Harrison Fordwants to doIndiana Jones 5.Steven Spielbergwants to doIndiana Jones 5. Lucasfilm wants to doIndiana Jones 5. So what’s the deal withIndiana Jones 5? Another installment followingKingdom of the Crystal Skullhas been buzzing around the Web for quite some time, and producer/Lucasfilm presidentKathleen Kennedyhas another update for us.
Long story short, it’s still in the works, but obviously the big priority right now is getting the newStar Warsoff the ground.THRspoke with the Lucasfilm president, who,among a number of other topics, said ofIndiana Jones 5:
We’re all trying to figure out when the right time is to step back in. Harrison really wants to do it; Steven really wants to do it. We’ve kicked around a couple of story ideas, but beyond that, I don’t know yet. I think there will be one, we’ll certainly move forward with Indy. But right now, everybody’s just focused onStar Wars.
Ford reprises his role of Han Solo forThe Force Awakens, out in theaters December 18th, and he’ll also return as Indy for this fifth installment. Spielberg said recently that he hasno intentions of replacing the actorin the role, even thoughCrystal Skullmade it seem likeShia LaBeoufwas going to be stepping up to the leading man plate. Still, how long can a man in his early 70s go before he can’t crack the whip anymore?
Kennedy’s comments doconflict with previous statementsfrom producerFrank Marshall, who said back in October that there haven’t been talks aboutIndy 5yet, which apparently aren’t accurate. It’s hard to imagine hearing anything more on this front before the holidays, which will be all aboutStar Wars. Lucasfilm has a trilogy installment scheduled for every year with an anthology film slated in between. Once they get in a good groove, perhaps then Indy will get more attention. Hopefully everyone involved with still want to do it.
