‘Indiana Jones 5 ‘ Casting News: Harrison Ford Giving Advice To Robert Pattinson As News Continues To Swirl Of Replacement For Movie? [PHOTOS]
With the news that Robert Pattinson may be replacing Harrison Ford in an upcoming Indiana Jones 5 movie going viral, it appears that everyone has something to say about Disney's potential decision --including Ford.
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Though the actor has not publicly confirmed he would return to do another Indiana Jones film and has not spoken out about the rumors concerning Pattinson, Hollywood.com imagined the kinds of advice the 71-year-old veteran actor might give his rumored replacement, hinting that despite Ford wanting to reprise the role, he could be willing to give it to a younger protégé.
Using a series of images that fuse scenes from the first Indiana Jones films with cut-outs of Pattinson from both his famous role as Edward Cullen in Twilight and red carpet events, the website speculated the kinds of advice Ford would give the younger actor about taking on the role -- but also added snarky comments from Pattinson which would indicate he could easily handle the responsibilities of taking on such an iconic character.
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"It's all about patience," one of the images of Ford reads, with an Edward Cullen cutout that responds, "Please. Try waiting on a Pacific Northwestern girl to marry you so you can finally vamp her up."
Two other photos hilariously poke fun at the scores of teenage fans Pattinson accumulated by playing Edward Cullen, and the less-than-enthusiastic response the fourth Indy film received from critics.
"Watch out for snakes," and "Don't make a fourth one," Ford is quoted as saying in the images.
"Please. Try hordes of crazy teenage girls," Pattinson is quoted as saying in response to the snakes, before adding, "Please. We made TWO fourth ones. Ugh," to the final piece of advice.
News first broke that Disney may be considering replacing Ford for the as-of-yet-unannounced movie on June 2, with rumors circulating that the company is looking for a newer and fresher face for the franchise.
"Disney is looking at its long-term options for the Indiana Jones franchise," The Daily Star reported. "They feel that the series has huge potential on many levels, starting with the films leading to other spin-offs like games which can generate more money than movies.
"Rob is top of the initial list because he has showed his acting stripes away from Twilight. But the competition will be stiff," the source added.
Other potential candidates whose names are floating around include Channing Tatum, Kellan Lutz, Chris Hemsworth and Chris Pine.
If a newer, younger actor is cast, it would mean Disney could be considering rebooting the entire franchise, or perhaps creating prequel films for the story, as 2008's Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull showed an older Indiana Jones character. Ford was 66 when that film was released.
Though replacing Ford is always a potential possibility, the actor has previously made it known that he would want to continue playing the role, and according to a Market Saw report from February, he refused to sign on to Disney's J.J. Abrams helmed Star Wars: Episode VII until the company agreed to let him reprise his role as Indiana Jones as well.
"Regarding Harrison Ford, two more Indiana Jones features are in the negotiation stages as per Ford's contract clause on Star Wars, which is the primary reason he didn't 'publicly' or 'privately' commit, or so I'm told," a source said at the time.
If Ford did have such a clause in his contract for Star Wars, then this new round of rumors concerning Pattinson will eventually be proven false. However, if no such clause ever did exist, the role of Indiana Jones could very well be up for grabs.