If you ever wondered why George Lucas thought it would be a great idea to introduce ancient aliens into the Indiana Jones saga in 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, you might not be surprised to learn that the movie’s writer was equally baffled.
Appearing on the Script Apart podcast last week, Crystal Skull screenwriter David Koepp revealed he was “never happy with the idea” of introducing the giant beings but lost the argument with producer Lucas and director Steven Spielberg. “I tried to convince them to change it – I had this other idea. They didn’t want to,” said Koepp. “I’m not saying mine would’ve been better. But I think that a lot of the pushback that movie got was that [fans said], ‘We don’t feel like aliens should’ve been in an Indiana Jones movie.’”
