"Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny": Harrison Ford Bids Farewell To Indiana Jones

For the first time a Indiana Jones It is not directed by Steven Spielberg, but by James Mangold, the director of Ford versus Ferrari or even from logan. In the interview, the filmmaker talks to us about Harrison Ford, Mads Mikkelsen and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, special effects and his directing style…

It was June 12, 1981 when a new hero entered the dark rooms in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Harrison Ford plays Indiana Jones, an archaeologist and teacher who is infatuated with all of his students. At 39, the former Carpenter actor is best known for his role as Han Solo – The Empire Strikes Back hit theaters last year – and isn’t yet known for Blade Runner, let alone his role as Jack Ryan in the two feature films based on the works of Tom Clancy.

throughput time…

The Indiana Jones saga, of which The Dial of Destiny is the fifth installment, grossed no less than $1.98 billion at the international box office, and Indy, with his hat and his whip, quickly became a popular culture icon. , available in television series and video games. A few weeks ago, the entire film team was at the Cannes Film Festival, where the now eighty-year-old Harrison Ford, on the verge of tears, received a palm of honour.

The clenched throat, the disbelieving look in the face of the ovation of journalists during the press conference on the presentation of Indiana Jones and the choice of fate, the actor made no secret of his involvement in the project, and that from the very beginning.

“I wanted to see a good film, a finale to the saga. I wanted the script to be complete. I wanted to see the burden of life on the face of this man who always relied heavily on his youth and strength. I wanted us to see him reinventing himself, needing support, and I also wanted him to have a relationship that isn’t the kind you see in so many films. And I couldn’t have been better served,” Harrison Ford told reporters.

When questioned in person by the QMI agency a few days later, James Mangold stated that he “had been invited to a series of meetings by Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford.” It was the two men who convinced him, then he got to work and worked on the screenplay for more than a year.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny begins with scenes that take Indy back to the middle of World War II as he steals the Holy Lance from the Nazis, and more specifically from Jürgen Voller – the one that would have pierced the side of Christ (Mads Mikkelsen) with the help of his Friend Basil Shaw (Toby Jones). A quarter of a century later, in the 1970s, Indiana Jones is retired when his goddaughter Helena Shaw (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) is looking for him and asks for help in finding the Antikythera Machine, a mechanism invented by Archimedes should .

“When I joined the project, the adventures were already envisioned, but I found a connection missing, which is why this story had to be set at this precise moment in Indiana Jones’ life. It is at this point that the notion of time emerged, not only because of the artifact but also as a theme, as all of the characters in the film feel remorse and reflect on their past and future. Detailed description by James Mangold, who wrote the screenplay with collaborators Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and David Koepp.

Classic

Invented by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Indiana Jones has his final adventure in The Dial of Destiny. The classic feature film is marked by nostalgia and allows us to see again Karen Allen in the role of Marion or John Rhys-Davies in that of Sallah, Indy’s friend who allowed him to find the Ark of the Covenant and the Graal.

And watching this new Indiana Jones, one cannot help but wonder if the Spielberg cinema of our childhood is not doomed… a question to which James Mangold has given his answer.

“I feel like I grew up hearing Steven Spielberg whisper in my ear before I became a director because his films touched me deeply.” His love of cinema from Hollywood’s golden age shaped me. I’m a classic director. I like well-crafted stories with broad points of view, typical of the golden years of American cinema.

“I’m not at all a fan of mega productions with multiple cameras and frantic editing. I always feel like I’m learning to tell classic stories, so this film gave me a chance to have fun in a playground I love. Is this style doomed to disappear? Perhaps. And if so, then I’m one of the last winemakers who want to keep offering good bottles of wine on their shelves.”

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny hits theaters across the province on June 29.

Take the subway!

In one of the feature film’s most memorable scenes, reminiscent of the first feature, Indiana Jones finds herself on the New York City subway – on horseback. James Mangold explains how he captured this moment.

“I got the idea thanks to McCloud, an old American series I watched when I was 13 and in which Dennis Weaver plays a Texas Ranger riding through Manhattan on horseback. I thought it might be a typical Indiana Jones moment.

“We used two sets from Pinewood Studios in England to shoot these scenes. One of them, that of the subway station and the largest plateau in Europe, was shaped like a hickey. The rails were on the right side and continued outwards. So the horse could gallop without having to stop in front of a wall.