pre-req to posting on
Re:62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:confusing Doctor Jones with Doctor Who (Score:3, Interesting)
Indiana Jones is a historical fiction with a touch of fantasy.
Personally, I think that it would be better to create a new character in this particular film that would produce his own spinoff series, and continue the "Archaeologist vs. Nazi" saga in there. This way, he won't need to try and fit Indiana Jones' shoes, and create a character all his own, while still sharing continuity with the Indiana Jones universe.
Re:confusing Doctor Jones with Doctor Who (Score:1, Interesting)
I'm not a Doctor Who fanatic nowadays, but I liked it when I was a kid, and out of curiosity and boredom, I was flicking through Google's Usenet archive. And I read something, which made me think...
There are people out there who will *only* be able to remember Sylvester McCoy (the last regular Doctor) episodes from the first time around. There are people for whom McCoy is *their* Doctor, remembered through vague childhood memories, and most of those people will now be old enough to be leaving university (if they haven't already left). Maybe someone a bit older than them remembers Sylvester McCoy's "regeneration" as their first. Should they be expected to rigidly list all the previous regenerations?
Hmmm (Score:2, Interesting)
and Indiana Jones movie that is computer generated..
Then they can reuse Harrison Ford's Mannerisms
and movements, and he can still act, no
matter how old he gets.. Then he will have no excuse
but to star int he movies.