Collider is reporting that a new writer has been selected to pen the script for legendary film director Steven Spielberg’s currently-untitled Indiana Jones 5. The writing project was originally given to David Koepp, but according to Collider the decision has been made to replace Koepp with Jonathan Kasdan, who wrote the script for Solo: A Star Wars Story alongside his father Lawrence Kasdan. It is unclear how much of the script Kasdan will be changing – will he be editing portions of the script or scrapping it altogether and starting over with a brand new story?
As Lucasfilm recalibrates the future of its Star Wars franchise, the company is pressing forward with its other marquee property, as Jonathan Kasdan (Solo: A Star Wars Story) has signed on to replace David Koepp as the writer of Indiana Jones 5, multiple sources tell Collider.
Representatives for Kasdan and Disney/Lucasfilm had no comment. Producer Frank Marshall did not respond to a request for comment, nor did Koepp or his representatives.
The fifth (and possibly his last?) Indy film starring Harrison Ford as the titular lead is scheduled to begin filming in the UK next April.
Indiana Jones 5 will be landing in theaters on July 20, 2020.
