The new Indiana Jones trailer has finally been released and with it the long-awaited title of the fifth part: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
In
the film, which will be released in cinemas on June 30, 2023, 80-year-old Harrison Ford takes on the legendary brown fedora and appears one last time as an intrepid adventurer.
He’s dating Fleebag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who plays Indy’s goddaughter Helena, as the two face off against Voller (Mads Mikkelsen), an ex-Nazi who works at NASA on the moon landing program. The cast is rounded out by Toby Jones, Antonio Banderas, Shaunette Renée Wilson and the returning John Rhys-Davies, who reprises his role as Sallah from previous films.
This fifth adventure is directed by James Langold (Walk The Line, Logan) and is the first time Steven Spielberg hasn’t directed an episode — even if he serves as producer. It is also a significant event, as Indiana Jones and the Dial of Fate will not only be Ford’s last hurray, but also the last time that legendary composer John Williams, 90, will appear as a composer.
Here’s the trailer:
Worries and disturbing rumours
Although the trailer appears to have been well received overall, there are concerns about this fifth adventure.
The original trilogy released in the 80s — Raiders of the Lost Arc, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade — is nearly perfect, but many feel that the 2008 sequel, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, has seriously let the series down.
The next adventure has a lot to make up for.
There are also growing fears about the project, as it will feature segments featuring an aged Harrison Ford in numerous scenes, as the plot — not surprising given the title — will reportedly include some time travel.
A time-traveling Indy?
Sigh.
All the de-aging malarkey hasn’t worked so well in the past, Patrick Stewart looked eerily airbrushed in X-Men: The Last Stand, Jeff Bridges ended up as an aging Ken doll in Tron: Legacy, and the stronger effects in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman still don’t make up for the fact that Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci were still moving like older men.
Finally: “It’s not the years, honey, it’s the mileage.”
Even Marvel and Disney didn’t manage to do it convincingly, with the late Robert Downey Jr. being a disappointment in Captain America: Civil War, and there are laws against everything they’ve done to the faces of the late Peter Cushing and the much-missed Carrie Fisher in Rogue One — even though the last two were virtual actors (doppelgänger baked together in CGI) so they might get a pass.
Schaudern.
The main issue surrounding Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny, however, is the rumors about Disney’s recent test screenings, which were apparently disastrous.
On multiple platforms and outlets — the less reliable 4chan but the highly reliable World of Reel and Cosmicbook — it was reported that a handful of different endings (six of which were rumored to be) were tested and audiences booed them all.
Indiana Jones died at one end, which didn’t go down well. For another one who was considered the least popular, Phoebe Waller-Bridge replaced Harrison Ford at the end of the film — presumably to build a new franchise without the main actor.
James Mangold debunked the rumors:
“No. I didn’t give any shows at all.”
Fair enough, comes from the director’s mouth, but that was countered by comments from industry sources.
There have also been (so far unfounded) reports that Disney is demanding that the film be made again because the end result is so poor. This has led many fans to explain the absolutely obvious — that continuing the franchise beyond the original three films was primarily a terrible idea — and panicked that Disney could ruin the franchise, as they did with the last Star Wars trilogy.
So should we crucify the movie before it’s released and believe all the rumors?
No
Should we be worried?
Likely. A story that revolves around a time traveler MacGuffin sounds awful.
Will the last worthy Indy movie remain in the 80s?
Very likely, but safest, to reserve a verdict until the film is released next summer.
And finally, will viewers flock to watch the movie when it comes out and brings him “luck and honor,” or will it be “not a ticket”?
Find out on June 30, 2023.
The new Indiana Jones trailer has finally been released and with it the long-awaited title of the fifth part: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
In
the film, which will be released in cinemas on June 30, 2023, 80-year-old Harrison Ford takes on the legendary brown fedora and appears one last time as an intrepid adventurer.
He’s dating Fleebag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who plays Indy’s goddaughter Helena, as the two face off against Voller (Mads Mikkelsen), an ex-Nazi who works at NASA on the moon landing program. The cast is rounded out by Toby Jones, Antonio Banderas, Shaunette Renée Wilson and the returning John Rhys-Davies, who reprises his role as Sallah from previous films.
This fifth adventure is directed by James Langold (Walk The Line, Logan) and is the first time Steven Spielberg hasn’t directed an episode — even if he serves as producer. It is also a significant event, as Indiana Jones and the Dial of Fate will not only be Ford’s last hurray, but also the last time that legendary composer John Williams, 90, will appear as a composer.
Here’s the trailer:
Worries and disturbing rumours
Although the trailer appears to have been well received overall, there are concerns about this fifth adventure.
The original trilogy released in the 80s — Raiders of the Lost Arc, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade — is nearly perfect, but many feel that the 2008 sequel, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, has seriously let the series down.
The next adventure has a lot to make up for.
There are also growing fears about the project, as it will feature segments featuring an aged Harrison Ford in numerous scenes, as the plot — not surprising given the title — will reportedly include some time travel.
A time-traveling Indy?
Sigh.
All the de-aging malarkey hasn’t worked so well in the past, Patrick Stewart looked eerily airbrushed in X-Men: The Last Stand, Jeff Bridges ended up as an aging Ken doll in Tron: Legacy, and the stronger effects in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman still don’t make up for the fact that Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci were still moving like older men.
Finally: “It’s not the years, honey, it’s the mileage.”
Even Marvel and Disney didn’t manage to do it convincingly, with the late Robert Downey Jr. being a disappointment in Captain America: Civil War, and there are laws against everything they’ve done to the faces of the late Peter Cushing and the much-missed Carrie Fisher in Rogue One — even though the last two were virtual actors (doppelgänger baked together in CGI) so they might get a pass.
Schaudern.
The main issue surrounding Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny, however, is the rumors about Disney’s recent test screenings, which were apparently disastrous.
On multiple platforms and outlets — the less reliable 4chan but the highly reliable World of Reel and Cosmicbook — it was reported that a handful of different endings (six of which were rumored to be) were tested and audiences booed them all.
Indiana Jones died at one end, which didn’t go down well. For another one who was considered the least popular, Phoebe Waller-Bridge replaced Harrison Ford at the end of the film — presumably to build a new franchise without the main actor.
James Mangold debunked the rumors:
“No. I didn’t give any shows at all.”
Fair enough, comes from the director’s mouth, but that was countered by comments from industry sources.
There have also been (so far unfounded) reports that Disney is demanding that the film be made again because the end result is so poor. This has led many fans to explain the absolutely obvious — that continuing the franchise beyond the original three films was primarily a terrible idea — and panicked that Disney could ruin the franchise, as they did with the last Star Wars trilogy.
So should we crucify the movie before it’s released and believe all the rumors?
No
Should we be worried?
Likely. A story that revolves around a time traveler MacGuffin sounds awful.
Will the last worthy Indy movie remain in the 80s?
Very likely, but safest, to reserve a verdict until the film is released next summer.
And finally, will viewers flock to watch the movie when it comes out and brings him “luck and honor,” or will it be “not a ticket”?
Find out on June 30, 2023.