‘Indiana Jones 5’ being written by ‘Jurassic Park’ writer
How awesome is this? Spielberg and Ford are reuniting for Indiana Jones 5, and they’re bringing the writer from the classic Jurassic Park. (He was also co-writer on Crystal Skull, and Lost World, but shhh.)
Earlier this week, Disney announced that Steven Spielberg would be returning to direct Harrison Ford in a new Indiana Jones movie, and I am very optimistic — I even listed a bunch of reasons I have hope for the sequel (the two main points being that George Lucas is no longer directly involved and Steven Spielberg probably feels he has something to prove). At the time we didn’t know who had been hired to write this new Indiana Jones adventure, but now we do.
Who is the Indiana Jones 5 screenwriter? It’s a screenwriter that Steven Spielberg has worked with in the past on a handful of films, including Jurassic Park: David Koepp.
Unfortunately, Koepp’s other Spielberg credits probably won’t instill confidence among Indy fans as the list includes some of Spielberg’s often-mocked blockbusters including The Lost World: Jurassic Park and War of the Worlds. Koepp also co-wrote the previous Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.