Steven Spielberg lauds Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

The film will hit the theatres on June 30
 Steven Spielberg lauds Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

The fifth instalment in the Indiana Jones franchise, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, will hit the theatres on June 30. Unlike other films in the franchise, James Mangold, known for directing The Wolverine and Ford v Ferrari, is taking over as the director of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny from Steven Spielberg. Spielberg, who recently caught the film ahead of its release, praised the film. 

As reported by Variety at the Time 100 Summit, the veteran said, “Bob Iger had a screening for a lot of the Disney executives, and I came to the screening along with the director James Mangold. Everybody loved the movie. It’s really, really a good Indiana Jones film. I’m really proud of what Jim has done with it.”

Spielberg added, “When the lights came up, I just turned to the group and said, ‘Damn! I thought I was the only one who knew how to make one of these.”

Executive-produced by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will reportedly be Harrison Ford's last time playing the titular character.

The film will see the return of Nazis, the franchise's recurring antagonists, besides bringing Ford back as Indy. Set in 1969, the film will see Indy involved with another mystical relic, and the plot will involve former Nazi officials who infiltrated NASA during the Cold War and the space race. 

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny also features Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, John Rhys-Davies, Boyd Holbrook, Antonio Banderas, Toby Jones, and Thomas Kretschmann. The film is the first film in the franchise not directed by Steven Spielberg, who will produce instead. James Mangold directs the movie from a script he wrote with Jez Butterworth and John Henry Butterworth.

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