Sean Connery took a retirement from acting to enjoy the spoils of his career and was never seen again on screen since bowing out on a low note with The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Wild speculation online seems to be all the buzz suggesting that Connery could be lured out of retirement with a role in a fifth Indiana Jones film.
Digital Spy reports:
“Steven Spielberg has been working on a script with George Lucas and there is an element of the story that could see Sean returning. Anything is possible in these movies and if Sean wants to return he will become central to the new story.”
Earlier this week, Harrison Ford revealed that he would be happy to reprise his lead role in the franchise, as long as the script was “good enough”.
It makes sense that they would tempt him back, as his character was the best part of The Last Crusade. But I honestly don’t ever see this happening.
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, although a financial success was not critically acclaimed, and though the only reason to make another Indiana Jones film would be if it were “better” in every way, I don’t know that it could be good enough to lure Connery out of retirement. Maybe if it was something fun, Connery would make a cameo (Henry Jones Sr wasn’t invited to the wedding) but even that would be a stretch.
Don’t get me wrong, I would love to see Connery return. But with all the gags and complaints about Ford’s age in these, can we really expect much out of an 80 year old Connery?
