Indiana Jones 4 First Trailer Details
George Lucas has been out talking about Indiana Jones 4 again, and it sounds like he hasn’t been watching the same Indy movies we have over the years.
When USA Today asked him if the extremely aged Harrison Ford would be up to all the running it takes to be Dr. Jones he said, “He's not running in any of the movies . He's either on a horse or driving a car or a motorcycle. And he'll play his age in this movie with what's appropriate. The chases are more suspenseful than speedy.”
Huh George? What about the iconic rolling ball scene? Isn’t that nothing but running? Apparently not. “Like the rolling ball in the first film — it's not that he's running that fast, it's that there's a giant ball coming at him.” Yes, it’s that there’s this giant ball coming at him, and then he runs away from it. Indiana Jones is not a fan of being squashed flat. Maybe for this new movie Lucas can just give him CGI legs. Since he can no longer run away, it sounds like Ford is going to get caught and pounded on. George adds that, “he will get beat up, which is a tradition for us."
As for the casting of Cate Blanchett, he says that wasn’t his idea. George says, “That's who my director wanted, and I always bow to the wishes of my director.” Except of course for that time on Star Wars when he took over the movie… nevermind. But he seems happy with Cate as the film’s leading lady.
“Approved it because she seemed like a good idea. When I met her at the Academy Awards , I told her, 'Hey, you work for me now!'"” That’s right Blanchett, and if you don’t behave he’ll replace you with one of the computer animated images of you left over from Lord of the Rings.
This movie can’t really be happening, can it? Lucas still insists it is. CominSoon quotes him as saying that they start shooting in Los Angeles this June and then they’ll take their cameras all over the world to exotic locations. Involved may be some sort of giant waterfall. He even has a plan for the trailer. Lucas says expect the first Indiana Jones 4 trailer in Thanksgiving. It’s a crazy world when even movie trailers have release dates.
'90s 'SNL' Gets Documentary Treatment
NBC has ordered up another documentary on the history of "Saturday Night Live," this time focusing on the show's up-and-down ride through the 1990s.
"Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation" is the third in a series of films about the late-night institution by director-producer Kenneth Bowser. The previous two, focusing on the show's early years and the tribulations of the 1980s, aired in 2005.
"This new 'Saturday Night Live in the '90s' special is funny, dramatic and filled with great clips and new interviews featuring the biggest comedy stars of today," NBC's Rick Ludwin says. "These are the backstage stories that made headlines. For viewers who grew up watching and became fans of 'SNL' in the '90s, this is your night."
As with the past two "SNL" documentaries, "Pop Culture Nation" will be filled with interviews from cast members and writers, including Chris Rock, Mike Myers, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Dana Carvey, Cheri Oteri, Molly Shannon, Jimmy Fallon and Tim Meadows. It will also feature two little-used players from the mid-'90s who have since gone on to much wider fame: Sarah Silverman and David Koechner.
Bowser earned an Emmy nomination in 2005 for the first "SNL" documentary, "Live from New York." He was also nominated last year for a PBS "American Masters" documentary on John Ford and John Wayne.
"Saturday Night Live in the '90s" is scheduled to air Sunday, May 6 on NBC.