Well, my predictions were wrong. Today Sean Connery announced that he will not be in the newest Indiana Jones movie, set for release in 2008. Indiana Jones 4 was set to feature Connery, as the part had been written in to the script.
Sean Connery stated he would rather enjoy his retirement. On a Statement on the film's official website he said he though "long and hard" about whether he would come back from retirement for Indiana Jones IV.
"If anything could have pulled me out of retirement it would have been an Indiana Jones film," he said. Well, obviously retirement is "that good" for Connery, who will not be making the return. I guess that is it for the film career of Connery, who stated "retirement is just too much fun".
Well that leaves up with the question of what will happen to the Sean Connery part in the script for Indy 4? Obviously it will be written out, but it is interesting that they took this long before releasing a confirmation of whether Connery would be in the film or not.
Connery left with this advice for the 65 year old Ford: "Demand that the critters be digital, the cliffs be low, and for goodness sake keep that whip by your side at all times in case you need to escape from the stunt coordinator!"
