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Cannes set for Indiana's return Spielberg eyes more Indiana films
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The long-awaited new Indiana Jones movie will receive its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival later. Steven Spielberg has said he is happy to make another Indiana Jones movie if fans enjoy the long-awaited fourth film, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Stars Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett and Shia LaBoeuf will join Steven Spielberg and George Lucas on the red carpet at the French Riviera resort. The director will join stars Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett and Shia LaBeouf for the film's Cannes premiere later.
Reporters got to see the film at an official screening ahead of the launch. Asked at a press conference if he wanted to make another film, he said: "Only if you want more.
"That's why we made this Indiana Jones. We'll certainly have our ear to the ground to hear what happens."
"That'll decide were we go from here," Spielberg added.
Reporters got to see the film - the first Indiana Jones movie in 19 years - at an official screening ahead of the premiere.
The BBC's Mark Savage said it was "very much in the style of the first three films". "The set-piece stunts are second to none," he added.The BBC's Mark Savage said it was "very much in the style of the first three films". "The set-piece stunts are second to none," he added.
"There's also a sly acknowledgement of internet rumours that that Shia LaBoeuf will take over the franchise," he continued. The action sequences have a visceral, physical quality you rarely find in modern-day blockbusters The BBC's Mark Savage attended the first screening class="" href="/1/hi/entertainment/7407209.stm">Review: Indiana Jones "There's also a sly acknowledgement of internet rumours that that Shia LaBeouf will take over the franchise," he continued.
The action sequences have a visceral, physical quality you rarely find in modern-day blockbusters The BBC's Mark Savage attended the first screening class="" href="/1/hi/entertainment/7407209.stm">Review: Indiana Jones Some early online reviews, with varying degrees of authority and authenticity, had been critical of the film. Some early online reviews, with varying degrees of authority and authenticity, had been critical of the film.
Speaking to the BBC ahead of the screening, director Spielberg said that the return of the fedora-wearing archaeologist had been inevitable. But leading man Ford, now 65, said he was not afraid of what critics thought.
"This was something that the public really asked us for," he said. "I expect to have the whip turned on me. It is not unusual for something that is popular to be disdained by some people and I fully expect it," he said.
But he admitted he was nervous when he started shooting Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the fourth instalment of the adventure series, after a 19-year break. Harrison Ford, 65, has made light of his age while promoting the film"I'm not really worried about it. I work for the people who pay to get in - they are my customers.
Harrison Ford, 65, has made light of his age while promoting the film"You don't go into any project, whether it's a further adventure like the Indiana Jones films or its something brand new out of the box without saying: 'Wow, what am I doing?" he said. "My focus is on providing the best experience I can for those people."
Spielberg tried to make the film using old-fashioned B-movie techniques, rather than computer graphics, in keeping with the original trilogy which made its screen debut in 1981 with Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Ford, who made his debut in the role in 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark, described the new film as a "celebration of the movies".
"I needed to model this movie to become a kissing cousin with the first three," he said. "I didn't want this to be the Bourne Ultimatum of the new generation of Indiana Jones." He added that he was delighted to see it create such a stir at Cannes, with fans holding up signs saying "need Indy ticket".
The plot has been kept strictly under wraps, but it is known that it opens in 1957 at the height of the Cold War, and that the hero is on the search for a solid gold skull stolen from a lost city and guarded by the living dead. "I'm delighted that we have the opportunity to release a film now because for a couple of generations, young people have just been seeing this on DVD at home," he said.
Scenes in the trailer show Harrison Ford, now 65, make a joking reference to his age. "Now we get the chance to see it in the cinema, where it's meant to be seen. I'm very excited about that."
"This isn't as easy as I remember," he quips. Ford has brushed off comments that he might be too old to return to the swashbuckling role - and looked tanned and healthy walking along the beaches of Cannes for interviews earlier this week. The film opens in 1957 at the height of the Cold War, and that the hero is on the search for a solid gold skull stolen from a lost city and guarded by the living dead.
Later, he partied the night away with girlfriend Calista Flockhart on a yacht moored just off the town's famous Croisette. Spielberg tried to make the film using old-fashioned B-movie techniques, rather than computer graphics, in keeping with the original trilogy.
Scenes in the trailer show Ford make a joking reference to his age.
"This isn't as easy as I remember," he quips.
The movie has its UK release on 22 May.