This seemed to be what 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was trying to do with Shia LaBeouf’s stubborn and temperamental greaser Mutt Williams.
Interestingly, one of the most obvious paths forward for the Indiana Jones franchise is one that has somewhat been explored before, and that’s passing the mantle to a new character.
LaBeouf’s character serves as Indy’s young sidekick in the film, and much to the surprise of Indiana, it was revealed that Mutt is actually his biological son with Marion Ravenwood.