According to the LA Times, it seems as though George Lucas is cooking on an idea for the fifth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise.

Harrison Ford said Friday that momentum is building for a fifth movie in the “Indiana Jones”  franchise and that George Lucas is already cooking up a suitable plot for a heroic senior citizen with a penchant for whips and fedoras.

“It’s crazy but great,” the 66-year-old Ford said. “George is in think mode right now.”

Now, though, the latest success and the fact that the franchise’s old machinery was revived has Ford thinking a fifth movie is not only a viable idea, but an attractive one.

“It’s automatic, really, we did well with the last one and with that having done well and been a positive experience, it’s not surprising that some people want to do it again,” Ford said.

I think the only stipulation should be that Frank Darabont writes the script.  I read his version of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (back when it was called Indiana Jones and the City of the Gods) and it was leaps and bounds better than David Koepp’s script which was ultimately the one that was shot.

But you all know me and you know I’m never opposed to George Lucas giving us more of the characters I love to watch.

At the end of the day, I think this is good news.