Guess the McGuffin in Indy IV!

[Goken100]

"Indian Jones and the WMDs"! Eh? Eh? No? Alright, how 'bout "Indy and the Quest for Osama"?

But seriously, they're done with Judeo-Christian artifacts. Fountain of youth, atlantis, excalibur, there are possibilities.

 

[Mistwell]

I like "Garden of Eden". Isn't it supposed to be in Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates, as in the area now known as Iraq? Sounds like it has controversy, archeology, and potential action to me.

 

[Villano]

Hmmm....this is a tough one. It has to be archeological, supernatural, and potentially offensive.

Firstly, it will probably be Judeo-Christian since Lucas won't really care about offending Hindus, Buddhists, etc.. Plus, he, like most of Hollywood, doesn't want to offend Muslims, so Islam is safe.

The "Bones of Christ" idea sounds interesting, but I'm kind of stumped on what the supernatural aspect would be. The Indy universe has established the existence of "holy" magic, so negating the resurrection would be kind of strange (and make the Holy Grail from Last Crusade look questionable). Plus, I've never heard of any "bones of Christ" legends with which to draw supernatural elements from.

He could go the God Told Me To route. That film tied to virgin birth to UFO abduction. Jesus was an alien hybrid and God was nothing more than a UFO. While that would certainly offend people, it isn't very supernatural.

I doubt it's going to be a descendant of Jesus or the next Messiah since I'm not sure about the archeological aspects or how The Last Crusade fits in.

I'm seeing a pattern here. If it's something to do with Jesus, it can't contridict the Holy Grail.

Also, I kind of doubt The True Cross or Spear of Longinus theories since they don't seem that offensive.

The Anti-Christ idea would fit in the Indy universe. Perhaps he'll reveal that it was Hitler? Hey, wait a minute! Indy kills the Hitler Anti-Christ! Yeah, Hitler wasn't cremated, he burst into flames when he died!

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

[grumble]Everyone ignored my joke about 4E...[/grumble]

The comments Lukas made a very vauge. I mean, what does he mean by that comment about Phantom.

I don't think the Spear, the Fountian, Atlantis or even the Garden of Eden are offensive - at least not to most people.

But then maybe he mean's offensive in the same way Phantom was offensive - it did not meet fan expectations, and so was offensive. In that sense, most anything Indy IV does will be offensive.

According to Wikpedia...

Little information on the actual story has been released, with conflicting rumors based on the numerous screenplay drafts written by several writers circulating among Indy fans for over a decade. Frank Darabont's early screenplay received the most press attention, as it was the first time a real push was made by a prominent screenwriter to put together a script for Indiana Jones 4 in 2003. Rumors involving Darabont's screenplay included tidbits such as the story taking place in the 1950s, taking the Nazis out of the film series, and re-uniting Indy's girlfriends from all three previous films.[1] However, all these rumors were cast into doubt in 2005 when this screenplay was rejected outright, and Jeff Nathanson was brought in to help George Lucas write an entirely new story for the film, which has since been approved by Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and Harrison Ford. Long-time Indiana Jones producer Kathleen Kennedy has recently commented that Nathanson's story takes place in the 1940s, but revealed no other information.

 

[Fenris]

Eh, keep the Nazi's. They made an easy foe. Especially since they were so involved in the occult themselves.

I think that it might be the spear of Odin. The Nazi's were searching for it. Suppose it was found, and it had powers, that would indicate the power of Odin. Somewhat controversial for some members of society.

 

[Mistwell]

I think we are looking at a cold-war oriented item, after reading that Wiki entry.

 

[WayneLigon]

The comments Lukas made a very vauge. I mean, what does he mean by that comment about Phantom.

I think what he's talking about there is that it doesn't matter what he does: people have built up expectations in their mind over the long, long dry spell. Nothing he can do will satisfy people.

 

[Mark]

Maybe Indy will try to uncover the secret cache of relics left by the Knights Templar under the Holy City.

 

[Frostmarrow]

Since Harrison Ford is 64 I think it's safe to assume the year of the new movie will be 1964 since Indy is born around the turn of the last century.

Of course, with make-up, they could make Ford look younger but can they shave off 20 years? I mean, Ford did complain about age even around the Temple of Doom when Indy was say 35 and Ford 42.

Moreover, 1964 is about the last stop of the pulp era. It's now or never.

I wonder if Sean Connery will be in it?

 

[vulcan_idic]

Perhaps something having to do with a Lost Goddess of Israel?