Routledge said:
I'm not revealing anything that might be considered a spoiler, but it has been mentioned that other characters may have fights. But surely the whole appeal about Indy is that he takes on everybody himself? I know it sounds ridiculous, but I'm a bit worried that Indy is going to be overshadowed by the sidekicks or friends?
Personally, I'm more worried about the possibility of Indy becoming sort of a relatively "background" character for the story, especially assuming there will be
at least two VERY IMPORTANT so-called "supporting characters" in "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull".
The new movie is about Indiana Jones, I know... but to me is not so easy to figure out how they could have managed to properly handle that large amount of protagonists without the need of putting Indy (the character we already know best) in a second place...
Regarding the fights, instead, I'm almost sure we will see Shia LaBeouf and Karen Allen (the "at-least-two-VERY-IMPORTANT-characters" I was previously referring to) getting into troubles, while Indy, the hero, desperatly tries to save 'em.
I remember an interview with Ray Winstone in which they asked him if he thought Harrison Ford's character could have kicked a** to Shia LaBeouf's one. Ray said something like "Everybody could have kicked Shia's a** in this film. Even my character... even you". I interpreted that statement as a confirmation of the fact that Shia's character won't be so heroic/adventurous as maybe you are worried he will be.