Forbidden Eye said:
There isn't any any money in $317 million?
Worldwide, it made even more in foreign countries than The Dark Knight.
If Tintin is the success Kennedy and Co. are hyping up, I'd agree Indy 5 is just about dead(until years past to the point of a *sigh* reboot with another actor), if it disappoints(which I seem to be repeating myself here recently in predicting that it will be) then this has a chance of getting made.
Don't get me wrong the Indiana Jones™ is a cash cow. But the holders of the rights and the people who benefit from it's golden egg (don't go there egg holders) are not going to relinquish them to another party. Especially when they don't have to do d*ck to make boat loads of money. Just look at KOTCS. Everyone phoned that film in, and as you say...it made duckets.
Who'd give that printing press up to someone else? First and foremost movies are about money. Period. Start that thread somewhere else, or search that concept already. It's been discussed here in some form or another before. IJ makes money period. There is no desire to create a story, or a narrative, or a character arc beyond the simplest form, if it makes a ton of dough. I would suspect that at some level, the beards are upset that the concept of a B-Serial was tainted by the desire for character growth.
Indy's arc was perfect in the three films. That is why he is a parody of himself in the 4th one. It was just supposed to be pulp fun, and the vacuum of society pressed for development of both character and adventure. Well, they squeezed out two after raiders, and sure enough...a complete and profitable run. They had enough cheddar with the 3 films, the rides and the royalties meaning that a 4th was unnecessary. All a 4th film did, was create a desire for a new generation to find the first 3. That's a wise investment.
So..follow the money. 5 won't happen, until a savvy suit at Paramount convinces the principals involved that a reboot is necessary. As long as the money keeps rolling in, as long as sites like this exist, as long as comic-con's sell sideshow collectibles, as long as Disney rolls on the adventure...it won't happen.
When was the last time you saw a new "Mickey Mouse" film? You all need to start thinking bigger about Brand and Marketing, before you decide that you want to see another film.
Now, if
Indyland! ever secures the venture capital to go ahead with construction, then keep your ears to the ground. Only then will you see any continuing adventures in live action form.
