Much of the reason I figure they brought in a bastard child of our favourite archeologist Indiana Jones was to appeal to the younger crowd. Considering the aging Dr Jones, he wouldn’t be believable as an action star. But as an ulterior motive many people speculated that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull would be a “passing of the torch” so that Shia LaBeouf’s character Mutt Williams would carry on the franchise with a new generation of treasure hunter.
Well now that they are considering Indiana Jones 5, Lucas wants to make it clear that is not the case.
It seems that Mutt won’t be the central focus of a fifth film at all, and he might not even return for a cameo in the proposed film. Lucas told MTV Movie Blogs, “Indiana Jones is Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford IS Indiana Jones. If it was Mutt Williams it would be ‘Mutt Williams and the Search for Elvis’ or something.”
Now instantly I wonder if this has anything to do with Shia’s recent public troubles or is this purely as Lucas says. The title says Indiana Jones, so its about Jones.
But to suggest that if they do move forward on this that Mutt won’t even be involved makes me wonder if it was public image thing or did the Indy fans just not like the greaser kid as a treasure hunter.
This wouldn’t be the first time that a blemish on a star’s public image would keep them out of a film.
Did you like Mutt Williams in the film? Was he strong/appealing enough to carry his own film?
