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Abner Ravenwood Jr, who has a thing for his sister.
How could they do this? I think the only real way is perhaps to cast a star, as Mendelson proposes. However, even then there are no guarantees if the film isn't up to scratch, as Cruise himself learned with his ill fated Mummy remake.
The other option of course is to give us such a fantastic film that it creates something iconic in of itself again. Difficult to do. Solo certainly didn't do that. Neither did Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to be fair, but it had Harrison and nostalgia, which was apparently enough (it ended up being the 2nd highest grossing film globally in 2008, just behind the beast that was TDK. The last time these two storied franchises went head to head was in the battle of 1989, when Indy beat the Bat to take top spot for the year).
I agree with your last point. It can certainly be done. I just don't think it's going to be easy in this case, that's all.
Regarding the comics, I get your point about the successful films (and tv series) helping to sustain and even enliven the respective comics. That's a fair point. This is an ideal situation of course, where both mediums reinforce one another and help both succeed.
I still think even without that (meaning even if the comics were no more), it's easier to release a film if there is some literary source behind it. This just makes sense to me. As an example, I've not read a comic in at least 15 years, but if someone told me they were releasing a new Batman film with Poison Ivy as chief villain I would still have my memories from the past to draw from and be excited for. It certainly impacted me when I heard that Bain and Ra's were going to be in Nolan's films. This doesn't exist in cases where there is no literary source.
Definitely agree here. That's why I'm not so keen on this film.
I don't agree here. The original Indy films may have only spanned a decade in the theatre, but the character of Indy is associated only with Ford, and has been since inception. That's almost 4 decades now. Nobody else has played this role and the character lives through the prior films, which are available in different mediums which kids probably grew up with while viewing them with their parents. The same thing probably is the case with Han - meaning that kids who saw TFA in 2015 probably knew exactly who he was on account of seeing the classics (perhaps several times) on dvd, blu or via streaming. That certainly was the case with me.
Blade Runner is quite different because it was never a big hit as far as I'm aware. Rather, it was more of a cult thing. I'm pretty certain all those hardliners will see 2049 eventually, either in the theatre or in the comfort of their own home.
I agree, unless they choose to reimagine it without the stunts and make it more of a team espionage sort of thing rather than a team actioner. I'm not as confident as others that it can survive Cruise though.
I can understand that. Fair enough.
If Kasdan can come up with a fantastic script that captures the high adventure of the first three, and Spielberg brings his A game to a largely practical production, I’m in.
Just because Ford is pushing 80 (by the time the movie comes out) doesn’t mean Indy has to
That's what I don't want, either: if they're going to shell out a lot more money to de-age him and make him look younger than he really is, then they should definitely recast or simply not bother. I guess we'll see how it goes, but hot damn I already thought he was too old in KOTCS, and this is going to be over one decade later.
That's CHEATING!! ;)
But in the end, CGI we don't notice is GOOD CGI.... so, whatever.
This is a very interesting read.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/hollywoods-latest-beauty-trend-digitally-retouching-an-actors-face/2016/03/18/b4e4b85e-e61d-11e5-a6f3-21ccdbc5f74e_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.09414fbcaff7
Yes it is. SHOWBIZ!
The Blade Trinity one is bizarre.
Bottom line, I want more of this:
a lot more than I want more of this:
The character Indiana Jones is a LOT cooler as a younger man. I want to see him escape from a trap filled cave within an inch of his life, dirty and with pointy whiskers. Shoot dozens of people, get blood on his knuckles. Drink whiskey straight from the bottle. All that and then be able to shave, throw on a suit and go back to his College.
So in short, I'll be ok with recasting. But if ANYONE has the potential to still pull one more off, it's Harrison Ford.
RIGHT?
Has there been a new official release date announced?
Makes me wonder is the script they were working on was really so bad they had to start over.
Given it's the same guy who wrote the horrendous KOTCS script, my money's on: yes, it was that bad. Why they brought him back initially is beyond me - all it resulted in was lost money and wasted time, it would seem.
Don't get me wrong, I love this series and I'd love another great installment, but I'm not feeling too optimistic thus far, either.
Me neither at the moment, given that the original 2019 date was pushed back a year, which seems to have been wasted on another KOTCS quality script.
Now we'll probably have to wait, as Luke might say, "a whole 'nother year!" just to see if this new script will be an improvement.
Its interesting that since the. The idea of an older professional coming out of retirement for one last ride has become a phenomenon in itself, popularized by Stallone and Neeson. But it was strange that the American agents were suspicious of Indiana, instead of desiring of his help in finding the lost Alien Skulls. Too me it would make more sense if he agreed to help them, perhaps intimidated by their threats to cut funding to his college if he doesn't. Then he ends up kidnaped by the Russians all the same, and we can leave out the whole Son, Wife, family angle which seemed totally out of place in an Indiana Jones adventure.
No, even worse: it was slated to release in July 2019, then pushed to July 2020 - now it looks like it's been delayed by yet another year, possibly more, so it likely won't even begin filming until Summer 2020.
Now.... Ford is in great shape for his age, and Clint (who’s also tough as nails) was arguably ‘playing older’, but Jesus.
We should expect Indy to punch a guy, sure, and hopefully use his damn gun, but I think at the very least his whip-swinging days are over.....
They're forgetting "the first rule if mass media!"
Get off of my lawn, Sallah!