Taking a look back at how Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull might have ended up if not for these changes. Join us as we explore the original visions of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and take a closer look at the various plotlines, characters, and creative decisions that didn’t make it to the final cut of the film. We’ll also discuss Harrison Ford’s return as the legendary adventurer, and the impact of this long-awaited sequel on the beloved Indiana Jones franchise. Discover what could have been and the creative decisions that went into making this comtriversial film. Don’t miss out on this exclusive behind-the-scenes look! Thanks for watching What Could Have Been!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:00 Indiana Jones Gets Married
2:04 Indiana Jones and the Saucer Men From Mars
3:05 Development Hell
4:03 Indiana Jones and the City of the Gods
4:45 Nuking the Fridge
5:06 Vine Swinging
5:27 The Climax
7:06 Lucas Rejects Frank Darabont’s Script
7:42 Interdimensional Beings
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What it could have been was The Fate of Atlantis.
Wow, Lucas ruined that movie.
Wild lol.
I will say this again and again until the sun swallows the earth: George Lucas does not understand why people like Star Wars or Indiana Jones
Crystal Skull is perfectly fine and better than 95% of what Marvel churns out. Not as good as the originals, but the hate is exaggerated
The movie is great and everyone who dissed on it is not a fan of Indy at all
The next Indie film will be even worse.
I respect Lucas but at the same time stuff like him rejecting the COTG script also make me mad.
Ahhhh, Lucas… Great idea factory, but unable to make them good.
I love kingdom of the crystal skull I don’t get the hate
IT’S A REAL SHAME HOW LUCAS RUINED THE 4th INDY
That’s not a fedora.
It takes place in the 50s why wouldnt lucas put in aliens?
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull isn't a bad movie. No, you will see a bad Indiana Jones movie when Indy 5 Dial of Destiny comes out.
They should have left it with the Last Crusade. Crystal Skull was atrocious and awful.
I honestly dont know if anything would have really made it good, since Last Crusade was such a great ending for the character. Literally rides off into the sunset. Not only that, but an old Indiana Jones just isnt very cool, especially since the film even almost becomes a parody, showing how he cant do the things he used to. Old Indy really only works if you go all in on a new character, with him taking on the side role like Sean Connery did. No kids are gonna get excited watching an old geezer they dont even know who can barely walk, let alone run, try and save the day. If you wanna make a movie with an Old Indy, fine, but you gotta accept its for an older audience, and certainly wont be a classic.
dang
THAT'S NOT A FEDORA
Damn, you are right, I’d much prefer that draft script Spielberg got excited about than the Crystal Skull we got. The only thing I did like about the movie that others seem to hate is Kate Blanchett chewing up the scenery with her bad, husky Slavic accent. Oh, I’d want to keep her because she’s terrific to watch.
00:26 what bw serial was that?
George Lucas is sometimes his own worst enemy. The Darabont script would have a made a great sounding movie. I don't have the hate that some people do for KOTCS, but that earlier script still seems like a better and more streamlined story to me.
Just reinforces the fact that Lucas is sometimes his own worst enemy
Cylinder* not clip. Indy empties his cylinder lol
Its because of the paranormal and exotic ancient folklore that professor Jones see at his journy and expeditions and he believes that these powers exist when in contact with the local people
1935 Stones summer East India( after China expedition)
1936 -Atomic ark ancient weapaon Egypte CIA secret file
1938-The nazis
Ufos in the jungles of south america 2005
He was right!
Ya short run should have drive the car for Indy Wedding.
They should have called it The man from mars and Indiana Jones, because Indy is not very important in the movie.
George Lucas is such a geek lmao thank god he had Steven Spielberg to make Star Wars for him
Darabonts script sounds only mildly better and both that and the final version are just much much worse versions of the Fate of Atlantis story. Fate really is the true fourth indie movie.
When I heard "Indiana Jones & The City of the Gods" I thought it was going to be something more akin to that one old game where he goes to Babylon because the Russians were digging there in search of something even bigger than the atomic bomb. It even makes sense with the whole idea that we shouldn't have access to such destructive power.
Still much finer than the mess we ultimately had.
1:18 pretty sly deadpan delivery. Well done.
This film should get a re-edit "special edition". Cut the nuked fridge and the vine swinging scenes, and limit the John Hurt character somehow. I agree that once Connery said no, then the script should have been re-written to not need Hurt's character. Also re-do the effects and editing for the climax so the "alien" angle is more mysterious and cryptic and less in your face. Those things would all make this a much better movie without having to reshoot…if anything it would be cutting 10 minutes or so from the run-time.
You know what they REALLY should have done for Indiana Jones 4? Nothing. Not make it. They rode off into the goddamned sunset in the previous film. It was OVER. To be honest, no matter how good the script was, i didn;t want to see a 65 year old Indy messing it up with Commies. He should have left with dignity. And if they really wanna bring back Indy? Reboot it with a female lead, so people wouldn't compare it as much to the originals. Done.
Lucas denied us City of the Gods?? What a shame. Does the script exist somewhere? Where can I read it?
X-Files really did get everyone into alien sci fi again lol
I absolutely had, and have NO problem with Crystal Skull. I thoroughly enjoyed it
I always thought it was 'allright, let's get this made now and if George wants his alien thing: fine'. Which seems to be thought right.
Although, I have to admit I liked Crystal Skull mostly. John Hurt's role was a real good move. And the idea of not having nazi's also. But overall.. well it did not top the previous movie.
I don't understand why people hate chrystal skull so much, I love all 4 of the movies and im excited for the 5th.
George Lucas is a morron
I liked Kingdom I don't care if Aliens were in it and people give me crap for it. can't i like what I like and not be ridiculed for it.
It fucking sucks that Lucas turned down Darabont's script. Given how talented a guy Darabont is, I'm certain it was leagues better than the Frankenstein monster-ish story we got. Every story I've heard paints Lucas as the reason why KOTCS sucked, and this just adds to it.
I don't think that movie are so bad. I like the movie.
If Frank wrote and directed the 5th one coming out late June I bet it would be amazing!
Compared to Salvation and Revenge of the Sith (the ones that I could revisit and gives me appreciation on them) this one felt kinda rough.
Like if I watched Dial of Destiny and go back and rewatch this movie, my thoughts would be exactly the same.
Wait until Indy 5 and everyone will view Crystal Skull like they view the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy. My kids can't distinguish the difference between the 6 star wars movies and I anticipate the same with the 4 Indy movies in a few more years. So, I think people need to get over the whole Crystal Skull thing because it's going to get a whole lot worse.