Why Indiana Jones 5 Could Be The Last Movie In Franchise
Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy opens up about why Indiana Jones 5 might be the last movie of the franchise shortly after wrapping filming. Harrison Ford is returning to lead the cast as the titular adventurer alongside Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Kretschmann, Boyd Holbrook, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Toby Jones, Antonio Banderas and Olivier Richters in undisclosed roles. Plot details are currently unknown for Indiana Jones 5 though the film is expected to explore the archaeologist's time during World War II as well as after the events of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Development on Indiana Jones 5 has seen a bumpy road for the better part of 15 years, with George Lucas struggling to determine a proper story for the film before ultimately departing the franchise and handing the reins to Kathleen Kennedy upon her Lucasfilm president promotion in 2012. After initially hiring Jurassic Park scribe David Koepp and Solo: A Star Wars Story's Jonathan Kasdan to work on the film at various points, the sequel would finally start to gain some ground in mid-2020 when Logan's James Mangold signed on to direct and co-write with Ford v Ferrari collaborators Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. Filming on Indiana Jones 5 would run from June 2021 to this past February and as post-production continues leading up to its June 2023 release, those behind the franchise are already looking to what the future may hold for the series.
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