Monday, November 28, 2016

Indiana Jones and the Deathly Hallows

Indiana Jones and Newt Scamander
(pictures combined under fair use)
How cool would it be if the current Harry Potter universe storyline connecting dark wizards with NAZI Germany could be a crossover with Indiana Jones?


The story begun in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is destine to feature the storied duel between Gellert Gildelwald and Albus Dumbledore. It appears that Grindelwald's dark wizards will somehow tie in to Hitler and the Third Reich.

This makes a sort of sense.  We know (from real life and from Indiana Jones) that Hitler was fascinated by the occult. This is what Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade were all about.  Lost Crusade is set in 1938, ten years after Fantastic Beasts.  J. K. Rowling has said that the next four movies will span 19-20 years.

What if there were to be scenes in an upcoming movie showing wizards in Berlin during a book burning in 1938?  What if Indiana and Henry Jones were to have cameos, at least in the background?

Or even better, what Muggle/NoMaj would be better to actually quest for the Deathly Hallows?

Hitler wanted the Holy Grail so he could live forever, Last Crusade tell us. He who possesses the three Deathly Hallows will master death, according to the prophesy. Hitler probably could not have wielded the hallows himself, but maybe he didn't know that. Maybe Grindelwald persuaded him to seek out the remaining two.

Maybe American government agents found out (like they did about the search for the Ark) and again asked for help from Dr. Henry Jones, Jr.

It won't happen, of course.  Indy is from Paramount and Harry Potter is Warner Brothers.  In addition, J. K., Rowling is not likely to have any interest in such a cameo.
But I think it would be cool.

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