Latino Review dropped a bombshell last night, if true, that has many scratching their heads and others still wondering at the possibilities. According to their sources, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are considering a reboot of the “Indiana Jones” franchise, and the star at the top of their potential casting list might just be Bradley Cooper.
From the Latino Review report:
There is a date and if Indiana Jones 5 is not moving forward by then, the studios are 100% prepared to recast a younger Dr. Jones and ready up a new trilogy.
Let’s be realistic, Harrison is not the box office draw he once was and he is only getting older.
This makes a lot of sense for Disney, who didn’t drop all that coin on owning “Indiana Jones” outright for no reason.
Why would they want an incredibly popular character laying fallow?
But how would fans respond? From its earliest beginnings “Indiana Jones” has always been Spielberg’s pulpy answer to a desire to direct a James Bond film. Why not take the James Bond route in casting a film franchise that has endless possibilities for adventure, ensuring once and for all that adventure’s name is “Indiana Jones?”
We’re already used to seeing other actors in the role to fantastic effect. Both Corey Carrier and Sean Patrick Flannery actually spent more screen time as our intrepid hero than Harrison Ford on the “Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.” Why would more movies be that far behind?
I’ll admit, if they were talking about remaking “Raiders of the Lost Ark” the tone of this article would be very different. That film is a masterpiece. But taking a franchise and moving forward with new actors in new adventures… I’m simply accustomed to that idea. And I love Indy so much, I just want to see more of him on screen. And if by removing Harrison Ford from the equation we get him fighting Nazis and hunting down relics in that 30s and 40s era, well, then I’m all for it.
Do I think Bradley Cooper could do it? Yes, though that choice seems too obvious.
Would I prefer they make “Indiana Jones”-like movies instead? Yes. But that breathless 30s storytelling that Spielberg perfected in “Raiders” is an artifact worth chasing for filmgoers. If it means we get a new man in the hat, I don’t see myself reacting poorly to that.
Having said all that, there are two major caveats you need to consider when reading this news.
First: I’d still like to see Harrison Ford wielding the whip and he’s not too old to do it.
Second: this is just a rumor. This could be a complete fabrication. Take it as such. At this point, this “news” is nothing more than an interesting idea to think about. If your blood pressure raises one iota because you read this article and news, you might need to see a doctor. Possibly a therapist, too.