May 2006

Lucas says the script for Indy 4 is finally done!
Thursday, May 11, 2006

MTV had a chat with George Lucas who says the script for Indiana Jones 4 is finally done! And he added that the film won't be any louder, bigger or faster than the previous 3 films. Indy 4 will prize dialogue over decibels.

"I think Tom Cruise proved that people are getting bored with that kind of stuff," Lucas said Monday at a Jazz at Lincoln Center dinner celebrating Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people. "What they want to see is something different. And Indiana Jones, if nothing else, is always different."

And Lucas is, if nothing else, reliably vague. He's not yet ready to give up the treasure trove of what lurks in the plot for the first Indiana Jones movie since 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, except to say the script is finally done and the flick will "probably" start shooting next year.

"We're working on it, we're working on it," Lucas said. "We've been working on it for 10 years. I think it'll be a great film, but it's completely different. It's still got a lot of action, and it's still very funny. I think it works like crazy."

Click here to read the full article. And thanks to Heiko for the news link!

There "might" be a desert scene in Indy 4
Monday, May 1, 2006

Empire: So what’s the next exotic place that Indy 4’s gonna go to?
Marshall: "The next exotic I’m gonna be in is London! Indy 4 is probably going to shoot next year, all around the world again. We’re writing the script, it’s coming along, and I think it’s on a very positive track."

Empire: So what’s the angle going to be in the story this time?
Marshall: "Oh, I can’t tell you that!"

Empire: Oh go on….
Marshall: "I can tell you it’s going to be about 10 years later, it’ll be in the 50s, so obviously Indy will be older, so Harrison will be able to play the role, but other than that my lips are sealed."

Empire: You’ve done the Sahara now, I suppose; any other deserts that we can see…?
Marshall:: "There might be a desert involved, yeah, but which one I can’t tell you."

Click here to read the full interview in which Frank Marshall also talks about his other upcoming films; Jurassic Park 4 and The Bourne Ultimatum!

April 2006

Spielberg working hard to get Indy 4 into shape
Friday, April 7, 2006

"I'm working hard to get Indiana Jones 4 into shape. That's a Paramount picture, and we have had 10 revisions of the script. Right now [War of the Worlds screenwriter] David Koepp is working on it, and it's getting close. I'd like to get it going for 2007. And I'd like do something from Doris Kearns Goodwin's book Team of Rivals, about Abraham Lincoln."

You'd better hurry on the Indiana Jones film. Harrison Ford says he's not getting any younger....
"Harrison Ford is still strong enough to pull a PT Cruiser on his back."

You can read the entire interview with Steven at BusinessWeek Online.

Ford says Indy 4 is 99.75% likely to happen
Tuesday, April 4, 2006

As mentioned yesterday, BBC ONE just aired their first episode of a new programme called Hollywood Greats tonight. This first episode centered around Harrison Ford's career and included an extended interview with Ford, by British film critic Jonathan Ross.

At the end of the great interview Jonathan asked Ford how much of a chance there was of another Indiana Jones film.

Harrison Ford stalled his answer for a few seconds and then responded that it was "99 and three quarter percent." likely to happen.

Then further asked if Sean Connery would return as Indy's father in Indy 4, at which Ford smiled "I can't really say, but I would hope." To that Jonathan Ross responded with "So he's going to be in it, then." and Ford just kind of laughed and didn't say anything.

Nothing really new or concrete but a 99.75% chance sure sounds very reassuring for Indiana Jones 4!
And we still didn't get a clear answer to the question if we'll get to see Sean Connery as Indy's father once again. So spreading the news that Connery WILL make an appearance in Indy 4 would be premature! But Ford did made it sound like there's a good chance.

Thanks to Matt and 'Ste2652' for the Hollywood Greats programme report.

Marshall talks Indy 4 story & filming location
Monday, April 3, 2006

"It is still on the frontburner," said Marshall in Sydney today, promoting his new film Eight Below which opens nationally on April 20. "We really have to get the story right. The story has to be really good for any of us to do it and there are three pretty strong-willed creative minds involved in saying yes."

