Shia LaBeouf to take 'Indy' Franchise Forward?
Filed under: Action, RumorMonger, Fandom, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg
I guess I'll be better equipped to comment on this after I watch Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on Sunday, but George Lucas has told Roger Friedman that he envisions Shia LaBeouf, playing Indy's maybe-son Mutt, taking over the Indiana Jones franchise from Harrison Ford. Speaking about the "more than a strong possibility" (Friedman's words, not Lucas's) of a fifth film, Lucas says: "I have an idea to make Shia [LeBeouf] the lead character next time and have Harrison [Ford] come back like Sean Connery did in [Last Crusade]. I can see it working out." I note this without comment for now. Next week, once a bunch of us have seen Mutt's debut, we'll go nuts.Lucas did say something else to Friedman that I found a bit offputting. In an attempt to brush off the mixed buzz on Crystal Skull, he said: "This movie is the exact same experience as the other three were. The difference is, the novelty of discovery is gone." The "exact same experience"? Why, it's almost as if the movie were a Kraft cheese stick rather than a piece of pop art! Dammit, George. We may all know it already, but some of us like to pretend otherwise. Why don't you let Spielberg do the press rounds from now on, whaddya say?
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5-17-2008 @ 10:00PM
brian said...
George Lucas needs to stop now.
The Telegraph UK has a story that says Lucas wanted to name this installment "Indiana Jones and the Saucer Men from Mars."
Now, if that's true...this man needs to stop. Now. Before he completely ruins everything he ever brought into existence.
Link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/05/14/bfindy114.xml
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5-17-2008 @ 11:29PM
james said...
Lucas is so f-ing with everyone. He knows that the geeks of the world are like, OMG he's raping my childhood (or whatever else they accused him after Phantom Menace). I would be so beyond shocked if he were serious. This is the final Indiana Jones MOVIE. (unless they go the CGI route like Clone Wars)
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5-18-2008 @ 1:55AM
targ8ter said...
Spielberg is probably one of the most articulate and concise speakers Hollywood has to offer. George is most certainly not.
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5-18-2008 @ 2:28AM
Alexander said...
I don't even like the fact that he's IN Indy 4, but if this is true I'll...well...I'd be so mad/disappointed I don't know what I'd do. Probably just roll into a fetal position and cry.
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5-18-2008 @ 8:14AM
The Red Knight said...
I'm not gonna lie... Although I am a supporter of Shia, just let it end. An Indiana Jones film should star none other than the man himself... Not his "maybe-son".
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5-18-2008 @ 8:14AM
GL said...
Yawn. George Lucas is a tool.
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5-18-2008 @ 2:06PM
Jim said...
They should totally let it end after this one. Brendan Frasier and the Mummy franchise filled the void nicely, and Shia is simply not up to the task. He's an annoying little boy that has no where near the screen presence that a young Harrison Ford had.
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