{
  "id": 18380536,
  "title": "Curry Barker has a pitch for an R-rated Indiana Jones movie",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/curry-barker-has-a-pitch-for-an-r-rated-indiana-jones-movie",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T18:55:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/curry-barker-wants-to-make-r-rated-indiana-jones-movie"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Curry Barker, writer-director of the box office hit \"Obsession,\" has expressed his ambition to create an R-rated, over-the-top Indiana Jones movie with Cooper Tomlinson. Barker and Tomlinson believe there has never been a film that captures the adventurous spirit of the Indiana Jones franchise with the intensity and edginess they desire. They feel that the current Indiana Jones movies have remained within the realm of family-friendly adventures, and a more daring approach would be thrilling for them. While the Indiana Jones series has explored eerie, spooky, and even graphic content, such as the infamous scene in \"Temple of Doom\" where antagonist Mola Ram extracts a human heart, the franchise has never pushed the boundaries in the same way Barker and Tomlinson envision. The last installment, \"Dial of Destiny,\" released in 2023, was a significant financial disappointment, grossing $383 million worldwide despite its hefty $419 million budget. Despite the franchise's commercial success, it remains uncertain whether Indiana Jones will receive an R-rated reboot in the future, but given the studio's penchant for reviving popular intellectual properties, it is a possibility that cannot be ruled out.",
  "summary": "Obsession writer-director Curry Barker said that he wants to make an R-rated version of Indiana Jones that steers away from the family-friendly tone and pushes genre boundaries.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Obsession Director Curry Barker Wants to Make a ‘F**ked Up, R-Rated’ Indiana Jones Movie",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/obsession-director-curry-barker-wants-to-make-a-f-ked-up-r-rated",
        "published": "2026-11-05T21:35:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}