Complete nonsense.The Stranger said:I'd say not many people would buy a recast, considering that we've already had a trilogy of films with the "original" Indy
I agree.Lambonius said:You TFA haters are hilarious. You make it sound like the apocalypse has arrived.
It's pretty much a stance one has to have when agreeing to take the job. After all, you're looking forward to managing an active fan community, not curating a museum piece.Z dweller said:Even here at the Raven, at least half of all active posters support a recast, including most of the mods.
Z dweller said:And have you noticed how in most cases TFA haters = KOTCS lovers?
Raiders112390 said:Idk, I think Harrison Ford has always been a big part of what's made Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones. But that's just silly old me. It's not like the guy starred in thus far all of the Indy films and so is the only relevant actor to play the role or anything. Not at all. Recasting that hack should be easier than anything. This is a new, digital age. We need a black, gay, transgender Indiana Jones.
Z dweller said:Complete nonsense.
Disney are in this for the long term and plan to make plenty of $$$ out of their purchase.
They definitely won't care about the tiny, shrinking pool of old time fans who only want to see Ford in the main role.
After Ford bows out in the next movie, Disney will focus primarily on their target audience, most of whom barely know who the old geezer is.
Even here at the Raven, at least half of all active posters support a recast, including most of the mods.
Ultimately it's about caring for the character, and not the actor.
I agree.
And have you noticed how in most cases TFA haters = KOTCS lovers?
Attila the Professor said:That strawman got burnt.
Raiders112390 said:Why do you hate Harrison Ford? Is SPF your favorite Indy? It's just odd that moderators of an "Indiana Jones fansite" (which really has become a Harrison Ford hate site) hate and despise the only man who has starred as Indiana Jones on the big screen. Very, very odd. But...Nolanists are strange beasts. Not human, I make that clear. Beasts.
A great springboard for joining a discussion forum.Raiders112390 said:You have to understand; I don't trust anyone who doesn't share my views. I distrust all who don't agree with me. Everyone has their own agendas.
If only...And with that, I take my leave of here.
Indy Jones said:The new adventures will be set in and around the existing films/TV films and (hopefully) novels. I'd hate to see any of the Bantam novels be thoroughly invalidated.
Duaner said:Fat chance they work anything around the novels. They completely wiped away 25 years of Star Wars novels before The Force Awakens and many of those plots/characters were as meaningful to fans as the Original Trilogy ones. I guarantee it will be the same for Indy: the four films and the TV series are canon - everything else is just a "legend".
Pretty much this. This whole question about what happens to Indy's EU if new films are made with a younger actor is no question at all - because there is NOT any consistent Indy EU. Every author working on a novel, comic or video game has pretty much used the following guideline: Don't contradict anything that's been stated in the movies. That's it. (Yet some have managed even that.) Naturally most authors will also try to establish their own works in a consistent continuity. But there is no person like Leland Chee who keeps the extended Indy material in check in the manner he does (did?) with Star Wars.Indy Jones said:It hasn't been officiated for Indiana Jones though. I believe they'd probably do it, but since the Indy "EU" is barely expansive (Hell, compared to SW it's nonexistent), they won't make a sweeping statement about it--it'll be a case of "the books and games fit into continuity until a new film contradicts one of them."
Indy Jones said:It hasn't been officiated for Indiana Jones though. I believe they'd probably do it, but since the Indy "EU" is barely expansive (Hell, compared to SW it's nonexistent), they won't make a sweeping statement about it--it'll be a case of "the books and games fit into continuity until a new film contradicts one of them."
SW's EU was huge enough they had to deal with it. Maybe we'll be lucky, and with IJ they'll decide that it's so small that they'll work with it. Maybe. Or the new films could be based on the Bantam novels? That'd be pretty damn cool.
Raiders112390 said:You have to understand; I don't trust anyone who doesn't share my views. I distrust all who don't agree with me. Everyone has their own agendas. And with that, I take my leave of here. I still have my original films, and most people are fans of Harrison Ford. I take comfort in that. And in the fact that I will be vindicated when we get a great film in 2019.
Raiders112390 said:So a question -
After Indy V is said and done, it is likely Disney will want to milk the franchise for all its worth, which will mean a new actor. I am curious:
In your opinion, should a new Indy franchise (with a younger actor) keep the same continuity with the original films/tv series, or should it be a reboot, wiping the slate clean?
I ask because I love the original films, the novels, the games and the YIJC - as of now all of those are canon - And I wouldn't want to see a post=Harrison entry be in the same continuity yet decanonize at least the filmed stuff.
And if it is a reboot, how far should it go? Should it totally wipe the slate clean, keeping only the name, clothes, and theme; or a softer reboot ala Star Trek?