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."
This Just in.... (Score:5, Funny)
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.
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nope (Score:2, Flamebait)
Re:This Just in.... (Score:5, Funny)
Now that would be ironic.
Storyline (Score:5, Funny)
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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:62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. (Score:5, Funny)
And then he goes home at night and bones a woman 20 years his junior
Mr. Ford must be one fit senior citizen.
I for one welcome our new fit geriatric, younger woman shagging, stunt performing, actor overlords
Re:62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. (Score:5, Funny)
More like 35, 40 years his junior, knowing Hollywood these days.
Indiana Jones and the Quest for Young Poon. Starring Harrison Ford and Natalie Portman (no grits).
Re:62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. (Score:4, Funny)
Scene 24 ought to be smashing.
Re:62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. (Score:2)
In the words of Indy & Panama Hat... (Score:5, Funny)
Indy: "It belongs in a museum."
Panama Hat: "So do you."
(video clip of it here [destinationhollywood.com])
Re:In the words of Indy & Panama Hat... (Score:3, Insightful)
You gotta admit, for 62, the man looks pretty fucking good.
Remember also that he was in his late 30s/early 40s when he was not just Indiana Jones, but also Han Solo, and Rick Deckard. The man is a badass.
Re:62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. (Score:4, Funny)
So what you're saying is, they're filming on location in Korea?
Re:62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. (Score:3, Insightful)
Just because Connery is eligible for Social Security, dosen't mean he's not a good actor.
I just hope he keeps away from the sequel market in the future. It makes him look like he's selling out.
I'd like to see Connery starring in new Branaugh 'Shakespeare' productions, tho. He's one of the best classically trained actors out there. Him AND Patrick Stewart.
Re:62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. (Score:4, Funny)
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I can hardly wait.
Re:62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. (Score:2, Funny)
Although, given the Jones' infamous libido, maybe that's not too far-fetched.
some senior citizens would surprise you... (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:some senior citizens would surprise you... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. (Score:2)
However, having seen some of Ford's recent films, it doesn't seem to me like he's really cut out for the Indy role anymore, unfortunately.
Re:62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. (Score:3, Interesting)
Harrison Ford: Hero, All-Around perfect guy. (Score:4, Informative)
He's a senior citizen that rescued a sick hiker near his residence in Wyoming. You may have read about this, if not there are more details here. [cnn.com]
Harrison Ford may be the perfect guy. Rides his horses, good looking, humble... if it weren't for the Star Wars Holiday Special [salon.com] he made in 1978, he'd be perfect.
Jones? Is that you? (Score:5, Insightful)
With the Indiana franchise I'd like to see a "Batman Beyond" switchover, with Ford as an aging Indy and some new disciple taking his place.
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Re:Jones? Is that you? (Score:5, Interesting)
I am worried about the proposed successor [bbc.co.uk] to Brosnan though.
Re:Really? You thought Roger Moore was ruthless? (Score:3, Funny)
1. That he could kick your ass.
2. That he could steal your woman.
The better in balance that each actor has these two traits the better a Bond that actor will be. Of course, now we come to the bonds:
Sean Connery. In my opinion the Bond that has these two in the best balance. I'll leave examples of why to the reader.
George Lazenby. I would say the worst, if only because he had his scale way too far on th
Re:Really? You thought Roger Moore was ruthless? (Score:5, Funny)
A younger disciple, like, maybe, his son? (Score:4, Insightful)
With the Indiana franchise I'd like to see a "Batman Beyond" switchover, with Ford as an aging Indy and some new disciple taking his place.
A younger disciple, like, maybe, his son?
Sean Connery as Grandpa Jones, Harrison Ford as Daddy Jones, and, I dunno, Hugh Jackman, or Leonardo DiCaprio, as Jones Jr? Maybe Karen Allen [the original Lost Ark love interest] as Mrs Jones?
Of course, Steven Spielberg [having ditched Amy Irving for Kate Capshaw, of Temple of Doom fame], and Harrison Ford, having ditched a succession of wives for some damned whore from Ally McBeal, are probably not the kinds of guys to whom it might occur to portray fatherhood in a favorable light.
Re:A younger disciple, like, maybe, his son? (Score:2, Funny)
You, sir, deserve to be pistol-whipped.
Two Words: Pink Mafia (Score:2)
You, sir, deserve to be pistol-whipped.
Well, four points, really:
Re:A younger disciple, like, maybe, his son? (Score:2)
I'm thinking a new but similar character, maybe called District of Columbia Smith, or Disty to his friends. In a similar vein instead of carrying a bull whip he would have an SM fetish and carry a cat o' 9 tails and trade in the hat for a gimp mask. There was lots of imprisoning and tying up in the earlier movies so the whole bondage SM theme would fit quite well as Distry stumbles from cage to dungeon scene in a haphazard, action filled yet amusing manner in se
Re:A younger disciple, like, maybe, his son? (Score:2)
I'm thinking a new but similar character, maybe called District of Columbia Smith, or Disty to his friends. In a similar vein instead of carrying a bull whip he would have an SM fetish and carry a cat o' 9 tails and trade in the hat for a gimp mask. There was lots of imprisoning and tying up in the earlier movies so the whole bondage SM theme would fit quite well as Distry stumbles from cage to dungeon scene in a haphazard, action filled yet amusing manner in search of Tutenkamun's golden prince albert.
