It’s been over a decade since Indiana Jones last graced the silver screen, but fans of the whip-wielding archaeologist will soon be able to catch up on his activities. A spokesman confirmed yesterday that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas are set to make a Jones sequel, in which 59-year-old Harrison Ford will reprise his role as the famed adventurer.
Spielberg publicist Marvin Levy says that a story for the tentatively titled Indy 4, which will be released more than 20 years after the first instalment, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, has been developed by the blockbuster trio. “It was always about getting the right script, and now we have it,” confirmed Harrison.
Steven told Fox News that his wife Kate Capshaw, who was the leading lady in 1984’s Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom, will be rejoining the cast. Other aspects of the flick have also been decided, but the Oscar-winning director kept mum on those details.“We have a title, but we’re not ready to announce it,” he said.
It remains a mystery whether the film will follow Spielberg’s current project, Catch Me If You Can starring Leo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. Says representative Marvin: “We don’t know what Steven’s next picture is going to be… They do have a story they like and they have a title, but it’s not been revealed,” says the director’s publicist.
One thing Spielberg fans can be sure his next picture won’t be is a film version of Arthur S. Golden’s Memoirs Of A Geisha. Though he’d been toying with the idea of directing the adaptation since the novel was published, he now says he will produce instead. Harrison is not believed to be signed for any projects following his upcoming nuclear sub disaster flick, K-19: The Widowmaker.
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