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James Mangold Still Negotiating Indiana Jones 5 Directing Deal
Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones 5, which is still locking down a deal with new director James Mangold (Ford v Ferrari, Logan), will now be releasing on July 29, 2022. The movie was originally scheduled for release on July 9, 2021. At the moment, the movie is set to open up against an untitled Marvel Movie from Disney.
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It was announced in February that Steven Spielberg had exited the project as director, which is when negotiations with Mangold to take over began.
The film was originally announced in 2016 with Spielberg and Ford returning in their respective roles and an original theatrical release date set for July 19, 2019, but was constantly pushed back after multiple rewrites came from Jonathan Kasdan, son of Raiders of the Lost Ark writer Lawrence after original writer David Koepp exited the project.
Mangold is no stranger to big-budget action, having helmed the Tom Cruise-starring Knight and Day, as well as the final two installments in the solo Wolverine series The Wolverine and Logan, the latter of which grossed over $619 million at the global box office and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. He recently directed the racing biopic Ford v. Ferrari starring Christian Bale (Vice) and Matt Damon (The Departed), which was nominated for four Oscars.
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Famed archaeologist and explorer Indiana Jones was introduced in 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark – one of AFI’s 100 Greatest American Films of All Time – and later thrilled audiences in 1984’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 1989’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The four films have brought in nearly $2 billion at the global box office.
Written by: CS
