Indiana Jones 4 - The Movie

[Matt]

Lucas Talks "Indiana" Age & Action

George Lucas spoke with USA Today this week and of course the topic of the fourth "Indiana Jones" movie came up.

Of course the big questions is how will 64-year-old star Harrison Ford be convinicingly up for all the rough and tumble action?

"He's not running in any of the movies. He's either on a horse or driving a car or a motorcycle. And he'll play his age in this movie with what's appropriate. The chases are more suspenseful than speedy. Like the rolling ball in the first film -- it's not that he's running that fast, it's that there's a giant ball coming at him." says Lucas.

One tradition will be maintained though - "he will get beat up." Sean Connery has yet to sign on as Indiana's father, but Lucas says "we're still trying." He also won't go into detail about the 'top secret filming locations', but drops that one will be a waterfall.

As for the official title? It's being kept under wraps until the first trailer hits theaters around Thanksgiving.

[Artoo]

Thanksgivng!? D'OH!

[Matt]

Didn't pretty much every one of the prequels follow that pattern, though?

Name announced sometime in the second half of the year, followed by the teaser trailer and poster around November, followed by the full trailer in the spring?

I expect that this one will be the exact same way.

[Artoo]

Why is everyone worried about Ford? I never seen 'Firewall' but it looks like an action film.

[speedermike]

If you pay attention in TPM, Nute and Rune speak more like a cheap version of Dracula, than like an asian.

[Artoo]

Yes, but their mouths don't match with the words like Japaneese movies do when they're dubbed here.

Nute sounds like an Asian. Rune dosen't that much.
Nute is still one of my favorite prequel characters though.

[Brian]

It looks like the Shia LaBeouf casting rumors were true.

[Nathan]

Indy's sidekick is..

Niiiice!

Yeah they seem asian. They're words don't even match with their mouths like i n Japaneese movies!

The Neimoidian masks were mechanical. It's more a matter of incompetence matching robotics to dialogue than anything else.

It looks like the Shia LaBeouf casting rumors were true.

****. If he's playing Indy's son, I'll ... I'll ... bitch and whine a lot and then fork over my eight bucks anyway.

[Famine]

8 Bucks must be nice.

Kevin

[Nathan]

Actually, I can get $5.25 at one theater here if I hit up a late-afternoon Super Matinee showing. Also, I'm too much of a cheapskate to buy soda, candy, etc., and that saves a ton.

[Famine]

10 dollars. It's jumped twenty five cents every fiscal quarter this year. It's sad.

Kevin

[speedermike]

Considering that I have never, ever seen Shai Lebouf in ANYTHING AT ALL, I'll put my trust in Spielberg and Lucas.  Speilbeg continues to make great, smart films, so I'll follow him anyhwre. While the prequels didn't live up to anyones expectations, the casting was excellent! Liam Neeson.  Ewan McGregor.  Christopher Lee.  Even Hayden ended up being right for the part.  Whining about this kid is just tired and childish.  I think this movie will be great.

[CHEWIE]

Definitely can't wait for this... I wonder how much this will make?  Think it will hit $300.00 million gross in the US?

Also is the fat Arab friend going to be in it?

 

[Artoo]

No rumors yet, but he probably will be. I think a ton of past characters will return, a.l.a. ROTS.

[name]

Considering that I have never, ever seen Shai Lebouf in ANYTHING AT ALL, I'll put my trust in Spielberg and Lucas.  . . . .Whining about this kid is just tired and childish.  I think this movie will be great.

I have seen Shai in plenty, and for quite a while too.  His show on Disney when he was just a little kid, Even Stevens, was on a lot in my house with the kids.  I have no qualms about him being in this flick.  I used to watch Even Stevens with the kids specifically because of him....he was very talented...very, very funny...and this was at 10 or 11 years old, maybe?

I think people are overreacting because either they've only seen his lame part in I Robot - and should distinguish bad writing from bad acting - or because he's just a little overeposed right now.  It'll be fine and he'll do a great job.