I have a hard time imagining anyone other than Ford playing the role (not counting River Phoenix). Or maybe that's just my nostalgia talking. I think Chris Pratt would actually make an excellent Indy. If the character was recast several years ago, I would also say that Aaron Eckhart would've been the perfect replacement.

If they are indeed going to make another one, I would honestly like to see Ford come back one last time, but only if he knew he was up for it. I also think Spielberg needs to direct. Part of what makes the series so amazing is that classical "movie magic" quality that Spielberg has to his directing, which I feel like he has retained throughout his career. I don't know what I would want the movie to be about, all I know is that it needs to have minimal CG and scale back on the camp factor from Crystal Skull.

And for the record, Crystal Skull is by far the worst in the series, but I also don't think it's that bad of a movie. Outside of a few really dumb moments, it's still very enjoyable.

Nope. Let Indie retire with at least some shred of dignity.

From your lengthy post I can see you have a lot of love for the series and with The Force Awaken actually being a good movie, you must understand that the Indiana Jones is a whole different ball game.

Just leave it where is it.

Nolan North.

Put Chris Pratt in the role let him continue the legacy.

The role sorta fits in his wheel house.

@mordukai: Well we know that's not even in the question because Disney is making a new one.

@jonny_anonymous: Well, at least we'll get a funny Doctor Plinkett video review out of it so something good will come out of it.

Saga reboot with new cast, no need to redo the original trilogy, could be a new story that re-introduces the character as many younger folks might not know the character that much,

Chris Prat would be good, I can also see Chris Evans as Indy, and Christopher Waltz as something.

I would like a modern Indy though.

The weird fucking part about all of this is yo dawg, a studio could just come along and do what George Lucas did in the 70s and 80s. They don't have to revive Indiana Jones or Star Wars. All Lucas did was take adventure B-movies from the 50s and somehow trick studios into giving him a lavish budget to make them actually good instead of held together with duct tape and string. Abrams or Whedon or whoever could probably do the same thing if given the task, but instead they're just given the safer bet of being at the directorial helm of existing brands, instead of doing their own new shit.

Sure, Indiana Jones is a cultural icon now, but there's nothing intrinsic to the character or premise of the story that makes it amazing. I'd rather that series come to a close as Harrison Ford retires from acting, and then have some studio come up with some other adventure story that's just as fun as Indiana Jones. Make a new character that fits whichever actor you cast in the lead role! If you recast Indiana Jones, they're just going to keep trying to emulate Ford's specific mannerisms and warmth.

It's a known quantity that's already extremely popular that in and of itself makes it amazing and nobody will be able to try their hand at something similar and get anywhere near as popular or relevant, just look at The Mummy series.

@jonny_anonymous said:

I guess I would rather they try something like The Mummy, as opposed to them trotting out some other actor in the Indy costume and play that theme song again and pretend it's the same. Hell, those original movies were of a certain era of relying almost entirely on practical effects, and I don't really trust that they can figure out how to write a new Indy script that isn't as awkward as Crystal Skull was.

I would prefer a sequel over a reboot. I've avoided watching the Crystal Skull, so I have no idea what goes on there, but I think it would be best to hand the reigns over to a younger cast like Star Wars did. They don't even have to name it Indiana Jones to bring back Ford for a cameo, since another sequel this year wasn't titled Rocky: Creed.

It will be interesting to see what they do.

Anyone else getting sick of Chris Pratt?

Fuck it, make Short Round the main character.

I always figured the logical next step would have been having an older Indy going to Brazil to find El Dorado or something, but running into Nazi's that survived the war trying to rebuild the Third Reich with El Dorado's gold. That way you keep Nazi's as villains, but with a post-war setting. That said, Kingdom of the Crystal skull is similar to that idea, but with dumb aliens, so I think that idea is off limits.

Honestly though, I think Indiana Jones is one of those few characters that can't really be replaced. People bring up Chris Pratt a lot, but he always acts like he has to remind himself that he's not in a comedy . Even in Jurassic World, he felt like he was parodying a serious, smart action hero, not actually playing one.

If he had to be recast, I'd say Patrick Wilson. He's got the right look, is a big enough name after Fargo (not to mention the rest of his career), and he's got the acting chops to pull off the character.

if i get disney infinity indiana jones figures i'll be happy

You know, I was one of those dudes who held the torch for a Indy 4 for so long. Last Crusade was so good and there just seemed to be so many more stories that could be told. And then the seemingly impossible dream happened and it was just meh.

After Crystal Skull, I kinda don't want anymore.

I think I'd rather have a new IP in the same vein somehow with new characters. Video games have given us Nathan Drake and Lara Croft who are basically Indy derivatives (who himself is a derivative of 30's Pulp stuff) and they work just fine, I think it's time for somebody new.