Sean Connery played Jones' father in the original films and is rumored to be in the fourth installment, although Marshall couldn't confirm this. "Harrison is going to play the character and it is going to be 10 or 12 years later," said Marshall.

"It will be a story that makes sense and is believable."

Marshall said the film would likely go into production early next year and could be shot in Australia, Europe or the United States. "My job as producer is to get the movie made so if I can do it better and cheaper here in Australia, then I am going to do it,"

"Australia is a definite possibility for Indiana Jones and a couple of other things I am working on at the moment." said Marshall.

Frank Marshall is most likely talking about filming "in studio" in Australia. This doesn't automatically mean the Indiana Jones 4 story will take our hero on an adventure down under! Remember that Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith was also filmed in studios in Australia.

Click here to read the full news article. And thanks to Nick and Paul for the news link.

March 2006

Harrison Ford talks more Indiana Jones 4
Friday, March 31, 2006

During a recent Q&A session with the Time Out Movie Blog, Harrison Ford talked about Firewall - which is released in the UK today! - and also briefly about the fourth Indiana Jones film. Here follows what Ford had to say about Indy 4:

"Indiana Jones is going to be older" Ford explained, "And the story will therefore take place in a different historical period of time. We are not going back to World War II and the Nazis but I think that it will be relatively the same type of tale - George's special mix of Saturday matinee western serial and crypto-spiritual sort of stuff."

He continued: "George is the one who generates these movies. Steven and I make them. We come on board after George has prescribed the territory."

"Sometimes we don't agree and there was one script in particular that I didn't like so it was back to the drawing board. Now, after however many years, I'm delighted that we have something that we all have confidence in."

Head over to The TOMB site for the full interview with Harrison Ford.

Thanks to 'Dene' from The Raven for the news.

BBC News has a small video interview with Harrison Ford on their site. The interview is mainly about Firewall but Ford also talks about Indiana Jones 4 and the fact that he is still capable of doing his own stunts at the age of 63. 

The presenter in the video also states that the fourth Indiana Jones film is about to go into production any day now. Well, that would be very fast if it's true!

Click here and look for "BBC News: Video and Audio". Click on the photo of Harrison Ford and you'll get to see the video interview.

Thanks to Anthony for the video link.

The script is ready, Indy 4 may begin this year!
Thursday, March 16, 2006

German magazine Fit for Fun quotes Harrison Ford stating "Steven Spielberg and I now have a script in hand that we both like. I believe that we can start with the filming soon".

Rumors of Steven’s year long leave from filming may have been premature.
Marvin Levy, Spielberg’s publicists confirms Fords status of the project stating "[The script] certainly seems to be [in the can], but I don’t think we’re at the point where we have a film start date. But it is certainly the closest where we’ve been in this whole development process."

Additionally Levy denies Variety and Fox reports regarding Spielberg’s time off reporting that he may be "starting something before 2007". "I think it’s much more likely that [Spielberg] will do an Indy movie before he does ‘Lincoln," said Levy.

You can read the full article online at Yahoo! News.

And thanks to Alex and Justin for the news link.

TIME magazine interviewed George Lucas
Wednesday, March 15, 2006

TIME magazine's Film Critic Richard Corliss had an interview with George Lucas about his ‘retirement’ and the future of digital filmmaking. They also spoke briefly about Indy 4. 

Richard Corliss: If you’re retired, I guess you’ll be less involved with an Indiana Jones 4 than you were in the first three?
George Lucas: "Well, I’ve been working on Indy 4 for ten years. So I’ve been more involved, so no matter how you count it on this one I’ll be more involved than I’ll have ever been on the other three put together. It’s taken forever to get a script of it. That’s my part of it."

Corliss: Isn’t Harrison Ford now older than Sean Connery was when he played his father in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?
Lucas: "Uhh, yeah. But the thing is designed for that. And I think it’s funny, it’s exciting. You know the problem there, which is not a problem, is that we don’t have to make that movie. All we can do is hurt ourselves, all it’s going to do is get criticized. I mean it’s basically Phantom Menace we’re making. No matter how you do it, no matter what you do, it won’t be what the other ones were in terms of the impact or the way people remember them."

