MTV: Would you say one of those bad experiences is the time you spent writing the aborted "Indiana Jones 4" script?Darabont: "Indy" is definitely in that category, topping the list. It showed me how badly things can go. I spent a year of very determined effort on something I was very excited about, working very closely with Steven Spielberg and coming up with a result that I and he felt was terrific. He wanted to direct it as his next movie, and then suddenly the whole thing goes down in flames because George Lucas doesn't like the script (see "George Lucas Says Indiana Jones Will Return In May 2008").
MTV: Did you ever speak to George Lucas directly?
Darabont: Yes! I told him he was crazy. I said, "You have a fantastic script. I think you're insane, George." You can say things like that to George, and he doesn't even blink. He's one of the most stubborn men I know.
Darabont: Yes! I told him he was crazy. I said, "You have a fantastic script. I think you're insane, George." You can say things like that to George, and he doesn't even blink. He's one of the most stubborn men I know.
MTV: Do you know if any remnant of that story lives in the one they're about to start filming?
Darabont: I have no idea if there's a shred of it left. It was a tremendous disappointment and a waste of a year.
MTV: I would think part of you still wants to share that script with the world.
Darabont: I would love it, but it's not my material to disseminate. At this point, I don't give much of a damn what George thinks, but I wouldn't want to harm my friendship with Steven.
Darabont: I would love it, but it's not my material to disseminate. At this point, I don't give much of a damn what George thinks, but I wouldn't want to harm my friendship with Steven.
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I'd love to know when this conversation took place vis a vis George learning the hard lesson of Jar Jar Binks. I'd say we all know how stubborn he can be.
George, not Jar Jar.
I know Ahmed Best, the actor who plays Jar Jar. He occasionally does stuff at my theater co. in LA. He's such a great guy, and he's a actually a really good actor, and he thinks it's kinda funny that he's soooo hated. Funny in that laughing all the way to the bank sort of way.
Julie, please punch him in the face for me.
Sure. If you want to put in orders now, I'll punch any other celebrities you hate if I run into them.
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