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TIL Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, Walking Dead) worked on a script for ‘Indiana Jones 4’ for over a year; the results loved by Spielberg and Harrison Ford. George Lucas hated the drafts however, and Darabont told Lucas 'You’re insane’ before leaving the project.

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