After a long break from acting, Ke Huy Quan – known for his roles in films like The Goonies and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom during his youth – is making an impressive return to Hollywood. Following a period as a stunt performer and supervisor due to limited opportunities in acting, he found renewed success with Everything Everywhere All at Once, which brought him back into the spotlight and even earned him his first Oscar. Since then, Quan has appeared in projects such as Loki, American Born Chinese, Kung Fu Panda 4, and Love Hurts, and is currently working on several high-profile movies. Interestingly, he also expresses a desire to revisit one of his earliest and most contentious roles in the future.
In an interview with Josh Horowitz for the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Ke Huy Quan expressed interest in reprising his role as Short Round in a possible Indiana Jones revival. He declared, “I’d be thrilled to return to that character,” admiring both himself and the fans for their affection towards Short Round. At only 13 years old, Quan played Short Round in Temple of Doom, a film this writer believes is superior to Raiders of the Lost Ark. In the movie, Short Round was Indiana Jones’ (Harrison Ford) companion, frequently saying “okie-dokie, Dr. Jones,” and assisting Indy in escaping from tricky situations on occasion.
Despite Ford retiring from the Indiana Jones series following the 2023 release of Dial of Destiny, Quan expresses a desire for the franchise to persist. However, whether it will continue is ultimately not within his control. As he stated, “[The future of the franchise] is in the hands of [Lucasfilm president] Kathleen Kennedy.” He remains hopeful and ready for any potential updates.
Why Was Short Round So Controversial?
One point frequently brought up when discussing “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” is the portrayal of Asian stereotypes through the character Short Round, played by Ke Huy Quan. When the movie first released, some criticisms arose, but as time passed and contemporary audiences re-watched it decades later, more complaints surfaced. However, Ke Huy Quan acknowledges these concerns yet defends his role in “Temple of Doom,” explaining that viewers should remember the film’s origins in the era during which it was created. In an interview with The Guardian in 2022, Quan stated:
We’re discussing an event that happened around four decades back. Given the passage of time, it’s challenging to evaluate something from such a distant past. Yet, my recollections are purely positive. I can’t find any faults with it in retrospect.
The fate of Indiana Jones on the silver screen is presently unclear, given that Lucasfilm had initially planned for “The Dial of Destiny” to possibly pave the way for a spin-off featuring Indy’s goddaughter, Helena (portrayed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge). However, some viewers criticized the character in the movie as one of its major flaws, which has left fans speculating if the Indiana Jones series will persist without Harrison Ford. The studio hasn’t yet provided any confirmation regarding this matter.
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2025-02-06 21:03