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Montana Smith said:You mean new, non-Indy films?
Critically, it makes sense to leave Indy behind with his Ford-associated baggage, and forge ahead with a completely new character.
Comparisons to Ford might fade away in a future where children first know the character as being played by 'X', and only later discover that there were four other films with some guy called Ford.
Financially it makes great sense to continue with Indy, whoever plays the role, which is how I regard the last film. You throw Ford into the outfit, bring back his first love and it's going to make money no matter what.
You throw somebody new into the outfit, and it'll still bring in a guaranteed revenue based solely on the Indy name.
When they finally get around to making a fifth film, I hope they consider the character and story first and foremost, and not just bring back 'Indy' and several other known associates to make a quick buck and sell some merchandise.
No, I mean, full-on Indy. It's no big secret that I believe that while Ford is still alive, there is another Indy story to tell with him. Why not? Why not see how his story ends, or at least how his adventures end. All I'm saying in this thread, however, is that when it comes to recurring characters that ship has sailed. To get this franchise back on the rails, what is needed is to get back to the MAIN character instead of relying on fuzzy feelings for sidekicks to help carry a film, whether Ford is in it or not. It's a weak crutch. The character of Dr. Jones is strong enough to ride on, why take the gamble on extraneous characters when it is not needed for this? That tact has run it's course.