Corliss: But there’s also no need to complete the holes in the epic.
Lucas: "We don’t have anything like that. We just had a great time making those movies. And if we can have a great time doing this one and we can enjoy ourselves, and make something that’s entertaining to us, no matter what the world thinks, let’s just do it."

Corliss: Do you say, "Dammit, Steven, do it in digital," and he says, "Dammit, George, I’m doing it on film"?
Lucas: "Pretty much."

Corliss: Who wins?
Lucas: "He’ll win. He’s the director. The great thing about working with Steven is that we don’t have agendas. We want to make the best movie possible, I want him to be happy. If he he wants to shoot it on film and cut it on a Movieola... Hey, he’s got a great editor. Michael Kahn can cut faster on a Movieola than anybody can cut on an Avid. And I don’t really care. But I do tell him, 'This is your chance to play with this and experiment with it and blame it all on me'—say, ‘He made me do it.’ And then you can go back to film if you want. But he has relented after all these years to maybe cutting it digitally. We’ll see what happens."

Head over to TIME.com to read the full interview with George Lucas. It's quite longe, very interesting and really worth reading!

Thanks to Brett Hopkins for the news.

Ford eager to start Indiana Jones 4
Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Reuters reported today that Harrison Ford is ready to jump back into his favorite film role and begin shooting Indiana Jones 4 soon, a German magazine quoted the Hollywood actor as saying on Wednesday.

"Steven Spielberg and I now have a script in hand that we both like. I believe that we can start with the filming soon," Ford was quoted as saying in an interview with German lifestyle and entertainment magazine Fit for Fun.

The third and last Indy film, 1989 hit Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, starred Ford as the whip-swinging archaeologist and Sean Connery as his bumbling father.

Ford, 63, was quoted as saying that he needed "to do a little practicing with the whip" to avoid injuries.

Thanks to Ernie and Nick for the news links!

Lucas has approved the Indy 4 script
Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Rick McCallum attended last night’s Sony Ericsson Empire Awards to pick up Best Sci-Fi Film and Scene of the Year awards for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. And McCallum took the time to give a few more tidbits on Lucasfilm’s next few projects to Empire Online.

McCallum: “We’re working on Red Tails right now. George is writing the script as we speak. He’s just finished the Indiana Jones script, and Steven’s having that rewritten and a few things done. And then we start hopefully in October or November looking for another writer for Red Tails when George puts together his ideas of what he wants it to be. Then hopefully next year we’ll start on that.”

So the deal with the Indy 4 script seems to be as follows:
George Lucas is pleased with the latest script version and handed it over to Steven Spielberg and, War of the Worlds writer, David Koepp for a final rewrite. And I think that we shouldn't worry about them using the word "rewrite". It could just as well be some final tweaking to reach as close to perfection as possible.
Oh yeah, and the rumor that Harrison Ford has concerns with the Indy 4 script is bogus.

Thanks to Heiko and Maxime for the news link.

Harrison Ford's concerns with the Indy 4 script
Thursday, March 9, 2006

Starpulse.com published a short article about Harrison Ford getting prepared play Indiana Jones once again, despite concerns over the script.

He tells British film magazine Empire, "If you find out when it's starting, let me know. The reason it hasn't happened yet is we haven't had a good enough script. (Is the) script ready? I think that was a different script... it looms. (M. Night Shyamalan was writing the script) and I think we lost him through the failure of George and Steven to attend to him, which is a real shame."

This comes from the UK Empire magazine, which means that this quote from Harrison Ford is certainly older than 7 days. Could even be recorded a month ago. All before the recent news that Spielberg might take a break this year and that David Koepp is now working on the Indy 4 script.

Thanks to Brett Hopkins for the news link.

Marshall reassures that Indy 4 is not on hold again
Thursday, March 9, 2006

MTV.com published some new quotes from superproducer Frank Marshall on his Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones 4 projects.

