Rise, dark Indy! Steven Spielberg's reach is far inside Hollywood. He's the most popular filmmaker ever, and his movies inspired lots of filmmakers to start their careers. One of the most prominent is M. Night Shyamalan. Shyamalan has built a career working in a similar vein as Spielberg, focusing on genre movies that take the audience on a ride. Given all that overlap, it's a wonder these two filmmakers haven't worked together. Well, in a recent interview with Collider, Shyamalan talked about how he wanted to work on the Indiana Jones franchise. It was before Kingdom of the Crystal Skull came out, and Shyamalan actually sat down with Spielberg to pitch. He had "a darker idea" for where the franchise should go, though it never progressed beyond early discussions. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 6 August, 2021