Chris Pratt The New Indiana Jones?!?

Well if Disney Studios has their way then Indy is getting an update from Harrison Ford to Chris Pratt The New Indiana Jones.

This is interesting because our staff was talking about who would make a great Indy and everyone said Guardians of the Galaxy star, Chris Pratt. Pratt is a perfect choice and obviously Disney agrees.

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Now we want you all to understand that this is in the RUMOR stages still since Disney is apparently campaigning for Chris Pratt to sign on board to the Indian Jones franchise. Like 007, Indy needs someone younger to breathe new life into the swashbuckler character.

Deadline reports that Chris Pratt is being eyed to take over the leading role in an Indiana Jones reboot as the swashbuckling anthropologist made famous by Harrison Ford. Pratt has long proved the power of his charisma on Parks and Recreations, and finally established his leading man status last year with Guardians of the Galaxy.

We’ve been waiting for word of forward motion on an Indiana Jones revival since Disney and Paramount struck a deal back in 2013, and then quickly told fans not to expect a new film for two to three years while the writers worked out a good story. This casting rumor fits in perfectly within that timeline and hopefully that means they figured out a story everyone feels passionate about.

If the story’s good, then Chris Pratt is absolutely the right man to bring the beloved snake-fearing adventurer back to the big screen. He’s got the charm, the pelvic sorcery and the ruggedness, and while Pratt is best known for playing goofy, less-than-brilliant characters, I have no doubt he could drop the shtick and play an earnest and intelligent man. Look, there’s always going to be outcry about why this shouldn’t be remade, but the fact is they’re going to do it, and if they’re going to do it, at least rumor has it they’re looking in the right direction.

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