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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:A younger disciple, like, maybe, his son? (Score:3, Insightful)
So Ellen Ripley in Aliens is what, some kind of an anomaly? In my opinion, the problem is not that women are in strong roles, it's tht often women are still used as sex-objects in those strong roles. it's kinda ridiculous when someone fighting nazis/aliens/zombies/whatever has to worry about her boobs popping o
Re:Jones? Is that you? (Score:2)
Who would play the role? (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Who would play the role? (Score:5, Insightful)
Of course they did. You do realize that that was a highly successful series, right?
Re:Who would play the role? (Score:2)
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There was an interesting show about special effects in general (on A&E I think) and it had a segment on Young Indy/ILM.
Indiana Jones IV: (Score:5, Funny)
Actors shouldn't be interchangeable (Score:3, Funny)
and the simpsons. and star wars, and classic rock (Score:2)
And please while you're at it, take the Simpsons with you. Its just embarassing when profits dictate how long something is going to run. So if its popular its not just going to run, its going to be run into the ground.
I love the Simpsons, but the last few years have been sub-par potboilers making Murdoch slightly richer, with really no place for the series to go. I see the new ones on my Tivo and only watch them if I seriously have nothing better to do.
When I do watch them I see rec
Re:and the simpsons. and star wars, and classic ro (Score:2)
It's embarassing to live in a capitalistic society? Would you prefer that losses dictate behavior?
I hope... (Score:3, Funny)
Consider this. (Score:5, Insightful)
Sylvester Stallone is 58 years old.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is 57 years old.
These guys were the primary action heroes while I was growing up. Man. Now _I_ feel old.
Re:Consider this. (Score:2)
Re:Consider this. (Score:2)
There's also Bruce Willis. I consider Die Hard to pretty much be the paradigm of a great lone action hero flick.
Re:Consider this. (Score:5, Insightful)
George Reeve is dead
Buster Keaton is dead
Johnny Weissmuller is dead
These guys were the primary action heroes while I was growing up. There. Now you can feel young again
Re:Consider this. (Score:3, Informative)
http://imdb.com/name/nm0000036/
IJ Joke (for people who like being punched in the) (Score:2, Funny)
Your momma is so fat, she auditioned for a role in Indiana Jones as the big rolling ball!!
Snap.
Title Guesses (Score:5, Funny)
Seriously Dude, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, For Real This Time
Indiana Jones and the Geriatric Years
Indiana Jones VII, the search for Indian Jones IV, V and VI
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My 1/50 of $1.
George Lucas (Score:5, Funny)
At this point the movie will end... gotta have material for a sequel, yknow.
I haven't found out where the "Meeesta Jones" Jackie-Chan-esque kid fits into the plot yet...
Yuo mean... (Score:2)
At this point the movie will end... gotta have material for a
:o (Score:2, Funny)
Harrison Ford confirms, Indiana Jones IV Production is dying ?
Never say never again? (Score:3, Insightful)
Indy always was a dignified fellow, so there's no reason he can be the older professor, gray hair and all, saving the world. Heck, it worked for Connery - as Bond and as Indy's sidekick. I have no problem with at all with a 60+ Indy.
Go for it.
Ah, Sean Connery. (Score:2)
Ford in IJ 4, but... (Score:2, Funny)
ps: sorry about this post. please mod this to -1 as soon as possible to protect the children.
George Lucas happy with script (Score:5, Funny)
Re:George Lucas happy with script (Score:4, Insightful)
Some want his sidekick to be his cute younger daughter who will bring in more young males to the box office, but the studio is afraid to get an R-rating for "showing of the belly button" or "girl wearing tight t-shirt" in today's "moral" America.
heh (Score:3, Funny)
Swap him for someone with bigger tits, please. (Score:3, Funny)
Oh, wait....
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.
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.
Like James Bond? (Score:2, Funny)
Or how about before Roger Moore with George Lazenby? Oh that was horrific!
Sorry, No Way.... (Score:3, Insightful)
They should just wait another 20 years. (Score:5, Funny)
Hell, they could throw Humphrey Bogart and James Dean, and everyone else they have been editing into commercials (they're families don't seem to mind the images of their loved ones being used to sell Coke or Mustangs).
In any case, I think it will eventually happen that all our "best" actors will go and get completely character modeled, then the models will be saved for future use, and this may be the best thing that could happen to them (Imagine a character with the looks of Jessica Simpson, the voice of James Earl Jones, and the acting ability of 20 character modeling experts....)
Re:They should just wait another 20 years. (Score:5, Funny)
Do I have to?
How will they handle it? (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:How will they handle it? (Score:5, Funny)
Indiana Jones and the Clear and Present Danger?
