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Harrison Ford is now saying that he, director Steven Spielberg, and producer George Lucas have got a rough outline for a fifth INDIANA JONES movie. You had to know this was coming. Despite the lackluster critic response to INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, that film grossed worldwide almost $800 million ($786,636, 033 to be exact), and $100 million of that was just on opening weekend! Those kinds of numbers cry sequel. Ford was quoted to say:
“Steven [Spielberg] and George [Lucas] and I are sort of agreed on a germ of an idea and we’re seeing what comes of it.”
However, Ford cautioned that we may not see the 5th film for a while. “The process works like this, we come to some basic agreement and then George goes away for a long time and works on it. Then Steven and I get it in some form, some embryonic form.” Okay, fair enough. We all get that.
Ford added, “Then if we like it we start working with George on it and at some point down the line it’s ready and we do it.”
One of my INDY MASTERPIECES sketch cards - Click to enlarge
And THAT is where we start to worry. Will Shia LeBeouf return as Mutt Williams, Indy’s son? Will Karen Allen return as Marion Ravenwood, Indy’s new wife? Will Sean Connery come out of retirement and give us at least a cameo?? I’m one of the biggest INDIANA JONES fans you’re ever likely to meet, and I’m always going to be game for watching Harrison put on the leather jacket and fedora. I even contributed 100 hand-drawn sketch cards to the Topps INDIANA JONES MASTERPIECES trading card set. But let’s face it, the man is 67 now, and showing his age. I interviewed him… I saw him up close. He NEEDS to hurry up. George and Steven NEED to hurry up. It took almost twenty years between INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989) and INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (2008). We can’t drag this out much longer, or Indy is going to become a laughable character. I’ll say this, Ford handled himself well in the last outing, despite his age, and if they can get this thing going in the next few years, he’ll probably do just fine. But take out the goofy stuff. A few laughs are fine, but no Tarzan scenes, no CGI prairie dogs, just give us old Indy still being a badass. Good Lord, do I have to write this thing?? Because I will. Seriously.
Source: BBC
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
