Star Wars: Disney releases new Andor trailer
Last week, the Disney Plus Andor TV show released its latest episode, The Ax Forgets. The Star Wars spin-off slowly but surely explains how Cassian Andor transformed from criminal fugitive into freedom fighter. But in the most recent segment of the show, eagle-eyed viewers spotted something in the background of Luthen’s store that made new references to another Lucasfilm drug: Indiana Jones.
Star Wars maker George Lucas teamed up with Steven Spielberg in 1980 to start a new movie series starring Han Solo actor Harrison Ford. Together they have released four films so far: Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom, The Last Crusade, and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
It’s no surprise, then, that some hints from Star Wars and Indiana Jones have delved into opposite franchises from time to time. Andor’s latest episode is the latest in a long line of references over the years.
The moment came in one of the final scenes of the episode that featured Stellan Skarsgard’s character, Luthen Rael. A wealthy businessman appeared in his shop as he paced around the mission he knew the rebels were about to embark on.
In the background of his shop, fans have discovered three Indiana Jones artifacts among the assorted antiques included in the scene: the Sankara stones;
Andor’s latest episode of Star Wars featured a reference to Steven Spielberg (Photo: Getty • Disney Plus)
Star Wars referred to the Sankara Stones (Photo: LUCASFILM)
The Sankara stones were the main artifact that Indiana haunted in 1984 at the Temple of Doom.
Distinguished objects can be recognized by the prominent markings across the brownstone, which indicates that this was certainly a nod to Lucasfilm’s sister franchise.
However, these things come straight from the movie that Spielberg is least happy with than the franchise.
Raiders of The Lost Ark was a huge box office success. Not only did the movie earn $389 million at the box office, but it propelled the franchise to fame and started the beginning of a long streak.
When The Temple of Doom was released, Spielberg didn’t enjoy how everything turned out in the final part of the movie.
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Star Wars referred to Indiana Jones before as well (Photo: LUCASFILM)
Harrison Ford stars in Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom
Spielberg later called the Temple of Doom “too dark” and even “too terrifying.” This isn’t a real surprise if you’ve seen the movie, considering that it includes some horrific scenes, including a heart being pulled out of a box, a monkey’s brain being eaten, and millions of creepy crawlies covering the walls of graves.
He said, “I wasn’t happy with the second movie at all. It was so dark, so hollow, so horrible. I thought it was more of a poltergeist.”
The Oscar-winning director went so far as to say, “There is not an iota of my personal feeling in Temple of Doom.”
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Spielberg later spoke candidly about the difficulties of following up on such an incredibly well-received film as Raiders of the Lost Ark.
“The danger in making a supplement is that you can’t please everyone,” he revealed. “If you give people the same movie with different scenes, they say, ‘Why weren’t you more creative? “But if you give them the same character in another great adventure, but with a different tone, you risk disappointing the other half of the audience who just wanted a carbon copy of the first movie with a different girl and a different bad guy. You win, and you lose both ways.”
Interestingly enough, the opening scenes of the Temple of Doom refer directly to Star Wars – as well as James Bond.
The first few scenes show Indiana gambling in a casino in a white tuxedo. This outfit was a direct copy of the one Sean Connery wore in Goldfinger.
The backstory to this reference is that Spielberg had previously chosen to direct a Bond movie, but the franchisees would not allow it. So, instead, he put Ford in his white tuxedo and filmed his own Bond sequence.
During the latter part of this scene, Indiana runs out of casino while being chased by gangsters. At this moment, the name of the casino appeared in the bright lights.
The casino’s title was: “Obi-Wan Club” in reference to the Jedi Knight legend, Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The Star Wars and Andor series is now available to watch on Disney Plus.
Indiana Jones movies are available to stream on NOW.
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