Darth Lars
Master Member
Indiana Jones was already rebooted once, back in the 1990s ...
Disney planning to reboot the Indiana Jones franchise
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cboath
Master Member
Tells me they dont take their career choice too seriously.
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But it's a great character... and the classic adventure in the style of Indy was such a big deal when I was a kid I'd take anything close to it... anything with treasure hunting... Romancing the Stone... DUCK TALES! I love treasure hunt movies... rooms of gold (I'd have LOVED Skeleton Crew as a kid - even more than I did as an adult).
Be a shame not to have Indy in another adventure flick, even if recast down the line...
As for the "failing the kids for lack of knowledge"... here ARE some of the "favorite movies" of this new class that I can remember...
E.T.
Sound of Music
Scott Pligrim
Cap Winter Soldier
The Natural
Anime I've never heard of and forgotten
Blade Runner
Toy Story
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Shutter Island
How to Train Your Dragon
The rest I've forgotten
(BTW... this is always the best part of a new class... Asking what their fave flick is... get a real sense of their personalities off the bat in this interaction)
As part of the first term they also watch "Back to the Future"... and it's always wild. Every time, barely anyone has seen it... and they ALL get weirded out at the "mom trying to bang the son" moment. REALLY weirded out. Like it's all they take from it!
And one last thing off topic...
During my last class on "Auteurs", I played the clip from "The Abyss" when the water alien works its way through the ship... When Mary Elizabeth dips her finger in the water, licks it, it got such a reaction I was thrown.
when it ended one girl was like "HAHAHA WHAT MOVIE WAS THAT?!?!"
Only one girl had even HEARD of the Abyss....
Crazy.
And for the last class of that term the assignment was to edit a mood reel of what movies inspired them to go to film school in the first place (keep in mind this class is for CONCEPT ARTISTS) and of the 31 kids I'd say 25 of them were just montages of Anime.
Unless it was Miyazaki I had no idea what ANY of them were. Every student knew tho... and THEY were thrown when I'd ask "What flick was that clip from with the girl running around the lake? Neat animation"
THEIR Horror at me not knowing was about equal to my horror that no one had seen The Abyss.
Generations, man.
But it's a great character... and the classic adventure in the style of Indy was such a big deal when I was a kid I'd take anything close to it... anything with treasure hunting... Romancing the Stone... DUCK TALES! I love treasure hunt movies... rooms of gold (I'd have LOVED Skeleton Crew as a kid - even more than I did as an adult).
Be a shame not to have Indy in another adventure flick, even if recast down the line...
As for the "failing the kids for lack of knowledge"... here ARE some of the "favorite movies" of this new class that I can remember...
E.T.
Sound of Music
Scott Pligrim
Cap Winter Soldier
The Natural
Anime I've never heard of and forgotten
Blade Runner
Toy Story
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Shutter Island
How to Train Your Dragon
The rest I've forgotten
(BTW... this is always the best part of a new class... Asking what their fave flick is... get a real sense of their personalities off the bat in this interaction)
As part of the first term they also watch "Back to the Future"... and it's always wild. Every time, barely anyone has seen it... and they ALL get weirded out at the "mom trying to bang the son" moment. REALLY weirded out. Like it's all they take from it!
And one last thing off topic...
During my last class on "Auteurs", I played the clip from "The Abyss" when the water alien works its way through the ship... When Mary Elizabeth dips her finger in the water, licks it, it got such a reaction I was thrown.
when it ended one girl was like "HAHAHA WHAT MOVIE WAS THAT?!?!"
Only one girl had even HEARD of the Abyss....
Crazy.
And for the last class of that term the assignment was to edit a mood reel of what movies inspired them to go to film school in the first place (keep in mind this class is for CONCEPT ARTISTS) and of the 31 kids I'd say 25 of them were just montages of Anime.
Unless it was Miyazaki I had no idea what ANY of them were. Every student knew tho... and THEY were thrown when I'd ask "What flick was that clip from with the girl running around the lake? Neat animation"
THEIR Horror at me not knowing was about equal to my horror that no one had seen The Abyss.
