Originally Posted by Willravel

Whoa, whoa. Actually the character of Indiana Jones was created by George Lucas. Lucas and Speilberg were on vacation somewhere, and Speilberg mentioned that he still really wanted to make a James Bond movie, but Cubby Broccoli wouldn't let him. George Lucas said he had a better character: Indiana Smith (it was later changed to Jones). So actually it was Speilberg who wanted to make a James Bond movie (and I still think they should let him try, especially since the series restarted), and George Lucas created the Indiana Jones character.