Indiana Jones 4 to Start Filming in 2007. They Chose Poorly…

George “I Really Don’t Know When to Stop” Lucas has announced that he will start filming the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones series in 2007, to be released in May 2008. This will be the first entry in the series since 1989′s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Harrison Ford is on board to reprise the role of Henry “Indiana” Jones, Jr (“we called the dog Indiana”), the Nazi-fighting, snake-hating, whip-wielding archaeologist.

Now I love the first three Indy movies as much as anyone. But come on. Do we really need another one?

Reasons Not To Make Indiana Jones 4

• Harrison Ford’s getting old. Real old. He’s freaking 64. As in “Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?”. What’s this going to be called? Indiana Jones Breaks a Hip?
• Last Crusade was a perfectly fine ending to the series. Sean Connery was great as Indy’s dad. Let’s just leave it at that.
• George Lucas‘ recent work has been, to put it nicely, disappointing. He seems to have completely lost touch with reality. I mean, come on, Jar Jar? Are we going to get an overly stereotypical character that tags along with Indy? Cause that’s not cool. Unless it’s Short Round. “Hey Dr Jones, no time for love!”

Am I the only person that is disturbed by the recent trend of old celebrities dusting off their famous roles for one more go around (I’m look at you Sylvester…)? Is Hollywood really having that hard of a time coming up with ideas? Or is it just safer to throw money at a proven commodity than to take a chance on something original and different? Probably a little of both.

Link to Yahoo! News coverage of this disturbing announcement.