David Koepp steps away from Indiana Jones 5

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As the year trundles along, one that all of us will no doubt remember for the rest of our lives, the likelihood of a 5th Indiana Jones adventure with Harrison Ford in the rough-and-tumble lead role seems less and less likely, especially now that screenwriter David Koepp has stepped aside as James Mangold takes the directing chair from Steven Spielberg.

“Not anymore. When James Mangold came in … he deserves a chance to take his shot at it. I’d done several versions with Steven. And when Steven left, it seemed like the right time to let Jim have his own take on it and have his own person or himself write it.”

Koepp will still likely retain a co-writing credit and walk away with a seven figure sum for his troubles, but another what-if Doctor Jones tale joins the pile of unmade Indy adventures along with Indiana Jones and The Monkey King, Indiana Jones and the Saucermen from Mars, Indiana Jones and the Lost Continent and Indiana Jones and the City of Gods.

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Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures (Raiders of the Lost Ark / Temple of Doom / Last Crusade / Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) [Blu-ray]
  • Julian Glover, Harrison Ford, John Rhys-Davies (Actors)
  • English, French, Portuguese, Spanish (Subtitles)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
A fan of the saga since 1978, Mark began in fan fiction in 1982 and since then has written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine, StarTrek.com and Starburst as well as being a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host. He is the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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As the year trundles along, one that all of us will no doubt remember for the rest of our lives, the likelihood of a 5th Indiana Jones adventure with Harrison Ford in the rough-and-tumble lead role seems less and less likely, especially now that screenwriter David Koepp has stepped aside as James Mangold takes the directing chair from Steven Spielberg.

“Not anymore. When James Mangold came in … he deserves a chance to take his shot at it. I’d done several versions with Steven. And when Steven left, it seemed like the right time to let Jim have his own take on it and have his own person or himself write it.”

Koepp will still likely retain a co-writing credit and walk away with a seven figure sum for his troubles, but another what-if Doctor Jones tale joins the pile of unmade Indy adventures along with Indiana Jones and The Monkey King, Indiana Jones and the Saucermen from Mars, Indiana Jones and the Lost Continent and Indiana Jones and the City of Gods.

Sale
Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures (Raiders of the Lost Ark / Temple of Doom / Last Crusade / Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) [Blu-ray]
  • Julian Glover, Harrison Ford, John Rhys-Davies (Actors)
  • English, French, Portuguese, Spanish (Subtitles)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
SourceCollider
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
A fan of the saga since 1978, Mark began in fan fiction in 1982 and since then has written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine, StarTrek.com and Starburst as well as being a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host. He is the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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