Indiana Jones (franchise) and Lucas made a deal with Paramount Pictures for five Indiana Jones films. Spielberg and Lucas aimed to make "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" much darker, because of their personal moods following their respective break-ups and divorces. Lucas made the film a prequel as he did not want the Nazis to be the villains again. He had ideas regarding the Monkey King and a haunted castle, but eventually created the Sankara Stones. He hired Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz to write the script as he knew of their interest in Indian culture. The major scenes that were dropped
Indiana Jones (franchise) Crystal Skull". On June 9, 2016, Spielberg confirmed that John Williams will be returning to compose the score. On April 25, 2017, the official "Star Wars" website updated the film's release date to July 10, 2020. The release date was eventually delayed again after Jonathan Kasdan was enlisted to rewrite the script. On September 4, 2017, Koepp revealed that the Mutt Williams character played by Shia LaBeouf will not return in the movie. Both Spielberg and Iger discussed the fifth film, with Spielberg stating that Indiana Jones would not be killed off. However, Iger said the future of the franchise