"Jurassic Park 4 is coming to life," he proudly reported. "There's a script, we're getting a director and we're going to get going probably toward the end of this year." Referring to the director of Park 3, Marshall added that "Joe Johnston could be back. We want to get the script right before we go forward, which is exactly what's [happening with what] your next question is going to be about, Indy 4."
OK then, Frank: What is going on with the next Indiana Jones movie? "We're getting the script right, we're working on it. It's not one of those things that's on the back burner." Grinning, Marshall added that he might try to get both films made by simply combining them. "Indiana Jones goes to the island," he said. "Indy versus the raptors. Get him with that whip."

Thanks to Maxime for the news link.

Lucas still not completely happy with the Indy 4 script
Wednesday, March 8, 2006

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker went to the Governors Ball at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel (next to the Kodak Theatre Oscar show) and had a chat with some Academy Award winners and nominees. One of the people Zwecker spoke with was Steven Spielberg who gave some more insight at the current state of the Indiana Jones 4 script:

Spielberg's upcoming films? Yes, "there definitely will be a Jurassic Park 4, and I'm pretty sure we'll be doing an Indiana Jones 4, but I can't confirm that -- that's up to my boss, George Lucas. ... He still is not completely happy with the script, so I can't say more about that until he gives it his OK."

This probably explains why Spielberg has hired David Koepp to work on the Indy 4 script.

Click here to read Bill Zwecker's full Oscar after-party column.

David Koepp is now working on the Indy 4 script!
Tuesday, March 7, 2006

Steven Spielberg told Roger Friedman, from Fox News, at a post-Oscar party that he is taking 2006 off from directing after a particularly stressful year making War of the Worlds and Munich back-to-back. Spielberg will spend the time continuing to develop his Abe Lincoln biopic as well as Indiana Jones 4.
And now for the bigger news, Spielberg has hired yet another writer to work on the Indy 4 script. His close friend/writer David Koepp will be taking over Jeff Nathanson's job and hopefully finish the script for good.

Friedman: "George Lucas told me recently that there’s a script and he’s happy with the story."

Spielberg: "George Lucas isn’t the director. I am."

"I have David Koepp on it now, and he’s my 'closer,'" Spielberg said, using a baseball reference to the pitcher who comes in during the 9th inning and finishes up a winning ball game.

"He wrote Spider-Man and War of the Worlds," Spielberg said, "so he’ll get it done."

I have wondered why they didn't go for David Koepp earlier. Koepp is a great screenplay writer who knows how to write excellent adventure films! David Koepp's earlier work includes films like Jurassic Park, Carlito's Way, Mission: Impossible, Stir of Echoes, Panic Room, Spider-Man, War of the Worlds and also the recent Zathura, which was a modest but very fun film for the whole family!

An extra bit of trivia: David Koepp has a great cameo role in Spielberg's The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Koepp is the man that is eaten by the T-Rex next to the video store in San Diego!

You can read Roger Fiedman's original news message at FOXNews.com.

Thanks to Christopher, Paul, Brett Hopkins, Eric Roth, Alex Felton, Sean Seaton and Mike for letting me know.

February 2006

Ford's latest Indy 4 talk from Down Under
Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Here's another article that has appeared on Stuff.co.nz regarding Harrison Ford's Firewall promo tour in Australia. The short article also mentions Indiana Jones 4:

"I'd like to see what part of the equation Misters Lucas and Spielberg played in that tally."
Those two Misters - directors George Lucas and Steven Spielberg - will soon reunite with Ford for a fourth Indiana Jones movie. They played major roles in establishing him as one of Hollywood's biggest stars - the archetypal rugged hero with heart, charm and humour.
"What I appreciate is that people have paid good money and spent good time with me over the years," said Ford.

And the Sydney Morning Herald published a video of Harrison Ford's Firewall press conference on their site. A brief but interesting press conference as they also asked Harrison Ford if he will be cracking the whip again as Indiana Jones:

Ford: "I anticipate that it's gonna be sooner than later. We have a script that is... a degree of agreement on. And it's still in process. But I am hoping that it'll be pretty soon."

It's always much more fun to see Ford talking about Indiana Jones than reading his comments in articles! So be sure to check out Sydney Morning Herald's video here. (IE seems best to view this page.)

Thanks again to Aaron Wilkinson for the news.

