IN THE NEWS
October 27, 2004
According to contactmusic.com, Indiana Jones IV has a new writer, Jeff Nathanson (The Terminal).
They do not say where this information comes from.
October 14, 2004
Harrison Ford picked as Best Movie President
New York (AP) - Harrison Ford's president in "Air Force One"
has been named the greatest movie president of all time. Maxim
magazine picked 16 movie presidents and put them up against each
other in six different rounds. Ford's James Marshall came out on
top in the end, beating the presidents from such movies as
"Independence Day," "The American President," "Dr.
Strangelove" and "Head of State."
September 24, 2004
IN THE NEWS
"Stars show off their favorite body parts."
HARRISON FORD, GLORIA ESTEFAN and ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER are showing off their most
precious body parts in a new photo book.
You can read more about it at contactmusic.com's news page.
September 11, 2004
IN THE NEWS
Harrison Ford called for jury duty. You can read the article at
"Celebrity Justice" http://celebrityjustice.warnerbros.com/news/0409/10b.html
July 25, 2004
IN THE NEWS
Scientists: 'Blade Runner' best sci-fi
LONDON, England (AP) -- A British newspaper survey of top scientists has
chosen "Blade Runner" as the world's best sci-fi film.
Sixty scientists were questioned, including evolutionary biologist Richard
Dawkins and Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker, The Guardian newspaper said Wednesday.
In the 1982 film, a retired policeman played by Harrison Ford hunts down
renegade human replicates in a dark futuristic vision of Los Angeles.
"It was so far ahead of its time and the whole premise of the story --
what is it to be human and who are we, where we come from. It's the age-old
questions," said Stephen Minger, a stem cell biologist at King's College, London.
Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" came in a close second, followed
by George Lucas' "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back."
The list also includes "Alien," the original "Solaris" (1972), "The Terminator,"
"Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "The Day the Earth Stood Still," "War of the Worlds,"
"The Matrix" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
July 25, 2004
MOVIE NEWS
Inside Move: Pellington exits 'Element'
From: Variety
Mark Pellington has exited the director's chair for WB's upcoming
Harrison Ford starrer "The Wrong Element."
Helmer, who came aboard the pic in early July, bowed out due to
the death of his wife last week after a brief illness.
WB has yet to find a replacement for Pellington, though the studio
is actively pursuing a substitute to keep the pic's intended early fall shoot date.
"I am unfortunately stepping down from the job of directing the film
'The Wrong Element' due to the recent tragic loss of my beloved wife
Jennifer," Pellington said Monday in a statement to Variety. "It is
a difficult time, and having suffered the loss of my life partner
and mother to my child, I would not be able to commit the time and
energy and focus at this point needed to truly successfully helm the film."
Pic, to star Ford and Paul Bettany, is being co-financed with Village
Roadshow Pictures. Jon Shestack and Beacon Communications chairman
Armyan Bernstein are producing. Pic, penned by Joe Forte, revolves
around the security chief for a global bank whose family is kidnapped.
Pellington directed "Arlington Road" and "The Mothman Prophecies."
He is not attached to any other projects.
May 26,2004
MOVIE NEWS:
From Variety
Harrison Ford is set to star in "Godspeed," an outer space-set thriller that is
being put together by James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment.
Cameron will produce the film with Lightstorm's Rae Sanchini and Jon Landau.
Scripted by Ryne Douglas Pearson, the pic takes place on an international space
station, where a life-threatening situation develops that could kill all the
inhabitants on the station.
Pic will begin production in the fall, and the Lightstorm plan is to secure
a director and studio quickly so Ford can jump right into "Godspeed" early next year.
Ford has already committed to star this fall in the Beacon Communications/Warner Bros.
drama "The Wrong Element."
Ford is planning the back-to-back projects after having taken a break from the
screen. He was last seen in "Hollywood Homicide" and had cleared his schedule
expecting to reprise his "Indiana Jones" role this summer.
But his schedule shifted when he, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas decided to delay
the fourth installment of the adventure pic franchise until they all agree on a script.
Pearson, an author-turned-screenwriter, wrote the upcoming Escape Artists' thriller
"Knowing" and is also adapting "The Eye" for Paramount Pictures.
