“Indiana Jones 5” will not star Shia LaBeouf
In a surprise to probably no one, “Indiana Jones 5” will not be 'Indiana Jones and the Adventures of Indy and Mutt'. Indeed, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford's return to the franchise with “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” introduced Shia LaBeouf's Mutt as Indy's long-lost son, and the film's ending even had a nod towards Mutt picking up the whip and hat if/when Indy decides to retire. But in speaking with Entertainment Weekly, writer David Koepp - who's penning the screenplay for “Indiana Jones 5” confirmed that LaBeouf's character is not involved in the sequel.
Not only was “Crystal Skull” divisive to the point that Spielberg and Co. likely don't want to include any specific threads in its sequel calling audiences' attention to “Crystal Skull”, but LaBeouf famously got pretty publicly candid with his thoughts on the film, which Spielberg was none too pleased to hear. At one point in time Spielberg somewhat mentored LaBeouf as a young talent, backing him as the star of “Disturbia” and “Transformers”, but the two seemed to have had a falling out after “Crystal Skull”.
As “Indiana Jones 5” moves along, LaBeouf isn't the only Indy veteran not involved in the sequel. Koepp previously revealed that George Lucas, who famously dictated the story ideas for all four other Indiana Jones movies, isn't involved in the upcoming one, making it the first sequel where Lucas didn't originate the story.
The film has a July 10, 2020 release date set, and Koepp hopes it will be Spielberg's next film after he releases his drama “The Post” this December.
Source: Collider
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