Is Shia LaBeouf’s Mutt Williams The Future Of The ‘Indiana Jones’ Franchise?

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Lucas Has Idea for Indiana Jones 5; Spielberg, LaBeouf, and Ford Don’t Rule it Out
Published 5/17/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... the lead character next time and have Harrison [Ford] come back like Sean Connery did in the last movie. I can see it working out.” And I’m betting that like most Hollywood contracts, LaBeouf probably has stipulations which lock him into a sequel/spin-off if Paramount wanted to make one, despite what LucasFilm claimed last year. And LaBeouf says he would be interested. “I don’t think a Mutt spinoff would be as big as Indiana Jones,” LaBeouf told MTV. “[But] fingers crossed!” Harrison ...

Indiana Jones odds and ends.
Published 5/18/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Peter T Chattaway) at FilmChat
... and the MTV Movies Blog report that Lucas is thinking of maybe continuing the franchise "with Shia LaBeouf’s Mutt Williams as the main character" and "Indy regulated to sidekick status, a la Sean Connery in 'Last Crusade.'" Eep.

Is Shia LaBeouf Being Lined Up As Future Of ‘Indiana Jones’ Franchise?
Published 5/19/2008 by Dave Parrack at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... take over the lead role, and with Shia Labeouf appearing as (SPOILER ALERT) Indy’s son in this film, he’d be the obvious choice. According to MTV Movies, this is exactly what is being planned, with Lucas telling Fox News that LaBeouf’s character Mutt Williams is likely to be the main star of a fifth Indy film were it to happen, with Harrison Ford relegated to a supporting role in the same way Sean Connery managed in The Last Crusade. MTV Movies also spoke to LaBeouf at the Cannes Film Festival, and he succinctly summed up how he ...