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21 September 2009

Is Connery returning to the Indy Series?

Written by Katie Schenkel
Movie News George Lucas, Indiana Jones, Sean Connery, sequel 5 Comments

Ireland Online has reported that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are not only wanting Harrison Ford back for the upcoming 5th Indiana Jones film, they also want Sean Connery back as well.

Connery played Dr. Jones Sr. in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the series’ third installment. In this writer’s humble opinion, he was one of the best parts of that movie. He was charming, quirky and yet scary… at least to Indy, which was what made him such a fun character to watch. I would honestly love to see this character again. The problem is that in 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, it’s heavily implied that Dr. Jones Sr. died sometime between the third and fourth films.

I saw Crystal Skull and it was terrible. It felt like a bad imitation of the spirit of the other films. Sure, there was the occasional scene that had a spark of life, but such moments were extremely few and far between. Not only was the plot bad and the CGI tacky, but the characters were flat and shadows of their previous selves. Even Indy himself seemed silly and aged (aged like fish, not like wine). If they do bring Connery back, whose to say his character won’t fizzle under the weight of bad writing as well?

There is also the matter of Dr. Jones Sr being dead. The only thing I can guess is that they’ll bring him back as a ghost. This might sound silly, but come on folks, they already did aliens. Lucas has no shame. Perhaps it is up to Connery’s good judgment whether to accept the offer and come back to the big screen or to put this one to bed. Here’s hoping he makes the right choice.

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5 Comments

  1. karlibean Reply to karlibean to karlibean" aria-label=' Reply to karlibean to karlibean'> Reply to karlibean
    September 21, 2009 at 11:18 pm

    Why do a new Indiana Jones period? The last one bombed in my opinion…what's the point?!
    I'm even going to be as bold as to say…why did George Lucas do episodes 1-3 of Star Wars–they paled in comparison to Episodes 4-6!
    Is he just money hungry or something?

  2. Kschenke Reply to Kschenke to Kschenke" aria-label=' Reply to Kschenke to Kschenke'> Reply to Kschenke
    September 21, 2009 at 11:30 pm

    This post would have been a hell of a lot longer if I had gone on to talk about Lucas in general.

    To answer your last question, Karli: YES.

  3. Gavin Reply to Gavin to Gavin" aria-label=' Reply to Gavin to Gavin'> Reply to Gavin
    September 23, 2009 at 2:03 am

    To be fair, dude, he started with the Ark of the Covenant melting everyone's faces off, followed it up with a dude pulling still-beating hearts out of living people, and then capped it with an immortal knight and the holy grail allegedly giving Indy immortality (which apparently didn't totally pan out). Aliens aren't anymore of a stretch than religious face-melting!
    But yes, Lucas is a cheesy hack. That movie needed much less chasing and much more story.

  4. Mike the Boyfriend Reply to Mike to Mike the Boyfriend" aria-label=' Reply to Mike to Mike the Boyfriend'> Reply to Mike
    September 24, 2009 at 1:55 am

    To be fair Gavin, your right. Lucas is a cheesy hack. My issue comes from Lucas writing a lore story around artifacts proven to be fake. The Ark, fine let it blow peoples' faces off. The Grail, let its power be limited to the cave. But these artifacts are lost and knowledge of them is limited. The Crystal Skulls were faked and creating a poor lore around them only separated me more from the movie.

  5. Gavin Reply to Gavin to Gavin" aria-label=' Reply to Gavin to Gavin'> Reply to Gavin
    September 25, 2009 at 6:06 am

    … Or WERE THEY?!?

    Dun dun DUNNNNNN

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