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Spielberg eyes more Indiana films | |
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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. | |
The director will join stars Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett and Shia LaBeouf for the film's Cannes premiere later. | |
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. |
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. | |
Some early online reviews, with varying degrees of authority and authenticity, had been critical of the film. | |
But leading man Ford, now 65, said he was not afraid of what critics thought. | |
"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. | |
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. | |
"My focus is on providing the best experience I can for those people." | |
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". | |
He added that he was delighted to see it create such a stir at Cannes, with fans holding up signs saying "need Indy ticket". | |
"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. | |
"Now we get the chance to see it in the cinema, where it's meant to be seen. I'm very excited about that." | |
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. | |
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. |