I was just wishing to see the stories of Indy in the OSS. And Harrison Ford is simply too old to play Indy in those movies if they were to ever get made.

However, if they were to get heavy into CG, it might be possible. After all, the CG creatures in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies were pretty convincing.

My girlfriend and I have been having an ongoing conversation about who might be able to take on the role, if it were ever to happen. We happened to be watching the second Pirates movie and she thought that the guy who played Commodore Norrington would be a good choice. I came up with Matthew Fox (plays Jack Shepard on Lost). He’s really impressing me as an actor lately.

Ah well, it’s all wishful thinking. I really doubt that this last movie will revive the franchise enough to make it lucrative to make any more. And this one seems really final in the way it ended. No more new Indy adventures…

-Mike

Your right there is no way Harrison Ford can play a young Indy Jones again — hence your comment about a lot of makeup or a special type of makeup to make him look younger. My point is I couldn’t see anyone else playing the role of Indiana Jones hence whenever Harrison Ford decides to call it quits for doing more Indy movies perhaps they should stop making Indy movies. I think no one can replace Harrison Ford in the role of Indiana Jones.

So I wouldn’t see any other actor play Indiana Jones either as a young man or an old man. Only Harrison Ford can play Indy whether it is a young Indy or an old Indy Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones.

I was simply thinking, hm, who is… handsome, good screen presence, good actor, rugged, slightly grizzled, and in his 40s? Clooney popped into my head, but I agree that he wouldn’t be ideal.

I would prefer a Christian Bale type, but he may be a tad too young.

All in all, we saw in the 3rd Indy movie, the first bit took place in 1912, and he was, oh, I’d say about 15 or 16 there. So, Indy was born, say, in 1896-7. So, by 1941, he would be 44 or 45. Now, if we say 4 movies chronicling Indy in WWII, and each movie will probably take 3-4 years to shoot, then we need an actor that can be mid-40s-looking for the next 12-16 years (assuming filming begins immediately).

So, who would you suggest?

Some actors I would like to see take on the role, although they just wouldn’t “be” Indy: Brad Pitt, Robert Downey Jr., Edward Norton, Ewan McGregor… all fine actors and about the right age.

Of course, it’s all wishful thinking on my part.

-Mike

As such, Harrison Ford can’t de-age, so he really couldn’t play Indy 10-15 years prior to this movie. That would have to be some great makeup!

The only two ways to make the movies about Indy during WWII are to either use another actor, or go all CG (like Beowulf).

I don’t think you understood my point about Indy fans not having a choice. I was being tongue-in-cheek facetious. My point is that no Indiana Jones fan is going to be swayed by a review, good or bad. They’ll see the movie regardless.

Additionally, I was making the point that my review wasn’t for Indy fans, as they would see the movie anyway. But I was reviewing the movie for non-Indy fans; as such, my take is that they would probably enjoy the movie, but not love it.

Methinks you took me too literally…

Iron Man is an awesome movie, but I think Dark Knight will be even better.

-Mike

I couldn’t see anyone else play the role of Indiana Jones than Harrison Ford. Your right he is getting kind of old to play Indy and doubt he can continue to make many more Indy movies in the future. However, Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones and to hire anyone else younger than him to play Indy in a new movie wouldn’t be the same as watching a young Harrison Ford in that role. Young or old Harrison Ford is Indy — as noted in this movie he played an old Indiana Jones — despite the fact Harrison Ford is now older he was still able to play Indy in this movie. How? Characters evolve and they explained why Indy looked old in this movie by saying he was old.

So when you see Harrison Ford in this movie as an older man and think wait isn’t his character Indy supposed to be young the answer in the earlier movies is yes but this movie no.

When Harrison Ford decides to stop making Indy movies then the studios making the movies should explore other ideas and find other types of action movies to make. Indiana Jones without Harrison Ford possible but not a good idea. Your statement of Indy fans seeing the movie whether they want to or not seems wrong. It’s not like an Indy fan will be forcefully dragged to the theater to see the movie if they don’t do so of their own free will. If they feel compelled they are compelling themselves to see it. No one else is compelling them. Its not like the law requires an Indy fan to see the movie. The law doesn’t know who all are Indy fans and who aren’t.

My vote for the top movie of this summer season anyway is Iron Man. Unless the Dark Knight is much better than it even — that movie has not yet been released I don’t know about that movie yet — but I can honestly say Iron Man so far is the best in my opinion.