Godspeed is cancelled, Indy 4 next for Ford?
Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Moviehole.net caught up with the always quietly reserved Harrison Ford this morning for a quick chat in sun-drenched Melbourne.

First bit of news, the science-fiction film he was going to do, Godspeed, has been canned. “Godspeed is gone, that was a space project with James Cameron”, he says of the project, which would have told of a crisis on an international space station.

Rumoured to be his next project is Manhunt, which is “about the capture of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.” So is it? “That would seem to be next”, smiles Ford. Um. Seem to be next? Why so tight-lipped…

“[There’s] a bunch of other things that have come to fruition...recently", he added.
Sounds like ‘The Man in the Hat’ – um, that’s Indiana Jones for the three up the back – could be ready to go.

Moviehole.net's full interview with Harrison Ford will be online in the next few days.

Ford's latest Indy 4 talk coming from Australia
Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Harrison Ford is currently visiting Australia to promote his latest thriller Firewall. And even there journalists ask him about the fourth Indiana Jones film.

Ford has just done an interview in New Zealand on a TV program called Close Up (interview done in Australia, but aired in NZ) and during the interview they briefly talked about Indy 4.

Close up: Will we see another Indy?
Ford: "eum... yeah, I'm looking forward to it. We're close."

And Glenn has let me know that Harrison Ford appeared on Rove Live earlier today on Channel 10 in Australia. He visited the Rove Live show to promote Firewall which opens on March 2 there. Rove rounded off the interview with some True or False questions for Mr Ford:

Rove: Is it true that you wanted Han Solo to die at the end of Episode 6?
Ford: "I thought the Son of a Bitch should die."

Rove: Are you sick of people asking you if there should be an Indiana Jones 4?
Ford: "I thought the Son of a Bitch should die."

Harrison Ford then went on to seriously say that he believes returning to Indiana Jones will be fun and hopes to play him again very very soon.

A big thanks to Glenn and Aaron Wilkinson for the news!

Spielberg is about to make Indiana Jones 4
Tuesday, February 21, 2006

During a recent interview with Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper Steven Spielberg talked about his latest film Munich, politics, and Indiana Jones 4: 

Spielberg: "I haven't given up making entertaining films, but over the last decade I have been making some films that express the respect I have for history."
"I am about to make Indiana Jones 4, which is, as far as I am concerned, the sweet dessert I give those who had to chow down on the bitter herbs that I've used in Munich."

George Lucas already announced before a big audience that a fourth Indiana Jones film is coming. Harrison Ford has frequently mentioned that he'll return to play Indy soon. Frank Marshall mentioned on more than 1 account that Indy 4 will probably start production this year, for a 2007 release. And now Steven Spielberg even says that he's set to make this long anticipated film. It never looked more positive for Indiana Jones 4 than today! But as we know by now, things in Hollywood can turn pretty quickly. To better or worse!

And about Frank Marshall's words, he recently told the London Free Press that they have a script for Jurassic Park 4.

Frank Marshall says Jurassic Park IV "has a good script now, so we should have that one up and running next year for release in 2008."

Marshall previously mentioned that they would start on Jurassic Park IV after the fourth Indiana Jones is completed. This can only mean that they plan to release Indy 4 in 2007 and around the same time start production on the next Jurassic Park film.

Thanks to William and ComingSoon.net for the news.

Frank Marshall has new film out & talks Indy 4
Friday, February 17, 2006

Indiana Jones actor Harrison Ford saw his latest film Firewall out last week. And Indiana Jones producer Frank Marshall has a new directed feature hitting the theatres this week!
Marshall's film is called Eight Bellow and  tells the tale of sled dogs forced to fend for themselves for months in the deep-frozen Antarctic wilderness following the emergency evacuation of a group of researchers who’d used the animals to travel to distant scientific sites.

Frank Marshall recently talked with TheNewsTribune.com about Eight Bellow. Near the end of their conversation Marshall also mentioned Indiana Jones 4.

