Shia Says Spielberg Has "Cracked" Indy 5
Filed under: Action, RumorMonger, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Remakes and Sequels
Ah, the sequel no one is clamoring for has reared its head again. To be fair, some people enjoyed Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and with worldwide gross receipts totaling nearly $800 million, the only question that remained was when Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Harrison Ford would be ready to give it another go. (Our own poll last year suggested that it was time to retire the franchise.) Reportedly, Lucas favored the idea of continuing with old Indiana Jones as the lead character rather than handing things over to young Mutt Williams, played by Shia LaBeouf. Research was being conducted to find an artifact that the movie could be based on.
In the UK to promote Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, LaBeouf talked to the BBC and revealed that he had spoken recently with Spielberg about another Indiana Jones movie: "Steven just said he cracked a story on it before I left. I think they're gearing that up." Spielberg is busy filming The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, so maybe he talked with Lucas between shots: "Hi, George, it's Steven. What if Indy searches for a shabti?" "Steven, what's a shabti?" "You know, George, the Sorcerer's Apprentice, the inspiration for that segment with Mickey Mouse in Fantasia?" "Of course, Steven, who do you think you're talking to?" "Well, George, the shabti was a figurine that was buried with the dead and performed hard labor for the deceased in the afterlife." "Ooh, I know, Mutt could try to get to it first, so he would never have to do manual labor for Indy any more!" "George, I think we've cracked it."
We'll wait to see if an official confirmation seeps out. Are you holding your breath for Indy 5?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
6-16-2009 @ 2:52PM
Gregorius said...
I enjoyed KotCS. Bring on another one.
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6-16-2009 @ 4:15PM
Jennifer Nychole said...
It would be nice enough to have another indiana Jones movie on the way!!!
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6-16-2009 @ 3:12PM
filmsuki said...
Any hope that Lucas will not be involved with writing the story?
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6-16-2009 @ 3:13PM
MarkH said...
Holding my breath for Indy5? I'm busy still waiting for someone to invent a time machine so they can travel back and make Indy4 never happen.
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6-16-2009 @ 3:20PM
Kurt Munro said...
It better not get handed over to Labeaouf. He's generic, dull and bland.
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8-14-2009 @ 2:19PM
.. said...
You cant even spell his name right so I wouldnt be talking.
8-14-2009 @ 2:41PM
Kurt Munro said...
*wouldn't
6-16-2009 @ 3:28PM
Ariel said...
Oh my goodness! The horror! The horror!
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6-16-2009 @ 3:35PM
Adam said...
Well I'll say this. Raiders of the Lost Ark is perfection, Temple of Doom is meh, Last Crusade is pretty damn good, Crystal Skull is horrible. So the odds are good, the evens are bad. So based on that number 5 shouldn't be too bad.
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6-16-2009 @ 4:13PM
glyn said...
As long as it's got a good story and script, then it could be good.
The problem with KOTCS is that it loses all momentum once they leave america... (was another motorcycle chase planned??? Why show the bike on the plane only to NEVER HAVE IT APPEAR AGAIN??)
i have no problem with Aliens in Indiana Jones,the problem is the execution of the idea was so ramshackle and nonsensical and devoid of tension.
The film meanders where it should twist and turn. By the end of the movie i was disappointed by how well, laaaaazy the whole thing seemed.
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6-16-2009 @ 4:23PM
DonD said...
The first three Indys worked so well because all three dealth with religion and spiritual worlds - Judasim, Eastern, and Christianity. It seemed to me that based on the nature of the current world the best scenario for "Crystal Skull" would have been finding an artifact of Islam. Since they missed the boat on Indy 4, maybe Indy 5 could return to the series roots.
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6-16-2009 @ 6:04PM
Ralph said...
As I recall (according to various film sites) Lucas wanted to eventually weave a story in IJ4 that would show us that all religious artifacts were actually part of these aliens' "projects" -- in other words, he'd do to the religions of the world what he did to the Force when he decided it wasn't an "energy field produced by all living things" anymore, but it was these microscopic midi-chlorians or whatever. In other words, suck the wonder/mystery out of it by forcing a scientific explanation.
In the filmmaking world, I prefer Old Lucas to New Lucas. He's lost that sense of wonder.
6-16-2009 @ 4:27PM
Napiers News said...
