Robert Redford? Nope. Jack Nicholson? Nope. Now Harrison Ford is Legendary Pictures’ target to play the leading role of Branch Rickey, the Los Angeles Dodgers executive credited with signing Jackie Robinson and breaking baseball’s color barrier, in the film 42, written and directed by Brian Helgeland. Ford has yet to sign but, according to reports, the role is his if he wants it. Read more after the jump. Read More »
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Harrison Ford might be returning to a galaxy far, far away. Sure the actor flirted with space in Cowboys & Aliens and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but Variety now reports he’s among a group of actors being looked at for the role of Colonel Hyrum Graff in Ender’s Game. The title role was recently filled by Asa Butterfield (Hugo) and if Ford were to put on the uniform, it would end a thirty-year hiatus from a genre that made him a superstar. Read more about Gavin Hood‘s 2013 film after the break. Read More »
Odds are if you read this site, you are an incredibly huge fan of Raiders of the Lost Ark. It’s pretty much a given. If you love films, especially geek, genre films, then Steven Spielberg and George Lucas‘ introduction of Harrison Ford‘s Indiana Jones character is either right near, or the absolute epitome of, what this little art form we call “film” can do. It’s thrilling, it’s funny, it’s surprising, it’s pretty much perfect in every single way. Plus, it was released long before most of us were eating, drinking and sleeping our love of the art form. For that reason, whenever we can delve into the kind of trivial, behind the scenes minutia that went into making the movie, we have to call it out.
Or, you can now just get all that in one place.
Jamie Benning has been making documentaries, or “filmumentaries” as he likes to call them, based on our favorite films for quite some time. He brings together all the tiny bits of interesting insider information you’ve always heard about Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and now Raiders of the Lost Ark, and puts them in a well-edited, entertaining package that runs along side the main feature becoming almost a visual commentary on the movie. Raiding the Lost Ark is the title of his latest production and while it’s not 100% done, Benning has put the first 17 minutes online. Watch it after the jump. Read More »
OK, you might not really laugh out loud watching Harrison Ford play the third entry in the game series that is very heavily indebted to his own Indiana Jones character, but I expect you’ll think there is something more than a little bit absurd about the few minutes a Japanese camera crew spent watching Harrison Ford play Uncharted 3. This is obviously a promo for the game (out November 1) but it is also a fun little collision of worlds. Read More »
This week saw a 30th Anniversary screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark in LA. The screening comes a couple months after the actual anniversary of the film’s release, but Steven Spielberg has been busy; pushing it to this week allowed he and Harrison Ford to take the stage after the screening on Tuesday. Their talk included a few candid bits of trivia that fans of both men might appreciate. One is that Harrison Ford was given a chance to have the lead role in Jurassic Park — a role which eventually went to Sam Neill.
Check out a list of things we learned from the post-screening talk, after the break. Read More »
Posted on Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 by Angie Han
George Lucas‘ changes to the Star Wars Blu-ray set have drawn some ire as of late, but let’s be real — these things are still gonna sell like hotcakes. While Lucas’ alterations really will turn off some of his fans, it’s probably a safe bet that many more will shell out for them anyway, even if they’re grumbling as they do so. With that in mind, here are six ads for the Blu-ray that try to put you in a more positive state of mind about the updated releases.
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Carrie Fisher and Barbara Streisand are not in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Legend has it, however, that director Steven Spielberg wanted to play a practical joke on his star, Harrison Ford, while filming a scene where Indy is captured by the Thuggee. Spielberg got the famous singer to dress up as a dominatrix and whip him. Then, the story goes that Carrie Fisher popped in with Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner. Rumors of this footage have been whispered between Indiana Jones fans for years and now, finally, JoBlo has found it. The quality isn’t great; it looks bad, and sounds bad. But it’s better to have a raw version of this gem than none at all. Check it out after the jump. Read More »
Dammit, I thought I was immune to Star Wars. The prequels, endless spin-off products and constant tinkering with the films has, sadly, bled me dry of interest in anything related to the famous Lucas franchise.
Or so I thought. Then I watched the video below, which cuts footage from many of the Star Wars films against the audio from the trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn‘s upcoming film Drive. Han Solo stands in for Ryan Gosling‘s nameless character. And it works pretty well! Read More »