Re:How will they handle it? (Score:2)
They could very easily have a slightly aged Jones trying to recover artifacts from Russian Orthodox churches, Tsarist treasures, and so on.
Computer Generated Ford (Score:2)
> feature a younger actor....
Why not use computer graphics to put Ford's face on a younger actor? (Eventually, of course, they won't need the actor at all).
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> post-Connery.
There were no James Bond movies post-Connery. Just pitiful imitations.
Don't be so obsessive (Score:2)
In my book, there are only two Indiana Jones movies, the first one and the third one - how is my life diminished by ignoring the one that I found annoying?
If the fourth one sucks all it means is I won't buy it. If it turns out well, I will spend some money seeing it and be entertained for my investment.
Hmm... (Score:3, Funny)
Sorry, couldn't resist
on the fence (Score:5, Insightful)
On one hand, Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones. He's also Han Solo. You simply can't replace him in those roles, because everyone - everyone - associates the roles with the face, voice, and (most importantly) personality of Harrison Ford. Replacing Ford with someone else for the role of Indy just wouldn't work unless they tried really bloody hard to find some one with the same tongue-in-cheek sassy wit and lopsided grin - all without looking either too scholarly or two action-hero like. They'd need to find the "everyman intellectual" look, I think - as, it seems to me, Indy is the intellectual Ash.
On the other hand, I'd really like to see more Indiana Jones films, as I grew up on the John Williams soundtracks for Indy, the witty quips, and such. Indiana Jones was, to a large degree, what motivated my interest in both history and archeology. I've got countless photos of both me and my brother dressed up in brown fedoras, kackis, and the closest thing we could find to a leather vest, while holding whips. It'd just make my toes tingle. Though, can they do as well a job on Indy 4 (and any further sequels) as they did on Indy 1 and 3? Indy 2 kinda stunk. Would they truly Bond-ify Indiana Jones, or would they do it in a respectable manner that made it cool?
On still another hand, Indiana Jones relies on the Nazis to make him cool. Without Nazis or some massive empire of evil to fight that can be universally seen as evil, Indy has nothing. That doesn't make it easy to bring Indy to the current day - ala Bond. Maybe if they were to have a series of Chronicles, all placed in the WW2 era, it might work. But then there'd be a stronger need for Ford to play Dr. Jones.
On still another hand, if you look at the Bond films, none of the James Bonds were as good as Connery except for maybe Brosnan. I'd argue that Connery is simply too cool for Bond, and that Brosnan does, in my mind, fit the Bond prototype image better - at least for modern day. I imagine the case may have been different in the 1950's.
Now, Harrison Ford's Indy was a "man's man". He drinks. He likes women. He doesn't like mindless women, and he likes them to remain quiet. He can take a beating while dishing one out. He's as sharp as a whip and can think inventively in times of need. He is, in a sense, an "idol", someone that almost every male can relate to on most levels, and still someone that can be looked up to. What I wonder is, in today's "progressive" society, would they bastardize the Indiana Jones character and take out all those character traits to make Indy more PC? They did so with Bond, to a large degree, and I do say the franchise suffered for it.
Anyway, I could go on all day like this... I think I'll watch some Indiana Jones tonight.
similar to the James Bond series post-Connery..... (Score:5, Interesting)
I thought there was already old jokes in it... (Score:5, Insightful)
Sure it is an action movie, but Indiana Jones is one of those characters that can be funny...
I personally won't want to see an Indiana Jones movie with Ford in it unless it does make fun in some way his inability to get around anymore. If it doesn't, it will be a joke, and no one will believe it. It is part of where Harrison Ford is now. Better to surf the staples of adventure and humor in this one than do the opposite and try to make a stab at seriousness.
Give it up (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Dear god please... (Score:5, Funny)
you mean like short round?
Re:Dear god please... (Score:2)
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.
Re:How about the city of Atlantis? (Score:3, Funny)
Uhh, make that *older* than connery... (Score:2)
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.
Re:it will die... (Score:5, Funny)
Star Wars didn't die because Ford wasn't involved with the prequels. Star Wars died because Lucas was involved.
Re:it will die... (Score:3, Insightful)
The caveat, though, is that someone or something has to be around to keep him on a leash. On the first trilogy he had small budgets and the actors were willing to talk back to him. He also didn't do all the writing and directing by himself. Nowadays he gets to control every aspect of the picture and nobody will tell him when he's wrong. It's not the best environment for his films.
Re:it will die... (Score:2)
Lucas created Star Wars from the ground up. He made it happen. How could he possibly not be "involved" in the making of his creation?
And as for Ford not being in the prequels, somehow taking 15 or 20 years off his original character and putting him in III would be a stretch (get it) even for ILM
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Re:Whip & Walker! (Score:5, Funny)
Okay, so WW2 is over. That doesn't mean there aren't still Nazis. If I were writing Indiana Jones 4, it would be in South America where the Nazis have fled with the Spear of Destiny.
It can work.
-Jem
Re:Yeah, okay. (Score:4, Insightful)