Comments on: Steven Spielberg Doesn’t Think Indiana Jones Will Ever Be Recast

By: shark

shark — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

In other words, they\’re already auditioning for the next Indiana Jones.

By: ROLAND RAT

ROLAND RAT — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

I really hope they don\’t do another one. Crystal Skull was just so unbelievably terrible. Worse than any of the Star Wars prequels. The worst.

By: skierpete

skierpete — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

Speilberg can say this all he wants – but I have no doubt it will someday happen. And I don\’t think that day will be long off.

By: andy white

andy white — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

Ford seems to say that they are waiting for the right script.How many thousand writers are working on a new script since 2008?Is there really nobody who can get a right script?I really doubt that this is the reason.After all,Ford has made movies which didn\’t have such a great script and Spielberg and Lucas didn\’t see all eye to eye on the last script either.It\’s more the will to commit to making the movie then to find a right script.I\’m surprised that Spielberg wasn\’t eying Chris Pratt to replace Ford in the role.

By: Berriand

Berriand — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

I\’m willing to give Spielberg and Fore another chance. They may not always get it right, but I\’d rather have a weak Indy movie than no Indy movie. I just like the character so much that I\’m always going to be willing to forgive and forget any missteps like "Crystal Skull."

By: Leo Xander

Leo Xander — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

Crystal skull was actually quite good and I would like to have seen Shia la bouf take over.

By: LooseScrew

LooseScrew — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

Apparently there was an excellent script written by Frank Darabont back before Crystal Skull was made that Spielberg and Ford loved. But Lucas vetoed it because it wasn\’t his idea. I wouldn\’t mind seeing what that film could have been…

By: bohmer

bohmer — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

The thing is, that Ford will eventually die, and I don\’t think the franchise will just be gone..

By: Leon

Leon — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

Its Disney so the remake will have some women being Indy. I hate how disney ruins everything. Star wars is ruined.

By: Talon

Talon — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

I think this is a good thing. I would rather there be a new character interconnected to Indiana Jones who is the same type of character but would be having his adventures at a later period. And I actually wouldn\’t mind if it was Shia Labeouf, his son either.

By: Billy

Billy — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

That\’s right…. and they\’ll never recast Han Solo…… Oh! Ah! At the end of the day it\’s about money with these cold blooded lizards know as producers. Do you think Disney give a frap!

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

Crystal Skull had many flaws, but Harrison Ford\’s breezy performance was not one of them. With George Lucas out of the picture, they could really do something spectacular.
Indiana Jones is not the same as Bond or Batman – he\’s a unique character created for movies, not books beforehand. That makes Harrison Ford\’s contributions as important as Lucas\’s, Kasdan\’s and Spielberg\’s. Mad Max and Star Trek prove that\’s not the end all to anything, but it\’s gotta be a big reason for Spielberg\’s loyalty to Ford. Chris Pratt should do Uncharted, that\’s something he can actually originate.

By: Mike Biddle

Mike Biddle — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

Saying it\’s not my intention clearly gives him an out and is not definitive!

By: DougW

DougW — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

Disney is in the midst of casting a young Han Solo. I highly doubt they won\’t do the same with Indy.

By: Thespian

Thespian — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

No point in pursuing the "Indy" universe further. There are so many other properties, characters, ideas, stories, get something new going. Harrison Ford = Indiana Jones. Once he\’s done, it\’s done. No harm in letting it go. Make space for a new character franchise.

By: Loki

Loki — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

They already had someone else playing Indy on TV. Did they forget Young Indiana Jones?!

By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

The punches didn\’t sound right in Indy4

By: Abdel Koussa

Abdel Koussa — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

It may be down to them going back to indy as a young man or teenager and finding an actor that resembles him, the same as with the star trek films where pine plays shatner. I think they could go back to indy as a uni grad and embarking on adventures. the new audience will then get used to the new face. and we can fight the Nazi\’s all over again.

By: James Attwood

James Attwood — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

@Andy White It isn\’t about the number of writers available to pen another Indiana Jones script. It is entirely about ONE particular writer, George Lucas. Lucas writes the scripts, Spielberg directs and produces, and Ford stars in the lead. That\’s the formula for all of the Indiana Jones movies. Spielberg and Lucas were not 100% in sync on the last installment, but it didn\’t change a thing. The two are incredibly close friends. Spielberg has said more than once, that if Lucas writes a script, he\’ll be there to produce it, but until that script is written there are no more Indiana Jones movies.

Of course, Disney could now come along and throw water all over that, but even they are unlikely to do so before the Star Wars franchise is finished with the new trilogy, giving the creative trio all the time they can. I wouldn\’t even be surprised if it takes one of the three passing on before Disney attempts a reboot of sorts, that way they can point to the impossibility of a "proper" Indy reunion.

By: William

William — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

I hope they never, ever cast someone else as Indiana Jones. Hearing Spielberg and Marshall say they won\’t recast brings comfort to my soul. I must be honest, I\’m so tired of remakes, and recasting. Indiana Jones is my favourite character in cinema history – Harrison IS Indy – and if he is ever recast, I will not watch that film. The franchise will lose a faithful fan. Harrison is a great actor, he is that character, Harrison is Indy, and films like the Expendables, RED, and everything Liam Neeson does now a days, show that you are never too old to be in an action film. Give me another Indiana Jones with Harrison Ford!

By: MadEnglishman

MadEnglishman — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

After seeing Pratt in Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World, I agree he looks like the natural successor to Ford as Indiana Jones. And just as Lucas was replaced as the creative force behind Star Wars, so I think it\’s time we had fresh blood replace Spielberg. (JJ Abrams? Joss Whedon?)

By: M CREW LITE

M CREW LITE — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

I agree with THESPIAN. There are so many new ideas, characters, universes, stories to explore, but Spielberg, Lucas, and Marshall won\’t let that happen. It will definitely be rebooted with a younger Indy. Disney has no intentions of not using Indiana Jones, there is too much money to be made.

By: Bhshaman

Bhshaman — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:38:51 +0000

Talking about the right script after making the Crystal Skull!!! I love Harrison Ford but life and old age is a bitch and I want to see more Indiana Jones adventures with or without Ford in it. This is Indiana Jones adventures we are talking about not Harrison Ford adventures.