Generations, man.
I really, really hope not.
Chris Pratt is like Tom Cruise... he plays and acts a certain "type" which is usually an exaggerated version of himself.
I checked myself a little when I realized that "Skeleton Crew" was a remake of the 23 year old Disney film "Treasure Planet".... which is a remake of the classic "Treasure Island."
I would watch that. I haven't solved that mystery either.
I think that's one of the big crucial things to getting Indy right.
Bloop
Sr Member
I imagine if they do re-cast the actual character of Indy (not focus on a different character), that they'll go with a younger, up-and-coming actor rather than a big name. Chris Pratt seems a little too old and too big (requiring a big paycheck, that is). He's 46 years old, and I doubt filming would even start until 2027 at the earliest (assuming his schedule is even clear), making him close to 50 when the film could be released. Knowing that the studio would want sequels, you'd have Pratt being in his mid to late 50s for those. Not that a 50 year old couldn't play Indy - Ford obviously played Jones in his mid 60s for Crystal Skull and was around 80 for Dial of Destiny, but those films weren't received all that well. And Ford originated the character, so that's why he played him as an older actor. I'm not blaming the success of those movies on Ford's advancing years, but if the studios want to try to recapture the success of the original three films, they'll be looking for a younger actor for sure, likely someone closer to 30 than 50.
With that in mind, it's possible whoever would be cast isn't well known right now. Someone may pop on the scene in some upcoming indie movie (no pun intended) and start making a name for himself. I'd say it's more than likely that it'd be some actor appearing in a successful TV/streaming series. I also wouldn't be surprised if the actor was British or Australian, as is it seems like Hollywood casting directors love hiring actors from those places. So I really doubt any of the actors mentioned in this thread will fit the bill.
With that in mind, it's possible whoever would be cast isn't well known right now. Someone may pop on the scene in some upcoming indie movie (no pun intended) and start making a name for himself. I'd say it's more than likely that it'd be some actor appearing in a successful TV/streaming series. I also wouldn't be surprised if the actor was British or Australian, as is it seems like Hollywood casting directors love hiring actors from those places. So I really doubt any of the actors mentioned in this thread will fit the bill.
joberg
Legendary Member
Well, I guess I'm part of a precious few whose father (amateur film maker/writer) was adamant about my education into the movie classics (all genres)! From American/European cinema, my week-ends and sometimes evenings, were filled with the "Need-to-see-that-movie!"
No discussion
To quote Sallah:
"...maybe it is something that man was not meant to disturb. Death has always surrounded it. It is not of this earth."
But despite there prominent, money losing misfires, Disney and their affiliate companies have ALSO had some big hits. The live action Stitch film is about to gross $1 billion worldwide. Deadpool 3 is the largest grossing R rated movie... ever. Guardians 3 was a blockbuster, as was Inside Out 2 (>$1 billion).
And as much as bemoan the Star Wars sequel trilogy, the 3 films from 2015 to 2019 made over 4$ billion worldwide.
modelcitizen
Sr Member
And theres really nothing to be not surprised about. Its just an online rumor.
Though the title suggests otherwise....
Though the title suggests otherwise....
Disney made money by killing a golden goose. They wrecked a valuable franchise with that trilogy. The profits declined hard over the 3 movies.
Tom Cruise is making 'Days of Thunder 2' now. I wouldn't be surprised if it makes more money than the next Disney SW movie. Imagine going back to 2012 (when Lucas sold SW to Disney) and explaining that to your younger self.
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Speak for yourself, I'm really looking forward to the MCU version of the Fantastic Four.
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Well Disney's specialty is wokeness and ruining franchises. So a woke Indiana Jones is right up their alley. This one could beat Snow White for how much money it will lose.Hopefully this would be the straw that breaks the camels back and puts Disney out of business and out of our misery.
Funny how people can bleat on about "wokeness" like it is the end of days and yet you can't talk about other real world issues.
It won't happen. Disney won't go out of business just because you have an issue with something. There's a very vocal, angry part of the internet who don't like something and will rant on about it endlessly, for others they just accept that the world changes and carry on with their day.
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