Ford Denies LaBeouf Will Take On Indiana Role
Actor Harrison Ford has denied reports his Indiana Jones sidekick Shia LaBeouf will replace his role as the action hero in a new installment of the franchise film.
LaBeouf starred alongside the 66-year-old actor as the whip-cracker’s young friend Mutt Williams.
And the Star Wars actor insists there are no plans for the young star to take on the role he made famous, despite the open ending in summer blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Ford brushed off the rumours, sparked after he passed the archaeologist’s trademark hat to LaBeouf’s character, alluding to the switch.
He tells Moviefone: “No, that’s never been (the idea)… I think it just doesn’t work that way. And there’s definitely a distinction between passing the fedora and someone picking it up.”
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South Park’s Spielberg Parody Sparks Controversy At TV Network
An episode of controversial cartoon series South Park has sparked outrage after depicting Hollywood director Steven Spielberg in a rape scene with Harrison Ford.
The show made its season 12 debut on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur on Thursday.
In the opening episode, entitled The China Problem, the show’s characters have flashbacks of Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford getting raped by Jewish director Spielberg and his fellow filmmaker George Lucas.
Anti-Defamation League spokesperson Myrna Shinbaum tells the New York Daily News, “South Park has been offensive and has had very anti-Jewish pieces in the past. We understand that the show is trying to satirise, but it may get lost on those who are haters.”
According to reports, bosses at Paramount Pictures have scheduled a meeting with executives at its parent company, which produces the Comedy Central series.
Comedy Central’s Senior Vice President Steve Albani says, “We don’t comment episode by episode on South Park or whether they cross the line, but South Park has a history, and people know what they are getting into when they watch it.”
Paramount have declined to comment on the episode.
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