Disney's Indiana Jones 5 in 2 years?

INDIANA JONES 5, BY WAY OF MICKEY MOUSE

By Jerry Saravia

As many of my readers are aware, I happily look forward to a new Indiana Jones flick, even if by some standards the last Indy flick, "Crystal Skull" was seen as the rotten apple in the series. Nevertheless, Disney chairman Alan Horn stated that it won't be for another 2-3 years before we see a new film in the iconic action-adventure saga. Boo! More telling is that Mr. Horn claims there is no script, let alone an idea for a fifth Indy film. Never mind that a few years back, director Steven Spielberg claimed he "cracked" the story for a new film. Shia LaBeouf (who trashed "Crystal Skull," where he played the role of Mutt Williams) told the press that Harrison Ford was working out, preparing himself to be in shape for the new installment. Creator George Lucas said he was working on it. That was a few years ago. When an announcement was made that a new Star Wars film was in the works (despite Lucas claiming that no more Star Wars movies would be made), my heart sank a little. The rumor is that Ford revisiting his Han Solo character in "Star Wars Episode VII" would guarantee his reprisal of Indiana Jones. In addition, Disney now owns LucasFilm and all its subsidiaries, including the Indiana Jones franchise. However, a deal was reached between Paramount Pictures and Disney where Disney would have distribution rights to the franchise as well. So do not expect to see the iconic opening credits with the Paramount Pictures mountain logo dissolving to a similar outline in the next Indy film. Maybe it will be the Mouse ears or, heaven forbid, the Cinderella castle. Mr. Horn stated the following: "It didn’t make sense to produce the movie at Disney and then have it be distributed and marketed by Paramount."

I have faith that Indiana Jones will return but will it be a fifth adventure in the series or will they reboot? Ford has been mum about Star Wars and Indy but, maybe it is just me, I rather see Ford cracking the whip than Mickey Mouse. It is just too odd to fit those two companies together.