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Indy IV Watch: Vanity Fair February Issue
Jan. 2nd, 2008 06:16 pmKnowing how much bank Vanity Fair made off of all of those prequel photo spreads, it decided, "What the hell, let's do Indiana Jones too!"
The February 2008 issue features Harrison Ford and Shia LeBeouf on the cover, an interview with all of the main players, and Annie Leibovitz's fabulous photos. Like these:
( First look at Cate Blanchett's character )
( Yay, Marion! )
( The A-Team )
Lucas of course offers his sunny optimism on the critics:
I know the critics are going to hate it,” he says. “They already hate it. So there’s nothing we can do about that. They hate the idea that we’re making another one. They’ve already made up their minds.”
And on the fanboys:
"The fans are all upset,” Lucas says. “They’re always going to be upset. ‘Why did he do it like this? And why didn’t he do it like this?’ They write their own movie, and then, if you don’t do their movie, they get upset about it."
Update...can't believe I neglected to include Lucas's take fans' opinions of the OT vs. PT. It's a little generalized, but oh well:
People who are over 40 love [Episodes] IV, V, and VI and hate I, II, and III. Younger people like I, II, and III and don’t like IV, V, and VI, or they like I, II, and III better and think IV, V, and VI are kind of boring and slow. And of course the older people say, “Oh, I, II, and III—it’s too jittery, too fast, too complicated, it’s too digital,” or whatever they want to say. But definitely one generation has grabbed hold of one of them, and the other generation has grabbed hold of the next one. One of the key characters that helped us realize what was going on was Jar Jar Binks, because the kids that are under 10 years old, he’s one of their favorite characters. For people over 40, they cannot stand him—it’s a hate thing. You know, they’ve always been for 12-year-olds, and that’s never changed. People don’t want to think of it that way. They want to think those films are for grown-ups. Even though they were 10 years old when they saw it, it’s still very important to them, so, for them, it’s a grown-up movie, as opposed to a kids’ movie. The pre–Jar Jar Binks was 3PO. Everybody hated 3PO. I mean, it was like they couldn’t stand him. It really had to do with his character. They don’t like his character, and they don’t like Jar Jar Binks—but they’re not designed to be likeable characters.
I think the first SW Prequel Appreciation Society t-shirts will say, "Over 30/40 PT Fan" ;).
More on it here:
http://www.starwars.com/community/news/films/news20080102.html
http://www.vanityfair.com/
Update...TheRaider.net has posted the comics adaptation cover. Beware of spoilers:
http://www.theraider.net/news/fullstory_merchandise.php?id=417
The February 2008 issue features Harrison Ford and Shia LeBeouf on the cover, an interview with all of the main players, and Annie Leibovitz's fabulous photos. Like these:
( First look at Cate Blanchett's character )
( Yay, Marion! )
( The A-Team )
Lucas of course offers his sunny optimism on the critics:
I know the critics are going to hate it,” he says. “They already hate it. So there’s nothing we can do about that. They hate the idea that we’re making another one. They’ve already made up their minds.”
And on the fanboys:
"The fans are all upset,” Lucas says. “They’re always going to be upset. ‘Why did he do it like this? And why didn’t he do it like this?’ They write their own movie, and then, if you don’t do their movie, they get upset about it."
Update...can't believe I neglected to include Lucas's take fans' opinions of the OT vs. PT. It's a little generalized, but oh well:
People who are over 40 love [Episodes] IV, V, and VI and hate I, II, and III. Younger people like I, II, and III and don’t like IV, V, and VI, or they like I, II, and III better and think IV, V, and VI are kind of boring and slow. And of course the older people say, “Oh, I, II, and III—it’s too jittery, too fast, too complicated, it’s too digital,” or whatever they want to say. But definitely one generation has grabbed hold of one of them, and the other generation has grabbed hold of the next one. One of the key characters that helped us realize what was going on was Jar Jar Binks, because the kids that are under 10 years old, he’s one of their favorite characters. For people over 40, they cannot stand him—it’s a hate thing. You know, they’ve always been for 12-year-olds, and that’s never changed. People don’t want to think of it that way. They want to think those films are for grown-ups. Even though they were 10 years old when they saw it, it’s still very important to them, so, for them, it’s a grown-up movie, as opposed to a kids’ movie. The pre–Jar Jar Binks was 3PO. Everybody hated 3PO. I mean, it was like they couldn’t stand him. It really had to do with his character. They don’t like his character, and they don’t like Jar Jar Binks—but they’re not designed to be likeable characters.
I think the first SW Prequel Appreciation Society t-shirts will say, "Over 30/40 PT Fan" ;).
More on it here:
http://www.starwars.com/community/news/films/news20080102.html
http://www.vanityfair.com/
Update...TheRaider.net has posted the comics adaptation cover. Beware of spoilers:
http://www.theraider.net/news/fullstory_merchandise.php?id=417
