Thought this might be of some interest--it's posted here and not in the Literature section since this is the spoiler forum.
The new book The Complete Making of Indiana Jones says that once Marion was introduced into the Indy 4 script, Lucas and Spielberg wanted to add their love child as well--initially in the form of a thirteen-year-old daughter for Indy. (George Hall fans, you can begin your mourning service for this dead idea now.)
The book also says that Spielberg eventually vetoed the daughter because she was too similar to the character of Jeff Goldblum's daughter in his film The Lost World.
However, the Making notes that while Frank Darabont was the writer who brought in Marion, the character of Indy's son was only introduced later, by David Koepp.
So, speculation time: did either of Darabont's two drafts include Indy's barely-teenage daughter, or was that idea first advanced later by Jeff Nathanson? There's no way to know for sure, but it's darn interesting to contemplate.
The new book The Complete Making of Indiana Jones says that once Marion was introduced into the Indy 4 script, Lucas and Spielberg wanted to add their love child as well--initially in the form of a thirteen-year-old daughter for Indy. (George Hall fans, you can begin your mourning service for this dead idea now.)
The book also says that Spielberg eventually vetoed the daughter because she was too similar to the character of Jeff Goldblum's daughter in his film The Lost World.
However, the Making notes that while Frank Darabont was the writer who brought in Marion, the character of Indy's son was only introduced later, by David Koepp.
So, speculation time: did either of Darabont's two drafts include Indy's barely-teenage daughter, or was that idea first advanced later by Jeff Nathanson? There's no way to know for sure, but it's darn interesting to contemplate.
