The Script For INDIANA JONES 5 Is Still in Development and Back in the Hands of David Koepp
Lucasfilm and Disney are still trying to get a proper script completed for Indiana Jones 5. When the project was first announced, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull writer David Koepp was brought on board to take a crack at it. Since then the script has been worked on by Solo writer Jonathan Kasdan and This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman.
Well, the script has found its way back into the hands of Koepp. The writer confirmed in an interview with Den of Geek that he’s working on the script again:
“I’m working on it again. We’re still trying. And I think we’ve got a good idea this time. We’ll see.”
It was reported that when Koepp was writing the script the first time around, the story focused on the Walbrzych Gold Train legend. “Supposedly, a train full of Nazi gold went missing near the Polish city of Walbrzych. The train departed from Breslau with gold, masterpieces, weapons and other unknown priceless artifacts. It was then hidden in a series of mines dug by the Nazis.”
There’s no word on if this is still the story that the next film will focus on. But obviously, the writers are having a hard time cracking the script for whatever story they plan on telling. I’m sure they’ll get it figured out, I just hope that when they do it ends up being a great new chapter to Indiana Jones’s story. A lot of fans weren’t happy with that fourth film. They better do it right this time.
Steven Spielberg will be back to direct the film, and Harrison Ford will reprise his role. Spielberg is currently shooting West Side Story and won’t get to Indiana Jones 5 until he’s finished with that.
Disney set the release date for the film for July 9th, 2021. What would you like to see in a new Indiana Jones movie?