The long-awaited, much anticipated Indiana Jones 4. Spielberg, Marshall, Harrison Ford and George Lucas have been talking about getting that picture made since at least 2000, but somehow, either because of difficulties in aligning the schedules of the four principals or getting a satisfactory script written, it’s not yet come to pass. Lately, though, Ford has said it’s on the brink. "We’re closer now than we’ve ever been," he said in a recent Associated Press story. "I think it’ll happen pretty soon."

Marshall concurs. "It is on the front burner. We’re talking about it all the time."

“It is definitely at the forefront of what we’re thinking about as something we’re going to do soon.”

Soon, like in the next two years?
“Absolutely,” he said firmly.

Click here to read the full article about Frank Marshall and visit the official Eight Below site if you would like to find out more about Marshall's new film.

Thanks to Brett Hopkins for the article link!

Ford's latest Indy 4 talk round-up part 2
Friday, February 10, 2006

Harrison Ford's latest thriller Firewall hits the theatres today! And a few more interviews and articles have been published since our last Ford talk round-up only 2 days ago. So here follow some more excepts from interviews in which Ford mentions Indiana Jones 4:

In an Indy 4 article recently published on the site Cinematical you will find the following quote from Harrison Ford, referring to his work in Firewall:

Ford: "I can't tell you anything about Indiana Jones, but I think you've just seen a film in which I perform physically to an extent [that will be] sufficient for Indiana Jones."

Fellow Indyfan Brett Hopkins mentioned to me today that it is a shame they don't focus more on Firewall during interviews with Harrison Ford. And Brett's correct! But it's still fun to read Ford's quotes on Indy 4, even when they don't reveal anything new.
And with Brett's words came a link to an interesting article published on The Mercury News site with as title Ford gets behind `Firewall,' prepares for `Indy 4'.

CBS News site has published an article, entitled Harrison Ford's Big Secret, about Ford's visit to The Early Show this week. The show's co-anchor Harry Smith hit him with a burning question about a very different subject: is there going to be a new Indiana Jones movie?

"I hope so," said Ford. "We're close. We have a script."
Ford said that Steven Spielberg is still working on the script but that, "Hopefully, he'll satisfy himself and we'll get on with it pretty soon."

As to which characters will be back along with Indiana, Ford wasn't talking. But he hinted that Indiana's elderly dad, played by Sean Connery, might still be in the mix.
"I think everybody is still in pretty good shape," he said.

Patrick Hodges was so kind to let me know that Ford made an appearance on the Ellen Degeneres Show today promoting Firewall. Towards the end of the interview she asked him if there will be another Indiana Jones. Harrison replied simply and very assuring: "We're very close."

But probably the most interesting article of the whole week was published on CNN.com yesterday. In the article Harrison Ford and the movie machine, Todd Leopold talks about Fords incredible film career. Here follows an except:

Sometimes he appears -- perhaps understandably -- weary with a question, and his voice trails off. In one case, it sounds eerily like the computer HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

He's also guarded about the new Indiana Jones film, which has been rumored to be in the offing.

"Well, it hasn't been announced yet," he says. "And the script goes through a process: George [Lucas] is the initiator, then it goes to Steven [Spielberg], and then Steven and I work together. ... But we're hoping it will get up and going very soon."

But Ford, even at 63, feels ready for the challenge. "Indiana Jones changes just like everybody else," he told The Associated Press. "I don't have any issues with that, and I still feel physically adequate to faking it just like I've been doing for 30 years. I'm looking forward to it. It's good fun."

And while it's still only a big rumor, The Salem News online mentions that Indy 4 will begin shooting this summer.

Thanks to Jamie, Patrick Hodges, Christopher, Brett Hopkins and Shipwreck for the interview & article links.

Harrison Ford's latest Indy 4 talk round-up 
Wednesday, February 8, 2006

Harrison Ford is currently busy promoting his latest film Firewall, which will hit the theatres this friday, February 10th. So a lot of interviews with Ford have been published in magazines and on websites recently. Here are some excepts from the interviews in which Ford talks about the fourth Indiana Jones film.

Paul Fischer from Dark Horizons recently talked with Harrison Ford about his latest thriller. Here follows what Ford said on Indy 4:

Fischer: How many times during this junket have you been asked about Indiana Jones 4?
Ford: "30" [laughter].

