Indiana Jones (franchise) Indiana Jones (franchise) Indiana Jones is an American media franchise based on the adventures of Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., a fictional professor of archaeology. It began in 1981 with the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark". A prequel, "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", followed in 1984, and a sequel, "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", was released in 1989. A fourth film, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", was released in 2008, and was the last in the series to be distributed by Paramount Pictures. A fifth film is scheduled to be released
Indiana Jones (franchise) Jones" film. On March 15, 2016, Walt Disney Studios announced that the fifth film would be released on July 19, 2019, with Ford reprising his role, Spielberg directing, Koepp writing and Kennedy and Marshall acting as producers. George Lucas was initially not going to be involved with the film. However, during a press event for Disney's "The BFG", Spielberg confirmed that Lucas will be returning as executive producer, stating "I would never make an "Indiana Jones" film without George Lucas. That'd be insane." Marshall has stated that the film would be a continuation of the events following "Kingdom of the