Lucas Talks Indy 4 and the Lack of Sean Connery

Published September 18, 2007 in Movie Trailers

By Ryan Parsons | Image property of Paramount.

Indiana Jones IV

It turns out that George Lucas is the optimist. Though he was unable to convince Sean Connery to come out of retirement for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, he now finds that not having the Scot will be better for production and the film's story.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Connery-less

TV Guide sat down with George Lucas to discuss a few projects including Indiana Jones IV. The main topic of discussion seems to revolve around Indy's father, a role that opened up after Connery refused to come back.

TV Guide: Were you disappointed about Sean Connery not coming out of retirement to play Indy's father?
Lucas: No, in the end, it turned out better. In the beginning, he was just in a little bit of it, and I think with the strength of Sean Connery, people would've wanted him to go all the way through the whole thing, and the story really didn't work that way. And so I think there would've been some disappointment that [his character] dropped out partway through the movie. By having somebody else fill that role, you lose him without any regret, so to speak, even though we got a great actor to play the part. And I mean, he's not his father, so it's much easier.....

TV Guide: You mean [the other actor] is not playing Indy's father?
Lucas: That's right. It's just a completely different character, so you're not invested in him in any way. The fact that that character, after the first part of the movie, isn't needed doesn't become a problem. Whereas I think with the scene we had, where [Indy] says goodbye to his dad, everybody was, "Wait a minute! Isn't he coming back?" So in the end, I think it turned out for the best. Sean just retired and he wants to stay retired, and I understand that. [Laughs] I think he just said, "Look, I've done it, I've done it." He was very tempted, you know, and we talked for a long time. But in the end, he just said, "Eh, I'm playing golf."

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opens to theaters May 22nd, 2008.

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