Quote: Lucas Admits Indiana Jones 4 Was Pointless?!
I came across this quote from George Lucas in The New York Times:
“I mean, why do we have to make another Indiana Jones? There was no point to it, other than, gee, this might be fun.”
I’m not even going to comment on the quote, because it already says everything I would like to say about Lucas.
Transformers 2: Wheels, Chevy Beat, Arcee Drivers, Rainn Wilson, PA Schedule and More
With production in full swing, a lot of new information is coming out of Michael Bay’s Transformers 2. Instead of unloading massive amounts of posts, I’ve decided to consolidate the news a bit.
Could one of the new Transformers be a remote control truck? I’m not kidding. The autobot known as Wheels was spotted on the Udvar-Hazy Center set of Transformers 2. You can see the photo on the right. Could the remote control truck just be a stand in for a computer generated autobot? One thing is for sure, Wheels is very small. In the scene Sector 7 Agent Simmons (John Turturro) lets Wheels out of a box. [transformerslive]
Also spotted at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum set was an unnamed autobot which appears to have an alt mode of a Chevrolet Beat, a concept car which was unveiled it at the New York Auto Show in April. Find out ore about the care on WiReD.
Transformers 2 will start production in Philadelphia, PA today. Locations set for the coming week include: PECO Power Plant, the University of Pennsylvania, and Eastern State Penitentiary. You can read more about the college and jail scenes in our previous reports linked above. [philly]
It appears that Arcee is actually made up of multiple Can-Am Spyders (possibly three). The original concept drawing we posted on Friday was an early unused concept from the original film. Turns out that one of the reasons why Arcee didn’t make the cut was due to scale problems (check out the scale chart above). Turns out that one motorcycle in autobot mode is only a few feet taller than the average human character. Having two or three bikes form together couple give her a lot bigger scale. Seibertron was able to capture some of the hologram drivers which drive the Arcee Motorcycles on screen. The two Arcee drivers identified on the call sheet are, Jessie Graff (a stunt woman on Die Hard 4/The Dark Knight) and Melissa Hartman (stunts on Indiana Jones 4 / Battlestar Galactica)
Rainn Wilson confirmed to Collider that his role as Sam Witwicky’s (Shia LaBeouf) college professor is just a cameo: “Yeah, it’s pretty much a cameo; I’m just on it for a couple of days.”
The producers of Transformers 2 are looking for an experienced string quartet to cast for a scene in the movie. [heerycasting]
reader Garrett T informs me that you can track Michael Bay’s Autobot jet on Flightaware.com.
Shia LaBeouf: Not a Fan of Flying
Shia LaBeouf: Not a Fan of Flying
When it comes to flying the friendly skies, actor Shia LaBeouf seems to prefer planes to helicopters. He was spotted at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC yesterday when he stepped outside for a smoke.
Reportedly, the “Constantine” actor had to wait on his transport from the airport, and during the lull, he go so bored, he even raced a paparazzo, emerging victorious.
But planes are pretty much the only way Shia likes to fly. After his latest film “Indiana Jones 4″ wrapped, star Harrison Ford gave LaBeouf flying lessons in his private helicopter. And it didn’t go so well for the “Transformers” stud.
An insider told press, “After the film wrapped, Harrison took Shia to Burbank Airport and they took off. But by the time they had landed, Shia had no stomach for a pilot’s career. He came barrelling out of the chopper and dashed for the men’s room. He lost it. When Shia emerged Harrison asked with a mischievous glint in his eye, ‘So when is our next lesson?’”
Indiana Jones 4 - What did You Think??
You’ve waited 19 years (wait, has it really been that long?) and the moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here - Indiana Jones is back on the big screen and you saw the movie! So what next? It’s time to tell us about your experience! Vote in the poll below which I’m running in conjunction with FilmSchoolRejects, and please leave your thoughts in the comment area. We will updating this feedback thread to the top of the site throughout the weekend.
Did it live up to expectations?
Where does it place in the series?
What did you love? (the jungle chase?)
What did you hate? (Shia and the monkeys perhaps?)