April 22, 2004
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/eo/20040423/en_movies_eo/13951"
From E! Online
The bad news:
Indiana Jones can hang up his hat and put the whip back in storage because it
doesn't look like he's making a return to the big screen any time soon.
The Indiana Jones triumvirate of Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas all
have other commitments on their rosters that rank above the long anticipated Indy 4.
While the fourth installment in the franchise was initially targeted for release by
Paramount on July 4, 2005, the script was sent back for a rewrite after Lucas decided
he was displeased with the material. Production is now slated to begin in 2005,
with a release date in 2006.
All three men are keeping themselves busy in the interim.
March 8, 2004
Harrison Ford chairs "Young Eagles" Program
Los Angeles (AP) Harrison Ford was introduced Monday as the new chairman of the Experimental Aircraft
Association's "Young Eagles Program," the largest youth aviation education program
in the United States.
Ford says, "I am honored and a little bit daunted stepping into General Yaeger's
shoes. But I'm sure with the leadership of E-A-A and the participation of
the pilots, I will be able to step up to the plate.
Aviation has been very important in my life. I didn't
participate until late in my life, but nothing has given me as much
satisfaction and renewed intellectual interest as learning to fly and to
continue to build the skillls that flying requires.
I'm honord to be part of the effort and E-A-A family, and I hope
I'll be up to the task."
June 16, 2003
Kiss and Tell! Americans Admit Movies Are Favorite Hot Spot For Smooching
Americans Want to Get Close to Top Choices Halle Berry and Harrison Ford
Body Odor Cited as Biggest Turn Off When Getting Close
NEW YORK, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Movie seats become love seats as
Americans get close at the movies. According to the new Lever 2000(R) Kiss
and Tell Survey, nearly half of adults (45%) want to get close to their
partner or spouse while watching a movie, and the majority of Americans
(67%) have kissed a date while out at a movie.
The national survey was conducted to determine the romantic connection
between Americans and the movies. The survey helps mark this summer's Lever
2000 "Movies in Motion" national tour -- the world's largest traveling
outdoor movie festival -- presented with Loews Cineplex Entertainment.
Romantic movies are America's favorite films to watch when getting
close -- more than half (54%) opt for a romantic comedy or drama. Ladies
listen up: Don't buy your guy's "it's a chick flick" excuse for not wanting
to see that romantic comedy with you. Surprisingly, more men than women
(38% vs. 32%) go for a romantic comedy when they want to get connected with
a significant other.
Other survey highlights include:
Kiss and Tell: 67 percent of Americans have kissed while out watching
a movie.
Leading Lady: Halle Berry. Among Hollywood actresses, nearly one in
five men (17%) named Halle Berry as the leading lady with whom they
most want to get close and connected. Julia Roberts came in a close
second (16%) and Jennifer Lopez finished third (12%).
Leading Man: Harrison Ford. Harrison Ford topped the list of
Tinseltown actors with whom women want to get close and connected,
nabbing 22 percent of the vote. Denzel Washington came in second at
12 percent, while Brad Pitt and Pierce Brosnan tied for third (10%).
May 30, 2003
HARRISON FORD HONORED WITH STAR ON HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ It's the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for
THE Harrison Ford, but not the first for Harrison Ford.
The "Star Wars" actor thought for years he'd been stepping over his
marker in front of the famed Hollywood Boulevard eatery Musso & Frank _
never realizing it belonged to a silent-film star of the same name who died
in 1957.
The contemporary Harrison Ford got his own sidewalk honor on Friday amid
hype for his new buddy film, "Hollywood Homicide," and teases about a fourth
"Indiana Jones" movie from director Steven Spielberg.
"When I came to Hollywood, bearing the name I was born with, I went to
register at the Screen Actors Guild and they told me _ and it was news to me
_ that there was already a Harrison Ford and that I couldn't use that name,"
the actor said.
He was credited as Harrison J. Ford for his small role in the 1967
Western "A Time For Killing," but the guild eventually let him drop the
initial.
The younger Ford's star was dedicated in front of the Kodak Theatre. The
actor was joined by his girlfriend, former "Ally McBeal" star Calista
Flockhart, his mother and Spielberg, who introduced him to the crowd of
onlookers.
