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George Lucas: No Harrison Ford, No 'Indiana Jones'

huffingtonpost.com — The filmmaker scoffed at the possibility of passing the famed fedora from Ford to Shia LaBeouf, the 22-year-old actor who played Indy's son Mutt Williams in this summer's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." "He is Indiana Jones," Lucas said of Ford. Finally, some common sense from Lucas!

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  • basye, on 08/07/2008, -19/+4Indiana Jones is no James Bond. Close, but no cigar.
    • QuadZeroRoute, on 08/08/2008, -5/+2Huffington Post is trying to pass itself off as a regular piece of news....what garbage.
    • username7410, on 08/08/2008, -3/+3Yes, exactly. This is why; No Harrison Ford, No Indian Jones.
  • godzilla8nj, on 08/07/2008, -3/+87Plus Indy has all ten fingers. Too soon?
    • ObamaWins08, on 08/08/2008, -1/+5Is Mutt going to throw his nubs towards his hat every time he tries to retrieve from it underneath a closing wall?
    • DarkReign16, on 08/08/2008, -0/+8Actually, he has all ten, his pinky isn't being amputated. Apparently, it was only a rumour, and is false. That is, according to his publicist.
  • bcuban, on 08/07/2008, -13/+23Hopefully Harrison Ford has had enough. I know I have
    • Niightwitch, on 08/08/2008, -3/+10I can't say I've had enough because I thought this last one was good. If he doesn't want to do another one though, I'd respect it and wouldn't feel cheated.
    • ShakeWell, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Maybe Ford is going to emulate Favre...
  • solesoul, on 08/07/2008, -10/+3Probably the smartest thought he's had since "the fans will love Jar Jar!"
    • PullingTeeth, on 08/08/2008, -0/+6Pretty sure you have to list a smart thought for a proper comparison.
      Unless you were being sarcastic.
      In which case, next time, use sarcasm tags.

      I enjoy speaking in prose.
      • solesoul, on 08/08/2008, -5/+2I was trying to say the Jar Jar idea was a bad one and that this was the first good idea he's had since then but ,alas, my attempt at humor did not come across.
      • ShakeWell, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3Yeah.... you don't seem to understand how it works...


        Best thing since slice bread -- slice bread = good thing

        Best player since MJ -- Michael Jordan = Great Player

        You don't compare with the opposite...
    • twertyto, on 08/08/2008, -3/+3Whoa, Whoa....what's the issue with Jar Jar?
  • darthjure, on 08/08/2008, -8/+21Ya know, they were able to make James Bond movies without Sean Connery. They even had other actors play Indy in the tv series.
    • UtahApocalyse, on 08/08/2008, -0/+16and none of them were indy
    • Lucifugerising, on 08/08/2008, -1/+17Indiana isnt James Bond.
    • TunerES, on 08/08/2008, -1/+0Well put, it seems as if Lucas gave up on Shia too easily. Harrison Ford is getting old too, someone needs to replace him....
  • Genecalypse, on 08/08/2008, -1/+16Way it should be.
  • Serphyas, on 08/08/2008, -8/+6WHAT? No no no no no no no no no no no no!
    • polalion, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3No no no no no no no no no no NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!
  • FlatErff, on 08/08/2008, -2/+36I think Morgan Freeman would be a good choice. He was recently in a car accident in the south, and the south got pummeled by hurrican katrina, so that is why he should be Indiana Jones.
    • inspecality, on 08/08/2008, -1/+20I think Morgan Freeman is a pretty cool guy. eh helps Batman and doesn't afraid of anything.
    • cactus476, on 08/08/2008, -1/+7Miss South Carolina, is that you?
    • JettaMan, on 08/08/2008, -0/+5Either Morgan Freeman or Anthony Hopkins should play Indiana Jones. They are both actors who bring their A-game to any role they play, regardless of the script. And Dakota Fanning should also be in the film, playing a spunky bar-owner who Indiana decides to adopt.
    • roflbrothel, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1BRILLIANT!
  • SirLoinChop, on 08/08/2008, -12/+2Harrison Ford is old. i would bet he has a bad case of old man's balls.
  • pantone286, on 08/08/2008, -16/+29No Harrison Ford, No 'Indiana Jones'

