George Lucas will be left out of Indiana Jones 5
Legendary Hollywood director, screenwriter and producer George Lucas continues to pay for Lucasfilm's sale of the Walt Disney Empire. First, he had to watch the ups and downs of new episodes and spin-offs of the famous space saga "Star Wars:" with indifference, and now he has lost creative control over another iconic franchise.Soon after the release of A New Hope, Lucas went on vacation to Hawaii with his good friend Steven Spielberg. Stephen once admitted that after working on "Jaws" and "Close Encounters of the Third Degree" he wanted to make some funny picture in the spirit of Bond films. A little later, Lucas had the idea of creating a tape about the archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Smith. Spielberg appreciated the humor of a friend who named the protagonist of the story after his Alaskan Malamute. At the same time, Stephen did not really like the name Smith, and George immediately offered him a new version - Indiana Jones. It looks like after forty years the paths of the creators of the franchise will go their separate ways. Spielberg plans to take the director's chair for Indiana Jones 5, and Lucas will only be able to visit the film's set as a guest. “I have always enjoyed working side by side with George and listening to his suggestions for ways to develop the franchise, - the producer of the film series Frank Marshall admitted in an interview with Coming Soon. -But life changes and we have to move on. Now we intend to use other people's ideas. We have gathered a group of authors who exchange thoughts about the plot of the fifth part. Further elaboration of their ideas will be undertaken by the screenwriter of the tape Han Solo: Star Wars. Stories " John Kasdan".  The news of George Lucas' suspension from work on the fifth Indiana Jones film is sure to cause controversy among moviegoers. On the one hand, Disney could have involved one of the creators of the franchise at least as a consultant on the film. On the other hand, it was Lucas who at one time persuaded Steven Spielberg to abandon Frank Darabont's script about the ex-Nazi hunt for the hero Harrison Ford and build the plot of the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull around aliens. As a result, the film earned more than $ 786 million at the worldwide box office with a budget of $ 185 million, but frankly disappointed many loyal fans of the film series. Indiana Jones 5 is slated to premiere on July 9, 2021. The Topic of Article: George Lucas will be left out of Indiana Jones 5. |
