ROTTEN TOMATOES: Jeff Nathanson Scripting "Indiana Jones 4"

Jeff Nathanson Scripting "Indiana Jones 4"

by RT Staff | February 11, 2005

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Comingsoon.net is reporting that Freezedriedmovies.com has an interview with "War of the Worlds" producer Kathleen Kennedy. In the interview, she reveals that Jeff Nathanson ("The Terminal") is currently writing the script for "Indiana Jones 4" and won't know anymore until she sees a draft in about a month. It is likely that Harrison Ford will reprise role as Indiana Jones. Whether or not Sean Connery will return is up in the air at this moment.

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renodc writes:
on Feb 11 2005 06:03 PM

I'm confused. I thought Lucas had already accepted a script for IJ 4.

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Senh Duong writes:
on Feb 11 2005 06:35 PM

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[b]Prolly not...[/b]
Especially since Spielberg is busy wrapping War of the Worlds and Lucas is doing the same with Episode III.

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Darth Mace writes:
on Feb 11 2005 07:37 PM

[b]Darabont turned in a script.[/b]
But I believe it was rejected. Can't have been that bad could it?

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ljosaa writes:
on Feb 12 2005 02:31 AM

[b]Lucas turned down Darabont[/b]
Spielberg was quite pleased with the first draft by Darabont, but Lucas was not and it was rejected. I hope that Spielberg pulls it off, however, I am concerned because of the very busy schedule that Spielberg is subject to. They've confirmed an Indy 4 so many times and planned it for years but have still not begun it. I really want to see this flick and I don't understand why Spielberg couldn't just have postponed War of The Worlds a bit. Harrison Ford and Sean Connery have more time against them than Tom Cruise does.

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Elessar Oronro writes:
on Feb 12 2005 09:19 AM

It's a go. It will be called Indiana Jones and the Search for the Missing Dentures. Or Indiana Jones and the Tapioca of Doom. Or Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Bottle of Malox. I got a million of em....

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ninjaandy writes:
on Feb 12 2005 10:59 AM

So is anyone else afraid this is gonna screw up the whole series? I'm not sure if it is or not, but sequels to classics haven't done so well lately living up to their names. Aliens, Terminator, Star Wars (not as bad as AvP or T3, but still . . . I have hopes for ep.3, at least).

Is it true that M. Night Shyamalan was once commissioned to script Indy 4?

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admira_thrawn writes:
on Feb 12 2005 04:11 PM

"Is it true that M. Night Shyamalan was once commissioned to script Indy 4?"
I think so. He would have been cool.

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ninjaandy writes:
on Feb 12 2005 05:50 PM

Thanks. Yeah, he would've been. I heard his script involved aliens, and an aged hero questioning his basic beliefs. . . sounds like it turned into Signs.

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Ophiuchus writes:
on Feb 13 2005 12:42 AM

I have high hopes for this one. Here's hoping they don't get dashed.

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DestructionZero writes:
on Feb 13 2005 08:11 AM

The Indy-trilogy is my favorite trilogy. I dont hope this will be good - I know it will be :).
As for what ninjaandy said, "sequals to classics screw up the whole series", though I understand your concern, it's not always true and dont let it give you bad hopes on Indy 4.
They are taking so long on it to make it work is what I believe.

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ninjaandy writes:
on Feb 13 2005 10:29 AM

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That's true; they've been putting it out waiting for it to be just right. But what "just right" means to them . . . well, Lucas clearly has a different vision of what his films mean than fans do. Not necessarily worse, just different. We'll see what happens.

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Spike1967 writes:
on Feb 14 2005 07:19 AM

I agree that Ford and Connery aren't getting any younger, and they have been trying to get this film made for a long time. I think that Spielberg and Lucas both want a solid good script, and who can blame them.

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jeanpaul writes:
on Feb 14 2005 07:53 AM

[b]What?! They're still in Script-writing?[/b]
What?! They're still in Script-writing? I'm amazed! I thought the movie was way past that phase! I thought they'd be at pre-production at least, by now... Man, hurry! We know that with today's cinematic tech, you can create INDY completely via Visual-effects, but we wanna see the good ol' Harry Ford, back on the saddle, and yes, we all know the saying: handsome men are like old wine, getting better with time... and all that, and maybe the new script will work 'around' INDY's aging process, but still...!

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jeremyd4 writes:
on Feb 14 2005 10:31 PM

Anyone remember that game 'Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis'? that would've made a killer movie i always thought. But...i think the lastest movie should definately use the age thing as part of the plot, instead of it just being some other random adventure in Indy's life. In keeping with the themes of the other films, they should just have Indy go searching for the Fountain of Youth, or at least discovering it whilst searching for something else that's mythical and ancient. Isn't his father is supposed to be immortal now? So with Indy now getting old this would make for an interesting story, showing their motivations and what now drives them. It would also make for some funny moments - which is why the 3rd was so good. Lastly, there better not be any annoying young kids in the movie and there has to be Nazi's... No Nazi's no movie!
If this Jeff guy can get it all sorted, then age should not be an issue.

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metroidcrazy92 writes:
on Apr 13 2005 05:31 PM

[b]NO MORE JEFF! LUCAS!LUCAS!LUCAS! EITHER THAT OR SP[/b]
this movie is gonna suck if they let jeffy here do the script

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metroidcrazy92 writes:
on Apr 13 2005 05:32 PM

In reply to this comment (#819760)
right you are

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bwmurr writes:
on May 26 2005 06:43 AM

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[b]Immortality...[/b]
The old Knight gaurding the Holy Grail explained you have to remain in the cave, and can never cross the great seal, the price for immortality. If you cross the great seal you loose the gift of the grail.

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bwmurr writes:
on May 26 2005 06:48 AM

Plus, I had the Atlantis game, and your right it was awesome.

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