Indiana Jones Is Officially Retconning Raiders of the Lost Ark

Published Sep 1, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT Jason is an award-winning journalist whose writing career dates back to when he developed the ability to use a crayon. He, most notably, worked previously as a "professional fan," as he likes to call it, at CinemaBlend, for which he wrote about anything and everything under the pop culture umbrella... especially Batman. His passion for the art of cinema began even earlier, stemming from repeat viewings of The Wizard of Oz. This initially led him to pursue a career in filmmaking -- and even work briefly in the industry as an extra in the straight-to-video family film, Alice Upside Down -- before deciding that his talents would be better served discussing and showing appreciation for the various forms of entertainment he is passionate about. Few heroes in cinematic history have a more iconic rogues' gallery than Indiana Jones. Many of the main antagonists from each of the globe-trotting archeologist's big-screen adventures have become as famous as the films themselves. It is almost a shame that these villains always suffer an epic demise by the end of each installment, preventing the opportunity to see them return for another conflict opposite Harri...