Bad Guy in New "Indiana Jones" Movie Is Nazi Who Works at NASA

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The fifth installation of the "Indiana Jones" series is on it's way, with Harrison Ford reprising his role as the series' fedora-wearing, whip-wielding main character.

NASA might face some complicated questions as a result of the movie's creators revealing a few details about the plot in a new Empire exclusive.

The co-writers of the film said that the program was run by ex-Nazis. The question is how "ex" they are. It makes its way up Indy's nose.

That is correct. The film takes place in 1969 at the center of the 20th century space race. Indy finds himself in a fight against a Nazi named Voller. The premise of the film is based on a real NASA engineer named Wernher von Braun, who was a former Nazi and played a key role in the Apollo missions.

Troubling Past

Von Braun's NASA legacy is not good. He predicted back in 1953 that a man named "Elun" would take humankind to Mars.

The German ex-pat joined the Nazi party in 1937 and by 1943 was a major in the German military and a leader on the V2 rocket team. Von Braun was hired by the American military to help them get their hands on V2 technology.

In 1969 an engineer working for NASA was questioned by a German court for crimes against humanity and prisoner labor was used in the construction of a rocket.

While some of von Braun's defenders will argue that he was a victim of the Nazi regime, two things are clear: he was more than willing to accept human suffering for the sake of his own ambitions, and US and NASA officials knew about it.

How the new "Indiana Jones" will deal with those realities is something we are wondering. Do you think anything would happen? It's another reminder of NASA's desire to put their own goals first.

Indiana Jones 5 will fight the Nazis again.