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The film that would eventually turn in to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was in development hell for almost two decades, and didn't get released until nineteen years after the previous installment. By that point Harrison Ford was well past his prime for an action role as the title character, and the film itself seems to have a mixed reaction at best. I've never met anyone who loves it, but some people seem to at least like it.

What really put the film on hold seems to be that Steven Spielberg wanted to focus on other films, and George Lucus got his hands full with the Star Wars prequel trilogy.

What if things were maybe a little different though, and a fourth Indiana Jones film was released sometime between 1989 and 1996? Do you think it would have turned out better or worse than the OTL fourth film?

Also, how much do you think the plot would have resembled the KCS? Apparently they wanted to have it set in the 50's and still do the mock B-movie idea, but I'm guessing it would be set earlier in the 50's since Harrison Ford wouldn't have aged that much. Another things I found interesting is that after directing Schindler's List, Spielberg said something about not being comfortable with having the Nazi's as villains. If the films gets made before Schindler's List or it's butterflied away, that could change (though the loss of a film like that might not be worth it, depending on your point of view).

Needless to say though, no Shia LeBeouf possibly filling the Indy role in the future. Might a Indiana Jones V get made though?

Thoughts? Ideas?
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