KneelBeforeZod
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For Indy fans out there, Harrison Ford will always be the original, and best Indiana Jones ... but that isn't the question here. The question is, even if Ford is indisputably the greatest Indiana Jones, would you support a James Bond-style recast of the role in order to see the series continue perpetually?
Many major characters in the movies have been identified with a single actor ...
- Sean Connery was the one-and-only James Bond. But - Roger Moore, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and now Daniel Craig have all reprised the role ... some with more success than others (I personally liked Brosnan's and Craig's Bond). Didn't care for Moore.
- Christopher Reeve was the one-and-only Superman ... but now Brandon Routh has taken over the role with some success. Additionally, Tom Welling plays Clark Kent in Smallville, and Dean Cain reprised the role in Lois and Clark. Not to mention the George Reeves TV show.
- William Shatner was the one-and-only Captain Kirk. Leonard Nimoy was the one-and-only Spock. But now Christpher Pine has been cast as Kirk in the new Star Trek Movie, and Zachary Quinto is the new Spock. [the whole crew of the Enterprise has been recast ... those are simply the most proiminent]. We'll see how well it works (though Quinto is a DEAD RINGER for Nimoy).
- Michael Keaton was Batman (I try to ignore Adam West). Val Kilmer, George Clooney and now Christain Bale have reprised the role. And, I would argue that Christain Bale is the best of the group.
Thus, if it meant the Indiana Jones series could continue into the future ... with possibly dozens more movies, would you support a recast to see the series continue, or would you rather the series end with Kingdom? Keep in mind, if a recast hadn't been done, James Bond would've ended decades ago, Superman would've ended with the atrocity of Superman IV, Star Trek would've ended with Trek VI (and no Next Gen, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise, TNG movies, or new Trek movie), Batman would've ended win the 80's with Batman Returns. These stalwarts of American pop-culture would've simply been decades old characters ... I might actually argue that the recast and new movies thrust them into a new category of character that will likely survive for decades to come.
Just a thought. I've been wrong before ... but I think I'd like to see a recast in a few years, and a revitalization of the series.
Z
Many major characters in the movies have been identified with a single actor ...
- Sean Connery was the one-and-only James Bond. But - Roger Moore, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and now Daniel Craig have all reprised the role ... some with more success than others (I personally liked Brosnan's and Craig's Bond). Didn't care for Moore.
- Christopher Reeve was the one-and-only Superman ... but now Brandon Routh has taken over the role with some success. Additionally, Tom Welling plays Clark Kent in Smallville, and Dean Cain reprised the role in Lois and Clark. Not to mention the George Reeves TV show.
- William Shatner was the one-and-only Captain Kirk. Leonard Nimoy was the one-and-only Spock. But now Christpher Pine has been cast as Kirk in the new Star Trek Movie, and Zachary Quinto is the new Spock. [the whole crew of the Enterprise has been recast ... those are simply the most proiminent]. We'll see how well it works (though Quinto is a DEAD RINGER for Nimoy).
- Michael Keaton was Batman (I try to ignore Adam West). Val Kilmer, George Clooney and now Christain Bale have reprised the role. And, I would argue that Christain Bale is the best of the group.
Thus, if it meant the Indiana Jones series could continue into the future ... with possibly dozens more movies, would you support a recast to see the series continue, or would you rather the series end with Kingdom? Keep in mind, if a recast hadn't been done, James Bond would've ended decades ago, Superman would've ended with the atrocity of Superman IV, Star Trek would've ended with Trek VI (and no Next Gen, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise, TNG movies, or new Trek movie), Batman would've ended win the 80's with Batman Returns. These stalwarts of American pop-culture would've simply been decades old characters ... I might actually argue that the recast and new movies thrust them into a new category of character that will likely survive for decades to come.
Just a thought. I've been wrong before ... but I think I'd like to see a recast in a few years, and a revitalization of the series.
Z