Posted by Indiana Eastwood from 1Cust216.tnt27.sjc4.da.uu.net on July 04, 2001 at 00:36:34:
The trio could've made Indy 4 years ago, but they chose to wait and make sure their last collaberation was a grand finale. There are many scripts that are being written but they haven't chosen any yet because none have the magic they're looking for.
Spielberg could've made Jurassic Park 2 something special but Universal needed something to showcase in the summer of '97. He was rushed and the film was half-assed. If Indy 4 was rushed, it would indeed have been half-assed.
If that doesn't convince you, ask yourself this: Why would Steven talk to Stephen Gaghan, M. Night Shyamalan, and Michelle Yeoh about Indy 4 if he wasn't interested in doing it?
Now, it WILL be made. And it will be in the near future. Ghostbusters 3 is not a possibility because even though Dan Aykroyd and Ivan Reitman want to do it, Bill Murray doesn't. We should be thankful that everyone involved in making Indy 1,2, and 3 would love to make another one.
They said it will be made, and it will be....soon.