“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Fate: Spielberg Steps Aside for New Director’s Fresh Take”

For the first time in the history of the successful saga of Indiana Jones, Steven Spielberg will not be behind the cameras. the fifth installment, Indiana Jones and the dial of fatewhich is going to premiere at the next Cannes Film Festival, is directed by another filmmaker, James Mangoldresponsible of Le Mans ’66 o Logan. It will be the only absence from the triad of characters that turned these films into film history. Harrison Ford he repeats as the protagonist and John Williams is once again responsible for the soundtrack.

Spielberg’s responsibility in relaunching the popular adventures of the archaeologist who succeeds in all kinds of adventures and his confrontations with the Nazis is reduced in this fifth installment to that of executive producer, along with George Lucas. As justified by sources close to the director of Sharkdecided to step aside bring a fresh look at the franchise and attract a younger generation.

Spielberg, as he revealed publicly this week, has already seen Indiana Jones and the dial of fate in a pass for many of the Disney executives in which James Mangold was also present. And despite the obvious partisanship of him for the participation in the production of the film, the assessment of him has been more than positive: “It’s a very, very good Indiana Jones movie.. I’m very proud of what Jim has done,” he confessed at the Time 100 Summit.

And he added to reaffirm his satisfaction: “When the lights came on I turned to the group and said: ‘Damn! I thought I was the only one who knew how to make one of these’“. Surely that exclamation drew a knowing smile from James Mangold.

Indiana Jones and the dial of fate will once again feature Harrison Ford, 80, as the protagonist, who will meet up with some old enemies: the Nazis. The feature film, set in 1969, features a scene that will take the audience back to the year 1944. Thanks to artificial intelligence tools, the actor will digitally rejuvenate until he looked the age his character was in in search of the lost arkthe first installment of the Indiana Jones saga, during a scene that lasts 25 minutes.

The cast is completed Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), Antonio Banderas (pain and glory), John Rhys-Davies (in search of the lost ark), Toby Jones (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), Boyd Holbrook (Logan), Ethan Isidore (Mortal) and Mads Mikkelsen (Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets). The premiere of the film is scheduled for June 30.

The last installment in the series was Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), the worst valued of all despite raising 790 million dollars at the box office worldwide. in search of the lost ark (1981), the cursed temple (1984) y the last crusade (1989) complete a universe that has fascinated millions of viewers, who now hope to confirm Spielberg’s words with their own eyes.

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