Fischer: Are we going to see it in Indiana Jones 4?
Ford: "I have that expectation. We have pretty much settled on a story and doing some script work and hopefully it will happen soon."

Fischer: How different is it going to be doing one 17 years later?
Ford: "Well it will be somewhat different because we are...no that is not true it is going to be exactly the same." [laughter]

Thomas Leupp from JoBlo.com also interviewed Harrison Ford recently. Here follows a small part of his interview:

JoBlo: What’s up with the facial hair? Is it for a role you’re doing?
Ford: "Yeah, I’m doing a film called Manhunt which takes place in Civil War time. It’s about the capture of John Wilkes Booth. Facial hair was a standard. Plus, I don’t have to see much of my face."

JoBlo: Your director, Richard Loncraine, said you were in great shape. How do you stay fit?
Ford: "I play tennis as much as possible, four or five times a week if I’m off, probably three times a week when I’m working. But that’s about it. I’ve suffered a very lucky genetic accident."

JoBlo: In regards to that, is there anything you’re doing to get ready for Indiana Jones 4? What can you tell us about that project?
Ford: "I’m just waiting for the script to be ready. Everybody agrees that we’re close. We’re excited about it. I’m looking forward to working with Steven (Spielberg) again. The audience is there for it; I’m looking forward to it."

JoBlo: After Manhunt, do you have any projects after that or are you waiting for Indiana Jones 4?
Ford: "I have about four or five things in development right now which are beginning to bear fruit, so I’m not sure what’s going to be after Manhunt."

Time: When are you dusting off your fedora for Indiana Jones 4?
Ford: "The fedora is available. We’re closer than we’ve ever been. I’m looking forward to it."

Article on Ford's new Firewall and upcoming Indy 4
Wednesday, February 8, 2006

TMZ.com published an article written by David Germain about Harrison Ford's Firewall and future projects, including Indiana Jones 4. Here follows an except from David's article:

Ford hopes that two other pet projects will follow closely: Manhunt, a 19th century drama in which he's cast as the Army detective who tracks down John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln's assassin, and that elusive fourth chapter in the Indiana Jones saga.

Ford, producer George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg have kicked Indy 4 ideas around for years as several screenwriters had a go at the script.
"We're now closer than we've ever been," Ford said in an interview with The Associated Press in a beach-front hotel room. "I think it'll happen pretty soon."

At an American Film Institute bash for Lucas last year, Ford joked that they had to hurry, or co-star Sean Connery would be too old to play Indy's dad. At 63, does Ford feel too old to play dashing adventurer Indy?
"No, no. Indiana Jones changes just like everybody else," Ford said. "I don't have any issues with that, and I still feel physically adequate to faking it just like I've been doing for 30 years. I'm looking forward to it. It's good fun."

At one time, the three had hoped to shoot the Indiana Jones sequel in 2004 for release last year. Now, Ford said, production could begin this year, with the movie arriving in 2007.
Lucas has laid to rest his sixth and final Star Wars movie, while Spielberg is fresh from his 2005 two-fer, War of the Worlds and Munich.
"Part of it is finding a time when all three of us are available to commit to it," Ford said. "I think we've got that now."

The new Indiana Jones film will stick to old-fashioned, Saturday-matinee fisticuffs, Ford said.
Spielberg and Lucas have kept the story a secret, saying only that Indy 4 would take place after World War II. Can Ford add any details?
"It's set after World War II," Ford wisecracked, with his characteristic stone face.
And will Connery be back as Indiana's professorial pop?
Without a pause, Ford reiterated, "Sometime after World War II."

Madsen is Ford's favorite to play Indy's new girl!
Friday, February 3, 2006

Harrison Ford talked about Indy 4 yet again this week. And this time it's not something we've heard many times before! Ford told that he'd love to have his Firewall co-star Virginia Madsen in the fourth Indiana Jones film! Here's what IMDb.com wrote:

Sideways star Virginia Madsen so impressed co-star Harrison Ford in new thriller Firewall, she's now the frontrunner to play his love interest in the fourth Indiana Jones adventure.
Madsen plays Ford's wife in the new movie and admits they both found an unusual chemistry on set - after the ageing action man handpicked her for the role.
And now Madsen is a clear favorite to play the leading lady in Indiana Jones 4. Ford tells movieline.net, "She was an absolute delight - professional, very talented and simply, very sweet. She also took what could have been a fairly one-dimensional damsel in distress role and added so many layers to it - there isn't many who could do that. I'd work with her again in a heartbeat. I'm actually hoping she'll come over for Indiana Jones. We've talked about it."

