I still have a lot of mixed feelings about the fourth installment, Crystal Skull, but I could understand why they did what they did in trying to bring in a new Indy through a hidden son in order to keep the franchise alive as Harrison Ford is definitely not feeling it anymore. That it was Shia Lebouf just didn’t help for a lot of the fans though, nor the whole alien inclusion angle. On the flip side, I still feel like it all should have ended with The Last Crusade and that was that, since moving Indy out of that time period just doesn’t work and leaves us with movies we’ve seen made elsewhere over the years that take their nods from the trilogy.
Well, things are still potentially happening with another as Steven Spielberg wants to help bring George Lucas’ vision out as best as he can, stating, “It’s up to George. We have already agreed on the genre of the fifth movie, we already have a concept in mind. I don’t know where George is with the story. There is no Indy 5 until George says there is.”
Spielberg also goes into some of what goes into making the Indy movies, making it clear it’s all about Lucas’ vision
“I’m really proud of the movie. I loved bringing Marion back. I love the fact that Indy now has a son. It’s a family action film, and I love that whole conceit. It’s public that George and I and Harrison all had a clash about genre and concept. But I’ve always told George’s stories. My biggest contribution was adding the father to the third movie. That was my idea, to cast Sean Connery as Harrison’s father. I am best friends with George and I’m very obedient to the stories that he writes. I’ll fight things I don’t believe in but ultimately if George wants to bring interdimensional beings into Crystal Skull, I will do the best job I possible can to acquit George’s idea and make him proud.”
[Source: Collider]
