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[Bobby Roberts]

From this interview at Yahoo News, as part of the Bridge of Spies promo tour.

“We’ve gotta figure this out because now, Tom is tied with Harrison Ford: Harrison and I did four movies, Tom and I have done four movies,” Spielberg explained. “Now I’ll probably do an Indy 5 with Harrison, [so] it’ll be five for Harrison, four for Tom.”

Fortunately for Hanks, Spielberg has plans to reconcile this imbalance. After the next Indiana Jones, he said, “I’ve got to make another one with Tom, that’ll be five for Tom, five for Harrison. And I think I’m going to leapfrog that way for the rest of my career. With Daniel Day-Lewis in everything else!”

Plans for Indiana Jones 5 were confirmed by producer Kathleen Kennedy in May, though she specified there was no timeline and “we haven’t started working on a script yet.” Spielberg’s quote suggests that both he and Harrison Ford are on board for the sequel, though neither has officially said as much.

Now, on the one hand, he's obviously kinda/sorta fucking around in the interview. But on the other hand, it's one of those jokes that is poking fun at an idea that seems to be an actual idea.

Proceed with speculation as to whether anyone wants Harrison Ford to get back in that costume again, whether Lucas' lack of involvement will actually make any difference this time out, and whether an Indy movie with Ford should lead to an actual passing of the torch or a full-fledged reboot afterwards.

(as you could tell from the thread title, I don't think Harrison Ford going back to Indy in 2016/2017 is a great idea at all, and I also don't think Spielberg needs to even look in the direction of that well again, much less actually dip into it)

edit: seems to be an issue in the thread itself, so it should probably go in the OP - George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012 for 4 billion dollars. He's been retired from filmmaking since.

 

[Infernostew]

Enough is enough.

 

[neogaffer1]

remember hearing that the only reason ford said yes to star wars was so that he'd get a new indy. any truth to that?

 

[Pinko Marx]

I said biiiiiiiiiitch.

Just reboot it already.

Spoiler

with star Lord

 

[OricWindstar]

Yeah, please don't let this happen. If you have to make another one, do it Bond style and recast.

 

[NealMcCauley]

Hanks as the villain and I'll be excited.

 

[LiK]

just let it die.

 

[BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!]

I'll only watch if there's more Shia.

 

[FairyD]

Bring back Shia!

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

I don't want old Indy. I want Raiders-age Indy pulp adventure.

 

[OrlanisWorks]

I said biiiiiiiiiitch.

Just reboot it already.

Spoiler

with star Lord

Indeed.

And don't allow George out of his cage.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I said biiiiiiiiiitch.

 

[Dai101]

Well, it be an odd numbered sequel so it should turn great.

 

[linkboy]

Can we keep Lucas away from it?

 

[Jest Chillin]

This is the result of the fan reaction to Han and Chewie in the new Star Wars, isn't it?

 

[chrisPjelly]

Who would they recast in the role of Indy? Harrison Ford is too much of a glass house for him to be doing action movies anymore (I doubt he'll be that physical in Star Wars 7)

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

don't

 

[Broken Joystick]

How is Ford coping these days? I thought I read that he was having trouble remembering lines. Maybe it was someone else.

 

[Foly Huck]

Part time

 

[plasmasd]

Just roll Sir Sean out of retirement. Best movie ever

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

For fucks sake Spielberg, you're better than this,

 

[BibiMaghoo]

You can neither reconcile, nor build upon the train wreck that was 4. I suggest you go make that Tom Hanks movie instead.

 

[samn]

Ford isn't physically able to make these movies any more.

 

[Transistor]

How about we just let it die? No reboot. No more sequels. Just let us have the original trilogy and be happy, god damnit.

 

[Intheflorsh]

Stephen Spielberg: The Vince McMahon of movies.

 

[-shadow-]

If it can rectify the absolute mediocre Crystal Skull I'm fine with it. More Harrison Ford is always good!

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

How is Ford coping these days? I thought I read that he was having trouble remembering lines. Maybe it was someone else.

That was Jack Nicholson.

 

[Kinyou]

Ford isn't physically able to make these movies any more.

Maybe this would be the one where we actually see Indy being a Professor. The climax of the movie is him holding a lecture in Harvard.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

We have footage of Harrison Ford's reaction:

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Wouldn't he have to do an Indy 4 first? I'm confused

either way no, it'll probably be terrible unless you're George Miller

 

[Timeaisis]

I've said it many times before. If both of them want to do a new Indy, the best way is this:

Young Indiana Jones style. Frame story of old Indy telling some story from his youth. Make it loop back around or something. Cast some new actor as Indy (like Chris Pine) and then boom. You've got Harrison in the movie. He can do some old person stunts I guess, and you got the meat of the movie with a fresh actor taking the mantle and the story set in Indy prime-time (30s/40). Spielberg directs and/or writes, Lucas stands in the corner.

There, torch passed. Everyone's happy and we don't have to suffer through Ford and Spielberg figuring out how to make old Dr. Jones work for an action movie.

Oh, yeah. And no Shia.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

We have footage of Harrison Ford's reaction:

That does not look like he's saying "Sonofabitch"

That looks like something else entirely.

 

[Team Alucard]

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

That does not look like he's saying "Sonofabitch"

That looks like something else entirely.

 

[hydragonwarrior]

Did Stephen direct Crystal Skull? If so he should never touch the series again

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Ford is already too old to be Han Solo, let alone someone expected to fight with his bare hands and get tossed off moving vehicles.

 

[Devilgunman]

Let grandpa Ford rest already you psycho.

 

[OnPoint]

At this point, if we HAVE to make one, I'd like it set during the 80s or 90s and have it be Indiana Jones' grandson. Or granddaughter. I don't even care anymore. Just no more Ford.

 

[Sojgat]

Ford is too old.

They should've been doing this shit 20 years ago.

 

[Transistor]

Did Stephen direct Crystal Skull? If so he should never touch the series again

He did.

 

[thenexus6]

I'm down for Indy 5. Get Spielberg, Harrison, John Williams, Larry Kasdan to write the script. Done.

 

[Lord Fagan]

Fuck this noise.

 

[GavinGT]

That does not look like he's saying "Sonofabitch"

That looks like something else entirely.

He is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T0vs9gYydo

 

[Linkyn]

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

It's gonna be great.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

If this happens, I fully expect there to be some weird magic stuff that transforms him into another actor (Pratt, or otherwise) by the end.

 

[NastyBook]

I said biiiiiiiiiitch.

MOTHERFUCKER, you beat me to it!

Spoiler

Nice job.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

If this happens, I fully expect there to be some weird magic stuff that transforms him into another actor (Pratt, or otherwise) by the end.

They'll just CGI up young Ford like they did for Arnold in the last two Terminator films, or Jeff Bridges in Tron Legacy.

 

[Gnome Scat]

Eh why not, you already soiled it with 4.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

We have footage of Harrison Ford's reaction:

He actually likes making Indy movies.


IDK, i would like to see a redemption of Indy with Ford before it is too late.
Lucas has to be kept away though.