Bethesda’s Todd Howard has been trying to make a new 'Indiana Jones' game for over a decade.
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Bethesda announced earlier this year that a title inspired by the daredevil archaeologist - played by Harrison Ford in the film series - is in the works with ‘Wolfenstein’ developer Machine Games creating the game.
Bethesda's executive producer Todd is incredibly excited about the game, and he has revealed that he originally pitched the project to 'Indiana Jones' co-creator George Lucas.
Speaking to The Telegraph, he said: “[I'm] Super-excited! I think I originally pitched Lucas in 2009 and I’ve been trying to find a way to make that [since]. And I think the work Machine Games have done, they’re just phenomenal developers and storytellers. And when I started talking to them about it, it was a good fit. And we got the opportunity to talk to Lucas and Disney about it and they were super excited.”
Howard added that he “never thought” he would actually have the opportunity to make a game based on the blockbuster franchise.
He added: “I really like 'Indiana Jones' but never thought I’d have the opportunity to make a game. And you’ll hear about more of that in the future. But the team at Machine Games are the best team in the world to pull this game off and they’re doing a phenomenal job.
Filming on the fifth 'Indian Jones' movie has had to be pushed back three months as a result of a shoulder injury to Ford.
The 78-year-old actor sustained the injury in a choreographed fight scene and will be now out of action while he recuperates.
It is a fresh blow for the movie- which sees James Mangold taking on directing duties from long-time helmer Steven Spielberg - after shooting was previously pushed back as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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