If you haven’t read the Peregrine series of books by Ransom Riggs, by all means, do so! When I read it, I thought, “This is kind of Tim Burton’s X-Men as a period piece.” So it’s appropriate that Burton will direct the film, which I hope will mark his return to AAA status as a director.
We all knew that it was only a matter of time before Indiana Jones got the attention of Disney after it dealt with the matter of setting Star Wars to rights. The other part of their acquisition of Lucasfilm will begin its tenure under THE MOUSE when Indiana Jones 5 hits theaters on July 19, 2019. Harrison Ford is returning to play Indiana and Steven Spielberg will be returning to direct. George Lucas will NOT be returning to produce and work on the screenplay.
Over the years Ford and Spielberg have both publicly turned on Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull and not so subtly blamed Lucas for its flaws, so not seeing him returning is not much of a surprise. The question you’re all asking (how OLD will Ford be by then?) is 77. While Spielberg has said the character will never be recast, he has absolutely no control over that and it absolutely will be recast. Disney didn’t buy the rights to make one movie. It would be a great opportunity to try to pass the torch again (this time not to a certified psychopath like Shia LeBeouf), but who knows what Indy’s last adventure will be. If Ford brings back the magic we saw when he slipped back into Han Solo’s skin for a final time, I can’t wait. The full press release from Disney is below. Continue reading Indiana Jones 5 with Ford and Spielberg Coming in 2019!→
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