Trivia: Indiana Jones and the Saucer Men From Mars |
| Published: May 17, 2008, 4:54 am |
| Tags: trivia, indiana jones, jeb stuart |
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In the mid-90's, George Lucas proposed an a fourth Indy film called “Indiana Jones and the Saucer Men From Mars.” Jeb Stuart, screenwriter of Die Hard and The Fugitive, was hired to pen the script. An unconfirmed 1995 draft showed up online ten years later, and the story involved an alien artifact which continuously changes possession between Indy, Russian badguys, and aliens from another planet. IndyFan.com described the story as convoluted and unbelievable, and the script ends with an indulgent sappy sequence with Indy marrying the lady linguist who accompanied him throughout the adventure, with a ceremony witnessed by all the living characters from the films including Short Round and Henry Jones, Sr. If that doesn’t sound bad enough, let me say that Indy also encounters crocodiles and pirates on this adventure. You can still find that draft by doing a quick google search. Ford told EW No way am I being in a Steve Spielberg movie like that. Steven [ Full article ] |
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