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Spielberg Puts Koepp to Work on "Indy 4"
by Scott Weinberg | March 07, 2006
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During his Oscar coverage, Fox's Roger Friedman got to share a few words with director Steven Spielberg, and the bullet points seem to be these: 1) the filmmaker wants to take some time off right now, 2) "Indiana Jones 4" looks to be the next project on his plate, and 3) Jeff Nathanson's screenplay has been handed over to mega-scribe David Koepp for fine-tuning.

(Friedman) asked him about "Indiana Jones 4." What’s up? I said: “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.”

You may recall that in this space on Dec. 6, 2005, I wrote that Lucas said he had a script by Jeff Nathanson, who wrote Spielberg’s "Catch Me If You Can" and "The Terminal," as well as Bret Ratner’s "Rush Hour" movies. But even Nathanson seems to have been succeeded in the Indy sweepstakes.

“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."

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For Friedman's full report, click here.

Since his 1988 debut "Apartment Zero," David Koepp has been one of the busiest (not to mention wealthiest) screenwriters out there. Not including uncredited polishings, Mr. Koepp has written "Bad Influence" (1990), "Toy Soldiers" (1991), "Death Becomes Her" (1992), "Jurassic Park" (1993), "Carlito's Way" (1993), "The Paper" (1994), "The Shadow" (1994), "Mission: Impossible" (1996), "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" (1997), "Snake Eyes" (1998), "Panic Room" (2002), "Spider-Man" (2002), "Secret Window" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005), and "Zathura" (2005). As writer/director he also did "The Trigger Effect" (1996) and "Stir of Echoes" (1999).

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Comments (1-7 of 7 posts) | Reply
ninjaandy
ninjaandy writes:
on Mar 07 2006 06:40 AM

Did Spielberg sound a little touchy to anyone there?

I wonder why.


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dracus
dracus writes:
on Mar 07 2006 08:27 AM

It'll be refreshing to see a movie that only wants to stuff popcorn down our throats and not opinions. Go Indy!

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nalgener
nalgener writes:
on Mar 07 2006 08:54 AM

Koepp is a hack act and he's only profitted from lurking in Speilberg's shadow.

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Fangmeier69
Fangmeier69 writes:
on Mar 07 2006 09:32 AM

[b]( Snore, whistle, sleep...) Huh? What?[/b]
This project has dragged into the decades now. And Ford's just gotten way older. How many scripts does this make now?
The film won't happen unless Lucas, Ford & Spielberg are all in. Spielberg won't be making this film without George; he should remember.
Koepp is a prolific hack with some respectability. Based on his work for SS, like The Lost World and War Of The Worlds, I'm not confident.


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The Senhman
The Senhman writes:
on Mar 07 2006 12:42 PM

[b]Sigh...[/b]
...You can probably write a book about this entire saga. Ford needs this bad though, he hasn't had a hit for a while.


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I Am Remote
I Am Remote writes:
on Mar 09 2006 01:41 PM

[b]Koepp[/b]
Although I enjoy what he did with Jurassic Park, Koepp IS a hack. "War of the Worlds" was one of the worst movies I've ever seen.


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SozeStrangelove
SozeStrangelove writes:
on Mar 13 2006 07:24 PM

It could be worse. Lucas could be directing.

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