Indiana Jones IV stuffs and speculations

[zouzounaki]

First off, a minor picspam of Shia and Harrison on set (squee, Shia in leather!) They obviously like each other; considering how cranky the Ford is, that was quite a nice surprise.














He is so Indy's son. The current rumor is that Indy doesn't know at the beginning of the movie, which sounds reasonable enough, especially since rumor has it his character's name is in fact "Mutt" Ravenwood. Yup, Marion's. It took me a few days to get used to Mutt--if that is indeed true--but then I started thinking it was really cute, and it does seem really Lucas. Allegedly his real name is a big suprise--I'm guessing pretty solidly he's Henry the third.

So, if Marion's playing such an important part, where does that leave Cate Blanchett? I see numerous sites still listing her as the female or even romantic lead, but if all the rumor is true, I doubt they're going to throw someone else at Indy (there's rumors of a wedding being filmed, and it's pretty much assumed it's Indy and Marion).

And then there's John Hurt as Abner Ravenwood--unconfirmed but basically accepted, he was quoted as saying he's in the movie but it wouldn't make sense even if he could tell people who he's playing. Has he been playing dead all these years? Faked death anyone? Or is it flashback? If so, who plays the characters' younger selves? I think it might actually kind of bother me if they got yet another young Indy--River Phoenix is young Indy with Sean Patrick Flannery getting the benefit of the doubt as well because I was one of fifty people who actually watched Young Indiana Jones when it was one ;-P There's also something to be said about the age problem; John Hurt's not a young man anymore, was Abner really an old man when both Indy and Marion were in their teens?

Just stuff to think about 'cos I don't know many other people who are thinking or talking about it.



George Lucas has copyrighted these titles:
Indiana Jones and the City of Gods, Indiana Jones and the Destroyer of Worlds, Indiana Jones and the Fourth Corner of the Earth, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Gold, Indiana Jones and the Quest for the Covenant.

Of those, City of Gods is the currently favored among fandom. I personally like The Fourth Corner of the Earth but admit it sounds a wee too much like PotC 3's At World's End.



The artefact Indy's in search of might not, in fact, be an artefact at all. Lucas has always maintained that he wanted but two plots: Atlantis or Excalibur. Spiel nixed Excalibur as being too much like the Grail (Arthurian legend and all), so my best guess, especially considering the rumored titles, is definitely Atlantis. Curiously, things like crystal skulls have been mentioned, which all seems very Clive Cussler (see: Atlantis Found, a Dirk Pitt adventure), but that doesn't put me off it!

Will the Ark play a role again? Check out the FAQs below for details.


Two helpful FAQs:
IMDb.com FAQ

IESB.com Indy facts and rumors

Peace, Ghani

Comments

[may-child.livejournal.com]

Yep, looks like Shia and Herr Ford have bonded. IMO, it's not that surprising; Shia isn't that much older than Herr Ford's son Malcolm, and Herr Ford always seems to bond well with his young, male co-stars.

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

Ha, OMG, I'm getting old! I was thinking to myself, 'Malcom can't be that old, can he?' Yeah, he can, 'cos the stories I think of of him being in kindergarden and whatver were more than a decade ago. Age has a weird way of catching up to one ;-)

[lastwordslinger.livejournal.com]

Oh, I didn't know he was playing Indy's son! How awesome is that! Look how CUTE he is with his little biker look! I'm really excited now, lol!

his character's name is in fact "Mutt"

Well, "Indy" was named after the dog. So maybe it's a play on that. :D Also, if he turns out to be Henry Jones III, I will laugh and cry and awwwwwww.

So much exciting news! Gyah, I can't wait.