He should absolutely keep the beard for the movie, looks much better like this.
great interview,he looks up for it,looks excited,and being 77 or 80 or 85 or 95 or 100 doesn't have anything to do with it,the character of IJ is timeless,after all he's an archaeologist,so age just does not factor in it.ive seen fans from 3 to 93 in the cinema watching Indiana.
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On the topic of Ford's beard: I wonder if he's been growing it for his next project, Blade Runner II?
It's well known that Ridley Scott met Ford to discuss the Deckard role on the set of Raiders.
Up until then, he had planned for Deckard to don a fedora, but on realizing that it was going to become integral to Indy's look, he scrapped the idea.
Now, assuming Harry has grown a beard for BR II, is the reverse scenario about to materialize?
In other words: will Disney ask Harry to shave for Indy V, if we get a bearded Deckard in BR II?
I hope not, in fact I'd like to see a clean shaven older Deckard and a bearded older Indy!
great interview,he looks up for it,looks excited,and being 77 or 80 or 85 or 95 or 100 doesn't have anything to do with it,the character of IJ is timeless,after all he's an archaeologist,so age just does not factor in it.ive seen fans from 3 to 93 in the cinema watching Indiana.
Technically he's an archaeologist, but we never really see him doing much archaeology. I think it's safe to say most people go to an Indiana Jones movie expecting some great edge-of-your-seat action sequences, and age does factor into that. If the Indy series from now on is just about some guy digging up ancient pots and mapping ancient ruins, then yeah, age isn't really a factor, but that's not what these films have ever really been about.
If the Indy series from now on is just about some guy digging up ancient pots and mapping ancient ruins, then yeah, age isn't really a factor, but that's not what these films have ever really been about.
I think Harrison should have a beard in Indy 5, just like the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.
Me too. It's a good look for an older Indy. I thought he looked a bit too clean-cut in the last two films, actually, compared to how he looked in Raiders.
Fugitive 3? He sacrificed his last knee on the first one. Maybe he stitches up the new title character, then stalls Tommy Lee Jones. Or fights him, making the Expendables look spry. Can't not add this to the greatest hits tour.
With the huge amount of marketing Ford has been doing for The Force Awakens I'm starting to wonder if those rumors about him only doing Star Wars if he got another Indy from a few years back might actually have some truth to them.
I mean he was basically on ALL the talk shows leading up to the movie and now he's doing the rounds AGAIN for the bluray release!
That's Harrison Ford, one of the most famous actors in the world doing pr for a bluray release.
I've never seen him do this much press for any movie before, the closes would be Crystal Skull.
I think committing to promotional tours is often part of an actor's contract. The contract Ford negotiated on The Force Awakens guaranteed him $25 million plus a 0.5% share of the revenue (considerably more than anyone else involved), so of course Disney is going to expect the right to prop him in front of every camera possible in exchange. The fact that he's one of the world's most famous actors is very much the point. They're paying for his image.
I think committing to promotional tours is often part of an actor's contract. The contract Ford negotiated on The Force Awakens guaranteed him $25 million plus a 0.5% share of the revenue (considerably more than anyone else involved), so of course Disney is going to expect the right to prop him in front of every camera possible in exchange. The fact that he's one of the world's most famous actors is very much the point. They're paying for his image.
You make a good point here, though one would wonder if Ford would agree to all that press seeing as he does struggle with social anxiety. But of course it could just be the money
That is pretty crazy that they actually managed to him to do that.
He's never done this sort of thing before, not even for an animated movie.
Maybe Disney said "You want Indy 5 you better do EVERYTHING we say!"
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