Indiana Jones may meet his end in next film?

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"Rumor: Harrison Ford Aims to Kill Off Indiana Jones in Next Film
December 20, 2010
Source: Showbiz Spy
by Ethan Anderton


Take this with a huge grain of salt as plenty of Indiana Jones sequel rumors that we haven't highlighted have come and gone just as quickly, but this new rumor does seem like a viable path for the franchise. Showbiz Spy, whose reliability is in question simply because they're a gossip site, is reporting Harrison Ford has told creator George Lucas and series director Steven Spielberg that he would like the iconic adventurer to meet his end in the fifth adventure. Furthermore, as the end of the fourth installment seemed to hint at, the fedora and whip would be picked up by Shia LaBeouf's character and Indiana Jones' offspring Mutt Williams. Uh-oh!

Once again, this is a huge rumor at this point, but considering Ford's age and the aforementioned hints in the conclusion of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, it makes a lot of sense. Apparently Lucas is "resisting the notion" and Spielberg is "considering it." Frankly, if Indiana Jones is going to meet his doom, I think that should be where the franchise ends once and for all. First of all, a spin-off featuring an adventurer called Mutt Williams sounds like a a terrible Air Bud-style, direct-to-DVD version of Indiana Jones. Second of all, I'm not so sure fans of the longtime archaeologist are going to be quick to follow Shia LaBeouf to a franchise that aims to capture the same nostalgia and sense of adventure that the original films delivered decades ago.

Of course, who knows when we might see the next Indiana Jones adventure anyway. While LaBeouf has mentioned being pitched an idea for the sequel by Spielberg once before and even said the story had been "cracked," there's definitely not a script that we know of yet (though Ford has said there is a "germ of an idea"). In addition, it sounds like Spielberg has already planned the follow-up to his historical drama The War Horse as we've heard that the director is officially attached to helm the adaptation of Robopocalypse. Harrison Ford's reps have already denied this rumor, but let's stir this hypothetical pot."
 
Would rather see him lose an eye so there's continuity with the original versions of the Young Indy Chronicles. And didn't he elude to having a daughter in the Chronicles bookends?
 
Would rather see him lose an eye so there's continuity with the original versions of the Young Indy Chronicles. And didn't he elude to having a daughter in the Chronicles bookends?

He did......at least until LUCAS went SE on it and took away all of the old indy stuff from the dvd collections :angry(n)cry:cry
 
I'm glad Lucas isn't' in charge of American history or George Washington would have had a missile launcher or something. I think if Shia lasucks were to take over there would be be a backlash of old fans. It wouldn't surprise me if they'd at least talked about getting rid of Indy. I remember seeing the old Indy stuff on Chronicles and thought that was a good way to have him end up.
 
I think that they should kill off the franchise. Nothing they will make will be as good as the original three films, and Shia lawhatevah is NEVER going to be accepted as Indiana Jones.
 
I am done with this franchise. The last one didn't do it for me, and I'm sure the next one won't either.
 
You'd think some half-assed research would show no Indy fans like the lebeouf character - period. I don't even know that pre-teens or teens like him.

As for 'Mutt Williams', well, they did point out in the third one that his real name is Henry Jones, III i believe. Just can't see a franchise, or even a single film, working where he's the main force behind it. Not at all. No one see's transformers for him, it's for the transformers themselvs - or Megan Fox.
 
Last Crusade was no great thrill for me and watching Crystal Skull was painful. Go ahead and kill the character already!
 
I still like the character. While I did not like the last...um "movie", I would like to see one more with an ending for Indy, worthy of the first film. I would love to eventually see a reboot of the franchise with a new actor as a younger Indy, but not Shia.
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