Lucasfilm panel at Star Wars Celebration closed with the first image for the highly-anticipated sequelIndiana Jones 5. The film bringsHarrison Fordback as the globe-throating archeological explorer and is expected to hit theaters next year.
The first image forIndiana Jones 5shows Indy with his iconic hat exploring what seems to be a massive cave. In the picture, Indiana Jones is crossing a rope bridge that looks like it could snap at any time, which means the upcoming sequel will be exploring yet another archeological location lost in time. Ford is holding a flashlight in the new image, trying to find his way in the dark cave while a few sun rays break through the hard stone and shed a yellow light over the scene.
While the first image forIndiana Jones 5doesn’t reveal much about the movie’s plot, it’s undoubtedly exciting to see Ford back in one of his most beloved roles. Ford also seemed emotional when he went over the Lucasfilm panel stage to present the new image, and the star used the moment to praiseJames Mangold, the sequel’s director. Ford said he “had a wonderful experience working with James Mangold” and that he’s “really proud of the movie that we made.”
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While Lucasfilm keeps the plot forIndiana Jones 5under absolute secrecy, someset images teased the Nazis would returnfor the sequel. The Nazis have been the primary villains for two of the four previousIndiana Jonesfilms. InRaiders of the Lost Ark, set in 1936, Indiana is hired by the US government to retrieve the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazi Germans. As forIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade, set in 1938, the Holy Grail is the prize coveted by the Nazis and by our favorite archeologist.
Indiana Jones 5is a direct sequel to the fourth film,Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which was set in 1957. So, either we’ll be getting some flashbacks in the upcoming sequel, or the mystic artifact that’s bound to show up inIndiana Jones 5has some time-traveling properties. We’ll know more about the sequel when Lucasfilm releases a trailer. It shouldn’t be long now sinceMangold has been editingIndiana Jones 5for a couple of months.
Indiana Jones 5also starsPhoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Boyd Holbrook, Antonio Banderas, Toby Jones,andThomas Kretschmannin undisclosed roles. This is the firstIndiana Jonesfilm not directed bySteven Spielberg, who will produce instead. Mangold (Logan,Ford v. Ferrari) directsIndiana Jones 5from a script he co-wrote with screenwriting duoJezandJohn-Henry Butterworth.
