Sean Connery Not Returning to Indiana Jones
Friday, June 8th, 2007
Sean Connery has decided that he will not star in “Indiana Jones 4”. The 76-year-old Scottish born actor has issued a statement on the official Indiana Jones website stating that his reason for not reprising the part of Indy’s stuffy dad is due to enjoying his time off. “I thought long and hard about it and if anything could have pulled me out of retirement it would have been an Indiana Jones film. I love working with Steven and George, and it goes without saying that it is an honor to have
Also announced at the time was the long rumored involvement of Academy Award-winner Cate Blanchett (“The Lord of the Rings”) and actors Ray Winstone (“The Departed”) and John Hurt (“V for Vendetta”). The three join the already announced Shia LaBeouf who will play the son of Indiana Jones. Filming has started on the movie in
