Then it was Frank Darabont’s turn, as the screenwriter contacted Ain’t It Cool News to refute Latino Review’s report that he’d pitched an idea for a fifth Indiana Jones film. “This is an Internet rumor with not a shred of truth in it,” Darabont emailed to the site’s Harry Knowles. “I have not pitched an idea for a proposed Indiana Jones movie, nor has anybody approached me with such an idea. The inaccurate report on Latino Review was the first I'd heard of it.” Unlike Marshall’s response, there’s seemingly little room to argue for technicalities here—though we suppose one could argue that we don’t know for certain whether Darabont really wrote it, seeing as this supposed “Frank Darabont” said nothing about Pilates instructors.

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Anyway, it is still inevitable that Disney will make inroads toward extending Indiana Jones—possibly with a new actor taking over the role, possibly with a movie that spans generations, by having Ford and a new actor portraying the adventure at different ages, or possibly with a static shot of Harrison Ford glaring at audiences until they slink home, sorry for bothering him. But in the meantime, these Frankies say relax, don’t do it, when you want to come to your own conclusions. SHOOT IT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, MAKE MAKING IT YOUR INTENTION, OOH YEAH.