The introduction of Mutt Williams ( Shia LaBeouf ) in '' Kingdom of the Crystal Skull '' led to speculation that LaBeouf will take over the franchise from Ford . In an interview with '' IGN '' , " Spielberg indicated that LaBeouf has to make multiple '' Transformers '' movies before he can move over and take on the fedora and bullwhip of Indiana Jones . " The actor himself said , " Am I into it ? Who would n't be ? I do n't think that 's reality . It 's a fun rumor . " Ford said he would return for a fifth film if it does not take another twenty years to develop , while Spielberg responded it would happen " only if you the audience want more " . In an interview with '' Time '' , when asked about passing the fedora to LaBeouf in the next film , Ford said , " What are you talking about ? It 's mine . I would love to do another Indiana Jones movie . George Lucas is working on an idea now . Shia can get his own hat . I earned that hat . " At the 2008 Cannes Film Festival , Lucas made a further suggestion that there would be a fifth film , revealing an idea " to make Shia LaBeouf the lead character next time and have Harrison Ford come back like Sean Connery did in the last movie . " At the time '' Last Crusade '' was filmed , Connery was only 58 years old . Lucas also said that age need not be a factor , as Ford was " 65 and did everything in this movie . The old chemistry is there , and it 's not like he 's an old man . He 's incredibly agile ; he looks even better than he did 20 years ago , if you ask me . " In August 2008 , Lucas was researching potential plot devices , and stated Spielberg was open to the idea of the fifth film . He also changed his mind about continuing the series with a spin-off , joking " Indiana Jones is Indiana Jones . Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones . If it was Mutt Williams it would be '' Mutt Williams and the Search for Elvis '' or something . " Two months later , Ford stated that he would not return if the fifth film was an animated film like '' The Clone Wars '' , because " I 'd hate to see it reduced in any way from the movies that we have done and the way we have done them . " He also called Lucas ' concept for the fifth film " crazy but great "
2008 Cannes Film Festival
2008 Cannes Film Festival
Indiana Jones (franchise)