That’s somewhat surprising, because even ignoring all the Indiana Jones 5 drafts that have been set aside over the years, you’d think that when James Mangold came aboard, there was at least a bare bones narrative shared with him.
During his interview with Collider, Frank Marshall also mentioned that the writing process on Indiana Jones 5 has “just started.”
Then again, perhaps when Mangold was hired to direct, the creative team decided to start from scratch so that the filmmaker could be involved with crafting the story.