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George Lucas explains 'Indy 5' plans

Published Monday, May 19 2008, 11:02 BST | By Simon Reynolds
George Lucas explains 'Indy 5' plans

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George Lucas has revealed his plans for a fifth Indiana Jones film.

Speaking to Fox News ahead of the film's Cannes Film Festival debut, Lucas said he wanted to shift the emphasis away from the Indiana Jones character for the next film.

"I haven't even told Steven or Harrison this," Lucas told Fox News. "But I have an idea to make Shia [LaBeouf] the lead character next time and have Harrison [Ford] come back like Sean Connery did in the last movie. I can see it working out."

Despite putting more emphasis on LaBeouf's character Mutt Williams, Lucas insisted that Ford would still get involved in the action sequences.

"It's not like Harrison is even old. I mean, he's 65 and he did everything in this movie," Lucas said. "The old chemistry is there, and it's not like he's an old man. He's incredibly agile; he looks even better than he did 20 years ago, if you ask me."

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