"All of his work has been seen in every country on this planet and dare I
say the earlier works are now being viewed on more distant ones," Spielberg
said. "Like the car that bears his name, Ford has stood the test of time as
a modern day hero and an old fashioned movie star with all the tools of our
most gifted actors and the talent to use them."
Spielberg promised the cheering crowd: "we're about to launch production
next year on 'Indiana Jones 4." After the ceremony, however, Ford was more
circumspect about his involvement in the sequel.
"I don't know anything about it except that Steven's very enthusiastic,"
he said. "He's got a period of time to work the script before I see it. So I
should see it in a couple weeks."
Does that mean a new film about the whip-cracking archaeologist is a
definite go?
"I can't say that until I read it," Ford said. "But it feels like a go to
me."
MAY 21, 2003
THE 3RD ANNUAL TAURUS WORLD STUNT AWARDS(TM)
Harrison Ford and Gale Anne Hurd Named as Taurus Honorary Award Recipients
For Their Achievement in Action Films At The 3rd Annual Taurus World Stunt Awards(TM)
LOS ANGELES, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Harrison Ford and producer Gale Anne
Hurd have been selected to receive Taurus Honorary Awards for their
outstanding contribution to feature films at the 3rd annual Taurus World
Stunt Awards(TM). The Taurus World Stunt Awards, hosted by Dennis Hopper,
will be telecast on Monday, June 9th, 2003 on USA Network at 8:00 pm EDT/PDT.
Harrison Ford has been selected by the World Stunt Academy to receive
the Taurus Honorary Award - Action Movie Star. As one of the biggest box-office
stars in the world, Ford brought to life such memorable characters as 'Han
Solo' and 'Indiana Jones,' and has over 30 films to his credit, including
such blockbuster films as "Raiders of the Lost Arc," "The Fugitive," "Star Wars,"
"Patriot Games" and "Blade Runner." He was also an Academy Award(R) and
Golden Globe best actor nominee for his role in the film, "Witness."
Gale Anne Hurd will receive the Taurus Honorary Award - Action Movie
Producer. Hurd has been the creative force behind several of Hollywood's
biggest action films in history, including "Aliens," "The Terminator,"
"Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "The Abyss" and "Armageddon." She heads up
Valhalla Motion Pictures, the production company she founded in 2000, and
recently completed work on the anticipated summer box office hit, "The
Hulk."
Celebrities presenting Taurus World Stunt Awards will include Jennifer
Garner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carrie-Anne Moss, Vince Vaughn, Michelle
Rodriguez, David Arquette, Kelly Hu and many others.
The Taurus World Stunt Awards recognizes and honors the entertainment
industry's 'extreme athletes,' the stunt professionals who demonstrate
their awe-inspiring talent in movies.
This year, nominees have been selected from 18 films, including "XXX,"
"Spiderman," "Die Another Day," "Blade II" and "Blue Crush." Winners will
be voted upon from nine categories, such as Best Fight, Best Fire Stunt, and
Best Work with a Vehicle.
The Taurus World Stunt Awards was the idea of and inspired by Red
Bull(R)Energy Drink CEO Dietrich Mateschitz to honor stunt performers around the
world. The show also benefits the Taurus World Stunt Awards Foundation,
which was established by an endowment from Mateschitz to provide financial
assistance to stunt performers who experience a debilitating stunt related
injury.
MAY 16, 2003
LINDBERGH AWARDS
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Naturalist Jim Fowler, actor Harrison Ford and
astronaut Sally Ride will be at the San Diego Aerospace Museum today to
receive the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation awards,
it was reported.
The awards ceremony is in San Diego this year to mark the Lindbergh
family's historic ties to the city, Reeve Lindbergh, the foundation
president and youngest child of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh,
told The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Fowler, the former host of TV's "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdon," and
Ford, an avid conservationist, will get the Lindbergh award for their
contributions toward balancing technology and environmental preservation.
Ride, the first U.S woman in space and a physics professor at UCSD, is to
receive the inaugural Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award for her accomplishments.
Charles Lindbergh flew the first non-stop trans-Atlantic flight from New
York to Paris in 1927.
