Lucas Fears Indiana Jones Backlash
INDIANA JONES producer GEORGE LUCAS fears the forthcoming sequel is doomed to
suffer the same critical failure as his much maligned STAR WARS prequels.
The producer has brought the swashbuckling franchise back to life, 19 years
after Harrison Ford’s movie archaeologist last appeared in Indiana Jones and
the Last Crusade.
But, as the release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
draws close, Lucas admits he is terrified die-hard fans will turn their backs
on the movie – in the same way Star Wars devotees did after he reignited the
sci-fi franchise.
He says, “We’re not gonna have adoring fans sending us e-mails saying how
much they loved the movie. We’re gonna have a bunch of angry people saying,
‘You’re a bunch of a**holes, you should never have done this. You’ve ruined my
life forever.'”
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Ray wrote: Well, George deserves it. Especially since he thought Jar Jar would be as funny as Han Solo. It doesn’t matter that it’s your creation, George. You’re still capable of ruining it.
George Lucas wrote: Hey, Jar Jar rocks. Everyone else is stupid. If you don’t like my movies – blow me. I’m richer than you anyway so what do I care what you think butt monkey!