This news is no official announcement that Virginia Madsen will be in Indy 4 but only a mention that she's likely at the top of the list of possible female leads for the fourth Indiana Jones film.
I personally think she would be a very good choice to play Indy's love interest in Indiana Jones 4 as Madsen is a fantastic actress. She received an Oscar nomination for her role in Sideways last year.

Thanks to Brett Hopkins, Christopher and Valence for the news link.

Ford Indy 4 quote on MTV site
Thursday, February 2, 2006

MTV.com posted another quote coming from Harrison Ford about the fourth Indiana Jones film. Here's what they wrote about it:

The world has waited 17 years now for another Indiana Jones movie but, according to Harrison Ford, we'll have to keep waiting until they get the script right. "The deal is that the Internet is full of information," he grinned, implying that much of it is wrong. "We have an ambition to make [Indiana Jones 4], we have a possible time to make it and we have a script that is undergoing some revisions. That's as much as I can say at the moment."

Click here to read the original MTV article. And thanks to Brett Hopkins for the link.

Ford says Indy 4 is on the front burner
Thursday, February 2, 2006

Harrison Ford was guest at the Tonight Show with Jay Leno this Tuesday promoting his latest thriller Firewall. At one moment Leno asked Ford if he will do another Indiana Jones. Harrison replied as follows:

Leno: Will you do another Indiana Jones?
(5 seconds silence)
Ford: "yes... it's on the front burner".

And on january 30th, Italian newspaper Il Secolo XIX published an interview with Harrison Ford, mostly about Firewall. They also asked Ford about Indy 4 to which he answered that he and Spielberg are currently completing the script and feel they really don't want to miss with this movie.
Ford then spoke about his career: he said that he,like many other actors that got famous with genre films, finds very difficult for the public to recognize him in roles where he is not a leading fearless man or such. "they just can't see me as a submarine captain or pretending I cannot fly a plane when they know I can" said Ford. But Harrison Ford is happy than no else but him can be Dr. Jones, which as Ford says, "is not just a mindless macho-man".

Harrison Ford will be guest at the Late Night with Conan O'Brien show on Tuesday February 7th.

Thanks to Matt A., Kevin S., KDuncan and xdiesp from The Raven for the news.

January 2006

Harrison Ford's latest comments on Indy 4
Saturday, January 28, 2006

Harrison Ford is traveling through the US to promote his latest film, Firewall, which will be released on February 10th. Ford will be doing a lot of interviews during the coming weeks and you may be certain that most interviewers will ask him about Indiana Jones 4. Here follows a small overview of what Harrison Ford told about Indy 4 during the past 3 days.

The 63-year-old actor (Ford) is frank about his age and doesn't hesitate to point out that he's as physically fit as ever.
"I can't tell you anything about Indiana Jones, but I think you've just seen a film in which I perform physically to an extent (that will be) sufficient for Indiana Jones," he told ComingSoon.net.
Ford is referring to a specific scene in his latest thriller, Firewall, in which he and villain Paul Bettany get into a knock-down, nasty brawl where Ford is thrown through glass and tumbles over a balcony, just for starters.

No word yet on when a final script will be approved for Indiana Jones 4, but Ford is committed to making the movie.
"The audience is there," he said, and, "Everybody involved is anxious to make the film again."

Ain't It Cool News published the first online review of Firewall. The reviewer has seen Firewall at a screening including a Q&A with Harrison Ford afterwards. Here's an except of that article:

Outside of Firewall, he didn't say a whole lot of interest. He said he hopes that Indiana Jones starts soon ("Hopefully this summer" were his exact words) and that he has more projects lined