While at the Cannes Film Festival in May, George Lucas had answered questions on the fate of the Indy series by assuring MTV news that he was going to work towards another installment that didn’t necessarily center around Indiana Jones. But just this week, he recanted this statement while admitting to MTV news that idea was pretty retarded, and in his words it kind of “Nuked the Fridge.”
“Indiana Jones is Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford IS Indiana Jones,” Lucas said, conceding that he can only take his franchises so far before people stop watching. While dismissing rumors about the Shia LaBeouf/ Mutt Williams spin off, he may have let on to his newest project. “If it was Mutt Williams it would be ‘Mutt Williams and the Search for Elvis’ or something.”
George, been thinking about that one much?
He also went on to state that despite the “Crystal Skulls” backlash he is planning an “Indiana Jones V.” “We are looking for something for him to go after,” Lucas said. “They are very hard to find. It’s like archeology. It takes a huge amount of research to come up with something that will fit.” Hmm, sounds to us like LaBeouf better clear his schedule and get ready for searching for a fat Elvis in Vegas jumper.
