Yup, it's an older, wiser - but still heroic - Indiana Jones.
Next summer, Harrison Ford is reprising the role film buffs love him the most in. We've uncovered the first picture of Indiana from the movie's set. Enjoy:
Permalink
Share
0 Comments
It's been widely reported that Indiana Jones 4 will feature a major car chase sequence. The only other detail we've known thus far is that the scene in question would film in New Haven, Connecticut. But now there are new revelations.
This week, the New Haven Independent spoke to city officials involved in bringing the production to New Haven, and managed to piece together numerous details on the Indy 4 shoot.
The final Indiana Jones movie, as far as New Haven aldermen were told, is set in the year 1957. New Haven was selected as a key location because of the abundance of attractive New England architecture, particularly around Yale University. And most of the scenes to be filmed there reportedly involve Harrison Ford on a motorcycle.
The scene descriptions are vivid, so be warned of some minor spoilers: Indy and his bike will be tearing through the courtyards of several Yale colleges and speeding through an underground tunnel off Derby Avenue. Supposedly, Indy might pick up a football from one of the nearby sports fields and use it as a weapon while riding.
Then, he'll burst through the Yale Commons â" set up to look like a study hall â" while books and papers fly, and students scramble out of the way. And on a nearby street, a sedan â" one of Indy's pursuers, perhaps â" will have an accident and get flipped over.
The entire New Haven shoot is expected to run from June 28th until July 6th. Auditioning will begin soon for the 500 or so extras required.
Remember, these details are not official, and there's no telling just how these scenes fit into the overall story; however, it is official that Spielberg will be shooting in New Haven, and there's no reason to doubt that these scenes will be shot as planned - and that young stud Shia LaBeouf will be involved somehow.
"I've never been more athletic in my life," Shia LaBeouf told MTV News, referring to his early training for Indiana Jones 4, and not, as one might have guessed, his nimbleness at dodging questions regarding the eagerly anticipated flick.
"We haven't gotten to any rehearsals [yet]," he said, indicating that the film will start shooting in June. "It's just been a lot of stunt rehearsals and weapons training."
Wearing a t-shirt and shorts, Shia looked buffer than usual, sporting greased back hair more reminiscent of Gordon Gekko than Harrison Ford. This would seem to jibe with leaked news posted earlier this morning that said Shia will play a biker in the upcoming sequel. The actor was mum on the topic, announcing of his wardrobe only that his character won't "be wearing a fedora [in the film]."
It's a veil of secrecy that starts at the top, he affirmed, and one he aims to uphold without any objection.
"You don't make any demands to Steven Spielberg. You say âOh yeah, alright great, that sounds like a good thing to me'," he proclaimed. "Of course, you have to find your voice as the artist. You're the tool, and you gotta have some say. [But] I don't imagine I'll be questioning anything he says. It's [not] very easy to say, âYou know Steven, I don't think that's correct. I think I should do it this way.'"
Either way, the 20-year-old star knows he'll be a focal point of fan criticism. "Nobody expects anything from that film," he joked, eyes rolling.
