(SCI FI Wire) New details are emerging about the development of a fourth Indiana Jones film, the New York Post's Page Six column reported. Paramount Pictures confirmed to the paper that it's "given the green light to look at scripts." But the column added that at least three scripts have been written, with rumors that the story concerns Indy's search for the lost city of Atlantis or his quest to find a long-lost brother. Both Lucas and Spielberg reportedly want writing control.

"Paramount had meetings last week about the movie," an anonymous source told the Post. "They want the original credits--George Lucas producing, Steven Spielberg directing and Harrison Ford to star. ... Harrison wants at least $25 million, plus some of the back end, and George and Steven have said they will work for a lesser fee than usual, but want a big portion of the movie's proceeds. The entire movie is going to cost them $150 million, and Paramount can't figure out how it's going to make any money with all three of the big names demanding money off the back end."

The Paramount spokesman told the Post, "There is no budget yet, because there is no script. Harrison Ford will most likely get $25 million because that is what he is getting for some of his other movies." The Post added that Sean Connery has recently expressed his interest in returning once again as Indy's father.

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