Movies - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny : Discover the first trailer

By Mulder, 01 december 2022

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is an upcoming American action adventure film starring Harrison Ford as archaeologist Indiana Jones in the fifth installment of the Indiana Jones film series. The film is directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the script with Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth. It is the first film in the series not directed by Steven Spielberg nor with a story written by George Lucas, with Spielberg serving as a producer instead. John Rhys-Davies reprises his role as Sallah, and new cast members include Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Boyd Holbrook, Thomas Kretschmann, Toby Jones, and Antonio Banderas. Lucas began researching potential plot devices in 2008, although the project stalled for years. He passed the project to producer Kathleen Kennedy in 2012, when she became the president of Lucasfilm. Progress on a fifth film remained dormant while the company worked on the Star Wars sequel trilogy. David Koepp was eventually hired to write the fifth film in 2016, with a release date set for 2019, although this was delayed several times due to script rewrites. Jonathan Kasdan was hired to replace Koepp in 2018, and Koepp was working on the script again in 2019, before eventually leaving the project. Spielberg was to direct the film, but stepped down in 2020, with Mangold taking his place. Filming began in June 2021, and concluded in February 2022. Shooting locations include across the United Kingdom in England and Scotland, Italy, and Morocco.

Although Crystal Skull was largely shot in the U.S., Marshall said that the fifth film would return to a global range of filming locations like the earlier films.Mangold was opposed to using the StageCraft virtual production technology developed by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) for Lucasfilm's The Mandalorian (2019-present), wanting to rely mainly on practical effects. Principal photography began in the U.K. on June 4, 2021. Shooting locations include Pinewood Studios and Bamburgh Castle. Scenes were also filmed at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway near Grosmont, where an action sequence involving Ford's stunt double was shot and replicas of World War II-era Nazi military vehicles were seen on set.Ford himself was spotted in Grosmont on June 7, 2021.

During mid-June, filming took place at the Leaderfoot Viaduct in Scotland, while a motorcycle chase was shot in the Scottish village of Glencoe. Other Scottish locations included Biggar, South Lanarkshire. Later in June, location shooting moved to London where a street in Hackney was lined with vintage cars. Filming also took place inside a private residence which was reportedly chosen for its period style interior. However, filming allegedly caused controversy with local residents who were said to have complained about the disruption it had caused.On June 23, Ford reportedly had injured his shoulder during the rehearsal of a fight scene and it was announced that the production crew would shoot around his recovery. In July,shooting moved to Glasgow's city centre, which was transformed to resemble New York City. A chase sequence, shot along St. Vincent Street and other areas, recreates a 1969 ticker tape parade celebrating the return of the Apollo 11 astronauts. A stunt double, Mike Massa, performed in place of Ford throughout the Glasgow shoot, with motion capture markers applied to his face. Holbrook and Waller-Bridge were also on set.Filming in Glasgow lasted two weeks.

Ford resumed filming in September 2021, and some shooting took place in the Hatton Garden area of London, which also doubled as New York City. A month later, production moved to Sicily, Italy. The Italian shoot included nearly 600 crew members. Filming began in the city of Syracuse, with locations such as the Ear of Dionysius cave, the Grotta Dei Cordari cave, the Neapolis archaeological park,and Castello Maniace. Subsequent shooting locations in Sicily included the city of Cefalùand the Province of Trapani The latter location included filming in the towns of Castellammare del Golfoand Marsala.Ford and Waller-Bridge also filmed at the Temple of Segesta. Some filming in Sicily involved actors dressed as Roman soldiers, which created speculation that the film's storyline involves time travel. Filming began in Fez, Morocco, on October 17, 2021. On November 4, a camera operator named Nic Cupac was found dead in his Morocco hotel room; Disney stated that his death was not production related. Filming was completed on February 26, 2022. Ford is going to be de-aged for the opening prologue of the film, set in 1944. The de-aging process used several techniques, including new software from ILM which looked through archived footage of a younger Ford. He was de-aged to depict his appearance during the first three Indiana Jones films. Commenting on his feelings about being de-aged, Ford opined that the process "spooked" him a bit, but was nonetheless impressed. Spielberg had previously rejected the idea of de-aging Ford, saying that he wanted Ford's age to be acknowledged in the film.Phedon Papamichael serves as cinematographer, marking his sixth film with Mangold.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on June 30, 2023, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It was initially set for release on July 19, 2019, but was delayed to July 10, 2020, with the live-action remake of The Lion King (1994) taking its former spot. It then shifted to July 9, 2021, and was further delayed to July 29, 2022, following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the film industry.  Disney CEO Bob Iger said in 2016 that the future of the franchise with Ford was unknown, but that the fifth film would not be the final installment in the franchise. In 2022, Kennedy reaffirmed earlier comments that Ford's role as Indiana Jones would not be recast,while Ford confirmed that the fifth film would be his last in the series. As of November 2022, Disney was considering multiple options to continue the franchise, including additional films.

In June 2016, Spielberg confirmed that John Williams, who scored for the previous films in the Indiana Jones franchise, would return to compose the music for the fifth film. In 2022, Williams stated that it would be his final film score, following plans for a retirement  Williams premiered one of his compositions, "Helena's Theme", at the Hollywood Bowl on September 2, 2022, at Mangold's request. During Star Wars Celebration in May 2022, Ford debuted the first official image from the film, showing Jones silhouetted in a cave. Exclusive footage was shown to attendees at the D23 Expo in September 2022.The footage included shots of a de-aged Ford and multiple action sequences, and confirmed the return of Rhys-Davies. The film's title, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, was revealed on December 1, 2022.

Synopsis : 
In 1969, American archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones lives against the backdrop of the Space Race. Jones has started to feel doubts when the U.S. Government recruited former World War II enemies in desperation to beat the Soviet Union out in the competition. His goddaughter, Helena, accompanies him on his journey. Meanwhile, Voller, a NASA member and ex-Nazi involved with the moon-landing program, wishes to rectify the world into a better place as he sees fit

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Directed by James Mangold
Written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, James Mangold
Based on Characters by George Lucas, Philip Kaufman
Produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Simon Emanuel
Starring  Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Boyd Holbrook, Thomas Kretschmann, Toby Jones, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies
Cinematography : Phedon Papamichael
Music by John Williams
Production companies : Lucasfilm Ltd., Amblin Entertainment
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date : June 30, 2023 (United States)