Back within the Seventies, Steven Spielberg advised George Lucas that he needed to make a James Bond film.

Instead, the 2 teamed up with their very own motion hero in Indiana Jones.

But when it got here to casting the daddy of Harrison Ford’s lead within the third film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the director managed to persuade the unique 007 Sean Connery to take the half.

But do you know Connery, who died in 2020, was pursued to return as Henry Jones Sr in 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull too?

By this stage, the previous Bond star had just about retired from performing after a nasty expertise on 2003’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Although he did a few voice performing roles within the 2005 From Russia with Love online game and 2012 Scottish CGI movie Sir Billi.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Connery mentioned in 2007: “I spoke with Spielberg, but it didn’t work out. It was not that generous a part, worth getting back into the harness and go for. And they had taken the story in a different line anyway, so the father of Indy was kind of really not that important. I had suggested they kill him in the movie, it would have taken care of it better.”

In the tip that’s precisely what occurred, with Connery’s Henry Jones Sr making a cameo look in a framed {photograph}. When it got here to his casting in 1989’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, it seems Gregory Peck was additionally thought-about.

Initially, Connery turned down the function since he was simply 12 years older than his co-star Ford. But ultimately, the previous Bond star was satisfied by Spielberg and formed the character in a number of methods. He needed to play Henry Jones Sr as impressed by explorer Richard Francis Burton and knew he’d have enjoyable portraying “a gruff, Victorian Scottish father”. The Hollywood legend advised Spielberg he meant for the character to be Indy’s match, having finished no matter his son had, however higher.

Famously, Connery improvised the road “She talks in her sleep” which was included in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade because it made all people giggle. Additionally, he and Ford filmed a lot of their Zeppelin desk dialog in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade with out trousers on for the reason that set had turn into so scorching. The former Bond usually solely wore shorts on movie units the place he knew solely his waist up would characteristic within the movie. Additionally, when the film got here out, his efficiency was nominated for each a Golden Globe and BAFTA.