CNS-05-16-2003 05:47
MAY 6, 2003
INDIANA JONES TRILOGY UNEARTHED FOR DVD RELEASE
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The "Indiana Jones" trilogy is whipping into DVD.
Harrison Ford's bullwhip-snapping, fedora-wearing, fistfighting
archaeologist will debut in the digital format for the first time on Nov. 4,
Paramount Home Entertainment and Lucasfilm Ltd. said Tuesday.
The three movies, directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by George
Lucas, have previously been available only on VHS tapes, which has inferior
picture and sound quality compared to DVD.
The new DVD set will include Indiana Jones' 1981 debut in "Raiders of the
Lost Ark," about the quest for the container holding the remains of the Ten
Commandments; the 1984 sequel "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," about
child slaves rescued from a pagan cult; and 1989's "Indiana Jones and the
Last Crusade," in which Sean Connery co-starred as Indy's father in a race
against Nazis for the Holy Grail.
Behind-the-scenes documentaries, cast and crew interviews and other
special features will be presented on a fourth disc.
"This collection explores every facet of how the films were made from
stunts to visual effects to the music and sound," said Jim Ward, a marketing
executive for Lucasfilm. "We take viewers around the world to explore the
history behind the Indiana Jones legends."
The films will be available only as a collection, priced at about $49.95.
MAY 6, 2003
AL PACINO VOTED GREATEST MOVIE STAR
(London-AP) -- British movie fans have picked mostly American actors as
the greatest movie stars of all time. Al Pacino tops the list compiled by
Britain's Channel Four. Robert De Niro is number two, followed by Tom Hanks,
Kevin Spacey, Harrison Ford and Jack Nicholson. The highest-ranking British
actor is Anthony Hopkins at number seven, followed by Scottish actors Sean
Connery and Ewan McGregor. The late Cary Grant came in tenth place.
May 5, 2003
YOUNG HOLLYWOOD AWARDS
( BW)(CA-AMC/YOUNG-HOLLYWOOD) Josh Hartnett, Mandy Moore, Lucy Liu,
Eve and Many More Joined Host David Alan Grier for AMC and Movieline's
Hollywood Life Magazine's YOUNG HOLLYWOOD AWARDS
Academy Award(R)-Nominated Actor Harrison Ford Honored With
Special "Role Model" Award
The stars of today and tomorrow turned out tonight to celebrate
the accomplishments of Hollywood's brightest young talents when AMC
and Movieline's Hollywood Life magazine presented the YOUNG HOLLYWOOD
AWARDS(R). Based on AMC's new multi-year deal for the show, the
ceremony was taped for broadcast for the first time in its five-year
history. YOUNG HOLLYWOOD AWARDS(R) premieres on AMC June 2, 2003, at
8:00 P.M.
Taped at Hollywood's vintage El Rey theater, the celebratory
ceremony was hosted by David Alan Grier and featured hot up-and-coming
young celebrities such as Mandy Moore, Lucy Liu, Eve, Cole Hauser,
Kate Bosworth, Nikki Reed, Alison Lohman, Joy Bryant, Clayne Crawford,
Troy Garity, William Lee Scott, Ryan Reynolds, Aisha Tyler, Elizabeth
Banks and many more. Presenting awards to the evening's winners were
some of today's biggest talents, including Josh Hartnett, Christina
Applegate, Jon Voight, Matthew McConaughey, Sam Rockwell, Leelee
Sobieski, Robin Tunney, Ali Landry, Shane West, Antwone Fisher, Topher
Grace and Dennis Haysbert.
"AMC is committed to offering our viewers a fresh take on movies
and movie culture, and the YOUNG HOLLYWOOD AWARDS(R) really fit the
bill," noted AMC Senior Vice President of Programming and Production
Rob Sorcher. "It was a fun, outrageous bash that celebrated the best
and brightest new talent on the scene, and we are thrilled to be able
to partner with Movieline's Hollywood Life to bring this exciting
program to the network."
During the broadcast, Academy Award(R)-nominated actor Harrison
Fordwas presented with the "Young Hollywood's Role Model" award for
inspiring today's young actors with his incredible cinematic career.
Also that night, legendary director Rob Reiner was honored with the
"Young Hollywood's Dream Director" award.
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