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As for the who the villains will be, that's a little tougher to guess. Word had it that the Kasdan script involved some kind of search for the Wałbrzych Nazi gold train but it's since been thrown out.
Spielberg did go on record as saying that after making Schindler's List he didn't want to make the Nazis into comical bad guys ever again but as that was over 12 years ago, perhaps his views may have changed.
I don't know, it could work. Let's not forget that after the war, thousands upon thousands of Nazis escaped trial via the use of "ratlines" and the US-backed Operation Paperclip.
If one really wanted to do a different kind of Indiana Jones movie, one without a long MacGuffin hunt, why not have him be recruited to do some kind of Nazi-hunting? After all, the 50s-70s were the heydey for people like Simon Wiesenthal.
Not that I think this will happen, mind you. Indiana Jones has never really gotten that dark before, or really delved into actual real-world atrocities. My guess is that the villain will just be some non-ideological bad guy after an artefact or treasure or something.
:Edit: Intriguing little James Bond-related factoid: this will be the first Indiana Jones film/Spielberg film to be shot at Pinewood Studios. My guess would be because Disney now owns both Indiana Jones and a lease on Pinewood for the next decade.
(The first three were filmed at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire and Crystal Skull was shot entirely in Los Angeles.)
It’s a bit of a shame that Last Crusade re-ran Raiders so closely, as Temple had shown that Indy films don’t have to follow the same formula.
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/steven-spielberg-indiana-jones-5-james-mangold-harrison-ford-1203515698/
Please check @nobodydoesitbetter's post above. Major news concerning Indy 5.
Mangold is a solid director so I’m totally okay with this... Spielberg would have phoned in another half ass attempt at comedy instead of an exciting action adventure movie.
I'm okay with this.
As is Martin Campbell
As stated above, Spielberg is one of the greatest directors of our time, but nothing that he's done in the past 10 to 15 year has really come close to his previous works. I'm 56 and have been watching his films since Duel first aired.
Mangold has done some solid films; he's a good pick. The franchise needs someone new in "the chair" .
Mangold is a good director, he did a great job on Ford vs Ferrari: he showed he can do action, drama, tension, heart and humour with that film. But only one guy is Steven Spielberg.
I want to see one last, great Indiana Jones film starring Harrison Ford; hopefully we get one.
As with Bond , there are so many behind the scene stories that I would love to hear.
The change of director feels like they´re already initiating a process of softly leading over into the next era of the franchise, i.e. this time without Ferrari, next time without Ford.
Yeah I remember a while ago hearing that Tarantino calls Tenple Spielberg’s best directed film, and you can see what he means. It might not be the best Indy film, but the direction is just so sharp and assured and energetic and sparky in that one: he’s absolutely at his peak.
Ha! Very nice :D
I know what you mean: this now feels like less the end of an era than the beginning of a way to do something else with Indy. Which is good in one way, but also I feel more unsure about what this is actually going to be now.
https://screenrant.com/indiana-jones-5-steven-spielberg-not-directing-reason/
If this film is going to happen, I would rather see Spielberg and Ford go out together than bring in a new guy, because honestly I don't have high hopes for this new project.
The Indy series is right behind Bond and Mission: Impossible and ahead of things like Star Wars for me, so I have had mixed feelings about another Indy given the top-tier entertainments of the original trilogy and the disappointment of Crystal Skull. While I'm not clear on if he has any involvement, but if you wanna kick Lucas to the curb, take one of my feet.
It´s funny, I was surprised at how much younger than now Ford looks on those pics from KOTCS. On the other hand, I really think he gives a much more lively vibe at the moment, both in interviews and in Call of the Wild.
I respectfully disagree that Mangold is a journeyman director. His work on Logan and Ford vs. Ferrari is fantastic. FvF, in particular, is a film that by right should be a snooze fest but is riveting from beginning to end. I've never been excited by car racing in my life but those racing scenes had me on the edge of my seat. So if someone other than Spielberg has to direct, I'm totally fine with it being Mangold. I just hope this doesn't cause another delay, since we've already had three of those and Harrison isn't getting any younger.
He’s no longer in his prime for sure as far as consistency and he should steer clear of trying to make pop movies, Ready Player One. He’s also working again on another Mark Rylance movie which is another setting himself up for at best good, not great movie as far as I can see.
He’s still capable of knocking something great out though so you can’t count him out completely.