    Now all we need is no more Lucas.
    • cowsgonemadd3, on 08/08/2008, -4/+5In the picture doesnt he look a lot like chewbacca?
    • mnky9800n, on 08/08/2008, -11/+2George Lucas is the worst thing to ever happen to Indiana Jones. Or Star Wars for that matter.
  • jls33fsls, on 08/08/2008, -1/+4Thank you!
  • petaganayr, on 08/08/2008, -7/+9Indiana Jones and Star Wars are two franchises that Lucas needs to stop working on. How about some new ideas there pal?
  • CptBuck, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3Maybe not for him, but doesn't Paramount own the IP? And no, I'm not saying that would be a good thing.
  • rinote, on 08/08/2008, -2/+14What's next? Indiana Jones and the Walker of Doom?
    • 1hrSleep, on 08/08/2008, -5/+2Indiana Jones and the At-At Walker of Doom?
    • netglitch, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3Coming very slooowly to a theater neat you!
  • riskybeats, on 08/08/2008, -3/+15No Harrison Ford, No 'Indiana Jones', No more aliens! Yay!
  • ZimbuTheMonkey, on 08/08/2008, -2/+20Where was this sentiment when he made Ep1-3?
  • Bozmanbeyond, on 08/08/2008, -3/+14Put it all to REST. RIP IJ & SW
  • MrM4nager, on 08/08/2008, -5/+2This works for me. I don't Shia as Indy
    • Lucifugerising, on 08/08/2008, -2/+12"I dont shia as indy."
      What the in the ***** does that mean?
    • rinote, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1He does not SEE-a Shia as Indy?

      That's my rough translation of this butchered pun.
  • crowbar77, on 08/08/2008, -2/+5Can someone please make an auto bury addon strictly for huffington post?
  • Inohavehalos, on 08/08/2008, -4/+14THE MILKING KING HAS SPOKEN
    • taffyhealscrowd, on 08/08/2008, -1/+2That is the most perfect description of George Lucas I have ever heard. It replaces the last perfect description, whore.
  • yotomote, on 08/08/2008, -2/+213 movies is more than enough, he shouldnt make anymore, what if he releases an horrendous 4 part and ruins the frnachise?
    • ninjarabbits, on 08/08/2008, -3/+3This also works:

      3 movies is more than enough, he shouldn't make anymore, what if he releases a horrendous 3-part prequel and ruins the franchise?
    • metroidragon, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1What is up with all the Crystal Skull hating? Yes it's not up to par with the originals but it was still a damn fine movie. The originals were classics, genre defining movies. Did anyone really expect this fourth movie to equal or surpass them?

      Crystal Skull was a great movie, just because it doesn't redefine a genre doesn't mean it's 'horrendous'.
  • BanzaiMan, on 08/08/2008, -3/+26FTA: "The franchise really depends on me coming up with a good idea," Lucas said.

    As if "Crystal Skull" was a good idea.
    • Azerael, on 08/08/2008, -3/+3It was a good idea, but it was executed terribly. There's an alternate script floating around that was much better.
    • MasterGrief, on 08/08/2008, -4/+2Crystal Skull wasn't ALL bad--it just had a lot of Lucas crap in it that made it look like it. CG Gophers, monkeys, and the beat-you-in-the-face UFO ending.
      • nepidae, on 08/08/2008, -0/+0Don't for get "owe my balls"
      • MasterGrief, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1I did, actually. I don't remember that at all, unless you mean that part of the moving jeep swordfight.
  • stonedgeek, on 08/08/2008, -0/+9Maybe he's implying that the Indy franchise will be replaced by a "Mutt Williams" franchise.
  • nomadofthewaves, on 08/08/2008, -10/+3George Lucas has the opposite of the Midas touch.
    • ShugNinx21, on 08/08/2008, -1/+10Is that the touch where he ends up with 3 + billion dollars, a game company, a special effects company, a movie company, a sound design company, and whatever the ***** else he owns?
      • Syphon8, on 08/08/2008, -0/+8A ranch. With tauntauns.
      • ninjarabbits, on 08/08/2008, -1/+4Don't forget the naked Twi'lek slave dancers.
  • soulkitchen, on 08/08/2008, -6/+4...and then Lucas stepped into his time machine, vowing never to return to the present day unless he can successfully prevent the making of the "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull".
  • frostbyt, on 08/08/2008, -4/+2Where is his chin!
  • whiteguysamurai, on 08/08/2008, -4/+6Can we kill mutt now?
  • RyeBrye, on 08/08/2008, -0/+9Actually... what he says was "Shia as Indy? No no no no nonononono no no no no no NO no NO!"

    (of course... here's the clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXCK1EyP4s )
  • twertyto, on 08/08/2008, -3/+1I'd like to know the name of the douchebag that even suggested this *****.
  • pablo0713, on 08/08/2008, -2/+10What is so great about Shia? He seems kinda scummy.
    • ninjarabbits, on 08/08/2008, -1/+1He's just enjoying the constant hard-on Spielberg has for him. Making lots of bank in the process.
  • evo8ftw, on 08/08/2008, -4/+2Blah whatever 2011 will bring us a movie with Shia the dui staring in it.
  • jerrycurley, on 08/08/2008, -5/+4"The franchise really depends on me coming up with a good idea," Lucas said. "And that series is very research-intensive. So we're doing research now to see if we can't come up with another object for him to chase ... hopefully we'll come up with something."


