Prior to Indiana Jones 5, the partnership between Lucas and Steven Spielberg operated with Lucas developing the basic idea for Indy’s latest adventure, and Spielberg taking the reigns on actual production.
During a recent interview with Collider, Indiana Jones 5 screenwriter, David Koepp, revealed that George Lucas is not involved in the development of the upcoming Indy sequel.
It had previously been announced that Lucas would once again serve as an Executive Producer on Indiana Jones 5, but Koepp’s statement bring’s Lucas’ overall involvement into some form of question.
If that’s truly the case, then it marks the first time that the man behind the Star Wars saga has not contributed to the development of an Indiana Jones movie.