Harrison Ford’s iconic role as Indiana Jones has made an appearance on the big screen again, with the release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. The movie was released almost two decades after the last one, which was the 2008 movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The movie was highly anticipated by fans and featured older castmates, like John Rhys-Davies but also adds new actors to the mix, like Fleabag actress, Pheobe Waller-Bridge.
Ford did an interview with Entertainment Weekly, where he talked about hanging the Indiana Jones hat for good after this movie as well as the process of filming.
What Was Harrison Ford Most Excited About For Indiana Jones 5?
During this interview, Harrison Ford revealed that one of the biggest aspects of Indiana Jones’ characters that he wanted to showcase in this movie was his reflection on his past behavior. He explained this by stating that in this movie, Jones has retired from academia after teaching uninterested students of archeology for many years.
“I wanted to see him reflect on the behavior that he has exhibited over his life,” the veteran actor explains. “He’s retiring from academia. He’s been teaching disinterested students archeology, at a time when everybody’s looking forward. No one wants to think about the past. There are men on the moon in a very exciting new time, but this sort of makes him feel a bit out of place.”
He defined their disinterest by mentioning that this was during a time when not many were interested in looking into the past, as there was a lot more to see and to come in the future. Ford was excited to see this character in the last of his years after seeing him through the highs and lows of his youth, calling this a wonderful opportunity for him.
Harrison Ford On Indiana Jones 5 going to James Mangold from Steven Spielberg
Harrison Ford bushed upon the subject of James Mangold taking the reins on Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny from Steven Spielberg, who was responsible for every Indiana Jones movie except for the last one. Ford stated that Spielberg was present in their minds and hearts while the making of this movie. Spielberg was also on the set of the movie as well as the editing room.
“And Jim [Mangold] acknowledges that he’s been influenced by Steven — his work and his style, his method of work — ever since he can remember,” mentioned Ford.
It would seem that Spielberg was involved in every aspect of the movie, regularly showing up on set for long stretches of time according to Mangold who mentioned that his idol was standing behind him, looking over his shoulder in the editing bay when he viewed the final product of the movie.
“There weren’t any internecine battles over what it was going to be,” he says. “Everyone was really comfortable with where we were going and how we were doing it,” said Mangold.
Mangold added that this entire process could have become very weird very quickly but he and Spielberg ended up becoming friends and working as collaborators on set. He went on to say that everyone on set became quite comfortable with the dynamic the two had going on.
Source: Entertainment Weekly
