Lucas, who has secured Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett and Shia Labeouf for the series' fourth installment, is willing to rewrite the story if Connery refuses to reprise his role from 1989¡¯s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade but is hoping he can convince the actor to star in the much-anticipated sequel.

Lucas, 62, says, "We have a script with him in it.

"If he doesn't do it, we'll do a quick rewrite."

Rumors of Connery's return as the fictional adventurer's father, Henry Jones, have been rife since the film went into pre-production in January.