Indiana Jones and The Fountain of Youth/Rod of Moses/Quest for Atlantis?
This past May, two weeks before “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” opened worldwide, George Lucas told reporters at the Cannes Film Festival that he already had an idea for a possible “Indiana Jones V,” and that it centered, not on Dr. Henry Jones, but on his son, Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf).
Three knife-flipping, tree-swinging, accident having months later and that idea? It’s kind of, well, “Nuked the Fridge,” Lucas told MTV News.
Asked whether he still considered Mutt Williams a strong enough character to drive an “Indiana Jones” film, Lucas was adamant that Indy just isn’t Indy without Indy. Or, to put it another way: No.
“Indiana Jones is Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford IS Indiana Jones,” Lucas said, dismissively adding about a character he helped create that, “If it was Mutt Williams it would be ‘Mutt Williams and the Search for Elvis’ or something.”
“We ARE looking for something for him to go after,” Lucas said. “They are very hard to find. It’s like archeology. It takes a huge amount of research to come up with something that will fit.”
So let’s give Lucas some ideas. The Fountain of Youth? The Rod of Moses? The Quest for Atlantis? What would you like to see Indy search for in a Part V? And would you want Mutt Williams to be a part of that journey?
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The Fridge-Nuking might have actually woken George up. Hopefully. He's made his strike one with Indy now (no more incoming - I hope), having used his three for Star Wars by now.
(Episode I, II, The Clone Wars. III was half-decent - Jar-Jar (I), Lovey-Dovey Jedi (II) and Emo Sith (III)was partially rectified by good action for a start. Although T.C.W was good for kids it seems, less so for the older fans - odd how George seems to be poking us with the "Oi, this is now for the kids of the kids I made the first films for." stick a lot.)
And while it's on my mind: Mutt?! Indiana was plausible, Henry Jr.'s name for his favourite pet. What was Marian on?!
"What will you name the boy Ma'am?"
"Hen-no...Ind-no. That was his...his...Mutt."
"...Mutt?"
"Got a PROBLEM with that?!"
"...er, no ma'am, no! Now please put the I.V pole down, let go and get back into bed...please."
"Sorry Doc. I think we gave her a high dose for the epidural."
"Shiny rainbows...butter...flies..."
"Safe dose?"
"Yessir."
"Let her coast through it. Next patient!"
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"DON'T call me JUNIOR!" - Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr. to Dr. Henry Jones Sr.
"We named the *dog* Indiana." - Dr. Henry Jones Sr.
Three knife-flipping, tree-swinging, accident having months later and that idea? It’s kind of, well, “Nuked the Fridge,” Lucas told MTV News.
Asked whether he still considered Mutt Williams a strong enough character to drive an “Indiana Jones” film, Lucas was adamant that Indy just isn’t Indy without Indy. Or, to put it another way: No.
“Indiana Jones is Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford IS Indiana Jones,” Lucas said, dismissively adding about a character he helped create that, “If it was Mutt Williams it would be ‘Mutt Williams and the Search for Elvis’ or something.”
“We ARE looking for something for him to go after,” Lucas said. “They are very hard to find. It’s like archeology. It takes a huge amount of research to come up with something that will fit.”
So let’s give Lucas some ideas. The Fountain of Youth? The Rod of Moses? The Quest for Atlantis? What would you like to see Indy search for in a Part V? And would you want Mutt Williams to be a part of that journey?
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The Fridge-Nuking might have actually woken George up. Hopefully. He's made his strike one with Indy now (no more incoming - I hope), having used his three for Star Wars by now.
(Episode I, II, The Clone Wars. III was half-decent - Jar-Jar (I), Lovey-Dovey Jedi (II) and Emo Sith (III)was partially rectified by good action for a start. Although T.C.W was good for kids it seems, less so for the older fans - odd how George seems to be poking us with the "Oi, this is now for the kids of the kids I made the first films for." stick a lot.)
And while it's on my mind: Mutt?! Indiana was plausible, Henry Jr.'s name for his favourite pet. What was Marian on?!
"What will you name the boy Ma'am?"
"Hen-no...Ind-no. That was his...his...Mutt."
"...Mutt?"
"Got a PROBLEM with that?!"
"...er, no ma'am, no! Now please put the I.V pole down, let go and get back into bed...please."
"Sorry Doc. I think we gave her a high dose for the epidural."
"Shiny rainbows...butter...flies..."
"Safe dose?"
"Yessir."
"Let her coast through it. Next patient!"
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"DON'T call me JUNIOR!" - Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr. to Dr. Henry Jones Sr.
"We named the *dog* Indiana." - Dr. Henry Jones Sr.