Logan Director To Helm New Indiana Jones Movie
James Mangold will direct Harrison Ford in a new Indiana Jones movie for Disney.
Disney Investors Day has continued on at breakneck speed with a tidal wave of Lucasfilm announcements--but not all of them are set within the Star Wars universe. Peppered in with the news of upcoming TV shows for a galaxy far, far away was an announcement for a different franchise: Indiana Jones will be making a comeback to "conclude the iconic character's journey" according to Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy.
The new Indy film will be helmed by director James Mangold (Logan, Ford vs. Ferrari) and feature the man himself, Harrison Ford, reprising the role.
Details about the film are not yet available, but Kennedy has confirmed it will begin shooting in Spring of 2021 for a release in July of 2022.
The Disney Twitter account confirmed.
Lucasfilm is in pre-production on the next installment of Indiana Jones. At the helm is James @Mang0ld, director of Ford v Ferrari, and Indy himself, Harrison Ford, will be back to continue his iconic character’s journey. Adventure arrives July 2022.
— Disney (@Disney) December 10, 2020
This will be the fifth Indy movie in the franchise, following 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
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