Post by Ragingblues on Jul 5, 2006 20:43:37 GMT -5
I found this story at Theindyexperience.com this evening:
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Lucas Drops Info on Indiana Jones 4 Plot?
July 4th, 2006| Posted by Aaron
SpielbergFilms.com posted a transcript of the speeches given by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony held in honor of Sir Sean Connery. All three made references to the Indiana Jones films and Connery's contributions to the series in Last Crusade. Lucas made reference to Connery's recent annoucements that he would be retiring from acting and his envolvement (?) in Indiana Jones 4:
I stood here last year as a recipient of this prestigious award, and I stand here tonight as an executive producer and sometimes writer struggling to bring “Indiana Jones 4” to life. [applause] A writer who nearly had a heart attack when I read about your retirement in the newspapers, which leaves me with a rather brilliant, touching story about a father and a son, but without a father for Indiana Jones.
So what to do? Well, the easiest thing would be option one: not to include Indiana’s father. But then I began to think about option two: I could kill your character.
[Graphic shows Henry Jones, Sr. killed in llama stampede. Audience laughs.]
Well, maybe speaking as a producer, I should probably have saved a little money.
[Graphic shows Henry Jones Sr. killed in shower by slipping on a bar of soap. Audience laughs.]
Much as I wouldn’t want to do this, if you truly did retire, we could go to option three, which is to replace you with another actor. Maybe not the wisest thing to try, but what about [graphic of Clint Eastwood on screen behind Lucas], or hey, maybe [graphic of Jack Nicholson]. I don’t know. Who could possibly be tough enough to spank Harrison Ford? [graphic of Condoleezza Rice]
It can’t be done. You’re one of a kind. A man of wisdom and honor and intellect and gravitas. Congratulations Sean!
So was Lucas serious? Was Indy 4 supposed to involve Henry Jones Sr., or was George just joking around? Hard to tell, but it is an interesting idea.
And please be sure to drop by SpielbergFilms.com to read all three speeches, all of which were quite funny.
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Always passing along what I find,
Ken
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Lucas Drops Info on Indiana Jones 4 Plot?
July 4th, 2006| Posted by Aaron
SpielbergFilms.com posted a transcript of the speeches given by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony held in honor of Sir Sean Connery. All three made references to the Indiana Jones films and Connery's contributions to the series in Last Crusade. Lucas made reference to Connery's recent annoucements that he would be retiring from acting and his envolvement (?) in Indiana Jones 4:
I stood here last year as a recipient of this prestigious award, and I stand here tonight as an executive producer and sometimes writer struggling to bring “Indiana Jones 4” to life. [applause] A writer who nearly had a heart attack when I read about your retirement in the newspapers, which leaves me with a rather brilliant, touching story about a father and a son, but without a father for Indiana Jones.
So what to do? Well, the easiest thing would be option one: not to include Indiana’s father. But then I began to think about option two: I could kill your character.
[Graphic shows Henry Jones, Sr. killed in llama stampede. Audience laughs.]
Well, maybe speaking as a producer, I should probably have saved a little money.
[Graphic shows Henry Jones Sr. killed in shower by slipping on a bar of soap. Audience laughs.]
Much as I wouldn’t want to do this, if you truly did retire, we could go to option three, which is to replace you with another actor. Maybe not the wisest thing to try, but what about [graphic of Clint Eastwood on screen behind Lucas], or hey, maybe [graphic of Jack Nicholson]. I don’t know. Who could possibly be tough enough to spank Harrison Ford? [graphic of Condoleezza Rice]
It can’t be done. You’re one of a kind. A man of wisdom and honor and intellect and gravitas. Congratulations Sean!
So was Lucas serious? Was Indy 4 supposed to involve Henry Jones Sr., or was George just joking around? Hard to tell, but it is an interesting idea.
And please be sure to drop by SpielbergFilms.com to read all three speeches, all of which were quite funny.
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Always passing along what I find,
Ken
