New Indiana Jones Movie Confirmed To Be Made

 

There have been a lot of rumors going around saying that Disney is ready to reboot the Indiana Jones franchise with Chris Pratt playing the title character.  It's even been reported that Steven Speilberg has shown interest in directing the Chris Pratt-starring Indiana Jones movie, and that a script was already being written for the film.

 

Not so fast, says Kathleen Kennedy.

 

In the most recent Vanity Fair issue that focuses on the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie, not only do we get to see some really cool behind-the-scenes pictures and character photos taken by Annie Leibovitz, but we also get some great interviews with people associated to the franchise.  One of these articles was written by Bruce Handy who interviewed Kathleen Kennedy, the president of Lucasfilm.  During the interview, the question had to be asked, "Will we be seeing a new Indiana Jones movie anytime soon?"  Here's what Handy wrote about her response:

 

"In buying the company, Disney also got rights, for better or worse, to less-storied Lucasfilm properties, among them Willow and RadiolandMurders.  A bigger prize is the Indiana Jones franchise.  Kennedy confirmed rumors that another Indy movie 'will one day be made inside this company.  When it will happen, I'm not quite sure.  We haven't started working on a script yet, but we are talking about it.'"

 

Although the talk about Chris Pratt and Speilberg were not addressed, it does shoot down the rumors that a script was already in the works.  Kennedy is a very savvy person, and knows the Lucasfilm franchises better than anyone else, maybe except for George Lucas.  She's also been the executive producer on all of Speilberg's projects from 1982 to 2012, and considering the lackluster performance of the 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I'm sure that she's taking her time to make sure that they get it right this time.

 

If the movie is that far down the line, maybe Chris Pratt isn't going to be the next whip-cracking archaeologist after all, but if not him, then who?  Who would you like to see as the next Indiana Jones?  Let me know your suggestions in the comment section below!