    If he is true to his word, I guess that means there won't be any more movies in this franchise. He hasn't had a good idea in over 25 years.
    • Syphon8, on 08/08/2008, -1/+5Telling the story of how StarWars came to be was a good idea. Tragically, 2 of the scripts weren't.
      • jerrycurley, on 08/08/2008, -2/+1He had the idea of doing that 30 years ago. And all 3 scripts sucked.
      • metroidragon, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Jerrycurley:

        You sir, are an idiot.

        You're also the type of person that demands you will only sleep with perfect 10's all your life aren't you?
  • goffy59, on 08/08/2008, -4/+2No ***** squirrels this time!
  • Jeepy, on 08/08/2008, -3/+4Kind of hard to swing from a whip with a cripple hand. Maybe he should have let the CGI monkies drive.
  • AndrewDB, on 08/08/2008, -4/+7I hope someone beats "Shia LaBeouf Star = No Movie" into all the directors in hollywood's heads.

  • 666dorado, on 08/08/2008, -2/+2*****, he will make a cartoon or CG version of INDY soon enough.
  • fearofsociety, on 08/08/2008, -1/+1George Lucas looks like the dad from Teen Wolf.

    Exhibit A: http://flickr.com/photos/mikefischer/319243550/
  • PhilMoskowitz, on 08/08/2008, -0/+5No no no no no...
  • nomadofthewaves, on 08/08/2008, -4/+3Who gives a ***** what he has? He produced 3 ***** starwars films, and helped make 1 ***** Indiana Jones movie.

    Yea they made him MORE money to buy whatever the ***** else he wants but they were *****.
  • variablek, on 08/08/2008, -1/+3Good God, Lucas does still have a brain! I'm speechless.
  • sfacets, on 08/08/2008, -1/+2I wouldn't say "finally" some common sense - this is quite obviously a man with a tremendous amount of common sense, in fact he built up his career pretty much on the stuff.
  • harveywalbanger, on 08/08/2008, -2/+4Does that mean he's just going to CGI Ford into the next one? I saw his "remastered" THX1138 flick the other day on HDNet Movies - he totally made the car escape scene look like every other pile of crap plasticy special effect he's slapped over his old work.

    ***** retire already.
  • BrahmK, on 08/08/2008, -1/+5Thank Jesus. Casting Shia Leboeuf was bad enough- hopefully his character will be killed off five minutes into the next movie and we can get SHORT ROUND back!
  • CraigReed, on 08/08/2008, -1/+2I for one am interested in the potential of a 5th Indiana Jones if Ford is coming back along with Spielberg and Williams.
    If they do another one they should probably do 2 of them back to back to make it a complete trilogy and finish with an epic but fun story might be a bit much to ask for but its just for symmetry in my mind.
  • IronChef69, on 08/08/2008, -2/+1It's a trap!
  • IronChef69, on 08/08/2008, -2/+1I love the picture for this post. It's so obvious that Lucas is trying to cover up that rediculous hanging flab he has for a neck.

    I have a theory they placed motion capture dots on his neck and made him do the truffle shuffle to generate the movement of the CGI Jabba for the prequels.
  • Cherubim, on 08/08/2008, -3/+2Has lucass done anything original since Star Wars & Indy ? NO - he is indeed milking his old crap for everything he can. Why doesn't he just join his jew buddy Speilburp and get curried away in india ?

  • Halsfield, on 08/08/2008, -1/+3"The franchise really depends on me coming up with a good idea," Lucas said. "And that series is very research-intensive. So we're doing research now to see if we can't come up with another object for him to chase ... hopefully we'll come up with something."

    try not involving aliens and massive amounts of pointless CG and you might have a winner.

    also, 3-d star wars trilogy? someone tackle this guy.

    to the point of the article : the rumors were about shia doing the main story with harrison joining him as did sean connery in the earlier movie, it would not be a movie completely with ford, just not focusing on him. I could care less either way as the last movie really killed the legacy for me, but he could least open his brain up a little further and think about that proposition.
  • dopplerdog, on 08/08/2008, -1/+3Lucas: "Indiana Jones IS Harrison Ford. Period. Oh, and also that guy that played Young Indiana Jones, him too. And River Phoenix. And Junior's dog. That's it, no-one else. Did I forget anybody?"
  • scabbers, on 08/08/2008, -1/+2What about "Young Indiana Jones"?
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