George Lucas has said that he expects people to be disappointed by his new Indiana Jones movie.
The 'Star Wars' director told USA Today: "When you do a movie like this, a sequel that's very, very anticipated, people anticipate ultimately that it's going to be the Second Coming."
He added: "And it's not. It's just a movie. You probably have fond memories of the other movies. But if you went back and looked at them, they might not hold up the same way..."
Comparing the reaction of fans when he returned to the 'Star Wars' franchise 16 years after 'Return of the Jedi' he said: "When people approach the new [Indiana Jones], much like they did with 'Phantom Menace', they have a tendency to be a little harder on it."
Lucas is the executive producer on 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull', alongside director Steven Spielberg.
In response to the anticipated critical reaction to the film he said: "You're not going to get a lot of accolades doing a movie like this. All you can do is lose. I know the critics are going to hate it. They hate the idea of making another one. They've already made up their minds."
'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull', starring Harrison Ford and Cate Blanchett, will open in Irish cinemas on 22 May.
