DocWhiskey said:
They have the will but do they have the time?
If nothing else, Ford clearly seems to be intent on making time. He's finished with
Extraordinary Measures and
Morning Glory is currently in post. It's somewhat unusual for him to not have another project lined up at this point. It's also interesting that both his post-KOTCS projects were atypical roles for him. (Sure,
Glory has potential to be another
Working Girl, but Ford is well aware that romantic comedy is not his bread-and-butter.)
Even Spielberg seems to be keeping a much lighter schedule. I don't think
Harvey falling through will impact Indy 5 much- since that was really about doing a film for Dreamworks anyway- but it does lighten his workload even further.
DocWhiskey said:
That's what makes this film different from the Indy 3 to Indy 4 gap. We don't have 19 years here.
It's also different in that Lucas and Spielberg initiated the idea this time around, and have pretty much been responsible for all the film's rumors. They seem to have a much clearer idea for an Indy sequel than they did at any point in the 90s. Another interesting aspect is that much of that idea could've been decided upon during pre-production for Indy 4.
Maybe it's just the years I spent reading things like,
"Uh, yeah...if we can all agree on a script," but Lucas saying,
"It's in development. That's all I can say." seems a little bit more substantial. It may not actually happen, but at least it sounds like something is on the table.