I enjoyed Kingdom of the Crystal Skull actually and am looking forward to more Indy. I actually would love to see LaBeouf take the primary character spot and see Harrison in some capacity a la The Last Crusade!
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6-16-2009 @ 4:50PM
Petro1734 said...
"Ah, the sequel no one is clamoring for has reared its head again."
I'm pretty sure MOST people who saw Indy 4 enjoyed it on some level. As evident by the DVD sales. It's only the small, but VERY LOUD minority of fandorks who seemed to have actually hated it. And if they were to make another one, I'm pretty sure it'd do just about the same at the box office, dispelling the "sequel no one is clamoring for.." myth.
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6-16-2009 @ 5:16PM
Dw Dunphy said...
I wouldn't call myself a raving fanboy and, over time, I too have found Crystal Skull to be not so good. The shift from 40s serial homage to 50s exploitation film homage is strained, the whole "son I didn't know I had" schtick is straight out of a sitcom, and they reduced Marion into a kvetching nag!
So people bought the DVD. It was cheap and you can get pre-used copies for $5 a piece at Blockbuster. So why aren't they moving like hotcakes? Because the audience felt burned, that's why.
6-17-2009 @ 2:36PM
Petro1734 said...
50's exploitation film homage might be strained, but how's that their fault? If it fits with the story they're trying to tell, then it fits. They can't be concerned with what other people have done before them who may have cheaped it's effectiveness.
A LOT of people bought the DVD, that is a fact. Which means that A LOT of people must have enjoyed the film. I don't see how you finding $5 PRE-VIEWED copies of the film at blockbuster equates to it not selling well...?? They do that with EVERY FILM they rent. At some point they have to sell the pre-used ones to make room for newer films. I find classic pre-used films all the time in those places, does that mean that people felt burned by those films too ?
My comments weren't about debating whether the film was good or not. It was a response to the author of this post calling it "the sequel no one is clamoring for". That statement is just straight up misinformation.
6-16-2009 @ 5:10PM
Dw Dunphy said...
Is it dead yet, George? No? Beat it again.
Now is it dead? No? Beat it again.
You say it went cold and stiff but you could have sworn you heard a heartbeat? Just to be on the safe side, beat it again.
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6-16-2009 @ 5:17PM
Jim said...
Actually, Petro, the vast majority of the people who were fans of the original hated KoftCS. It was horrible, illogical, the pacing sucked, and there were actually bad edits. Yes...in a Steven Spielberg movie there was a bad edit; never thought the day would come (look for it in the camp in the jungle before they escape...horrible). The whole movie was one long dumb cliche. And just so you know, I'm a HUGE Spielberg fan and 99.9% of what he has done is gold in my book. This was his one turd.
Shia is bland and lifeless and a ridiculous choice for the role he played (for any role he's ever played). Spielberg used to be good at finding talent, but god only knows what came over him when he latched onto to that one.
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6-17-2009 @ 2:54PM
Petro1734 said...
Actually, Jim, the fact that you and a few very loud people who frequent websites like these is hardly "the vast majority of the people who were fans of the original.."
That is illogical to assume.
6-16-2009 @ 5:36PM
John Ramistella said...
A few things wrong with KotCS:
1) Shia Lebeouf. I don't like the whole "next generation" angle as it is, and while I can't blame him for jumping at the chance to be in an Indiana Jones movie, but he just doesn't do it for me. He lacks that balance of both charisma and machismo to necessary to make the role work. However, if he was Sallah's kid, show me where to buy the tickets.
2) The overuse of CGI. For a series that paid homage to the adventure serials of the 30s and 40s, it moved away from the old methods of moviemaking that made it so great. The sequence where Mutt was swinging through the vines would have been pretty cool even if I knew it was a stuntperson instead of Shia in front of a green screen. And those big ants? Trust me, there are plenty of creepy things in the jungle. You don't have to make newer, faker things up. And no, Mr. Lucas, I couldn't give two shits about the reaction shots of prairie dogs.
3) The storyline. #9 hit it right on the nose. The first three dealt with subjects that are still grounded in our history/mythology/culture. You could buy into them and - as a kid watching the movies - imagine yourself having such an adventure one day. By comparison, the storyline of KotCS was too (forgive me) out of this world to buy into.
That said, these movies are fun and I wouldn't mind another one if I could get some assurances that I wouldn't have to roll my eyes nearly as much.
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