With filming just a few months away, the cast continues to expand on the as yet untitled fifth Indiana Jones film as Avengers: Age of Ultron actor Thomas Kretschmann joins the cast which now includes Mads Mikkelsen and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
The German actor’s exact role in the much-anticipated sequel is yet to be confirmed, according to The Wrap.
Kretschmann is best known for playing the villainous Baron Wolfgang von Strucker in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
James Mangold will direct the new movie, marking the first time that Steven Spielberg won’t lead one of the franchise’s films, but Spielberg will still work as a producer. Mangold has previously directed movies such as Walk the Line and Girl, Interrupted.
The release date of Indiana Jones 5 has been changed several times. Originally, there was a summer release date set for July 2019, then it got pushed to July 2020 and then July 2021. But there is now a slotted date of July 29, 2022.
Stay tuned for a title announcement for Indiana Jones 5; with filming beginning in the next few weeks Lucasfilm and Disney are sure to want that title out there and in peoples minds ahead of the films 29th July 2022 release. Hopefully, Lucasfilm will consider a This Week In Star Wars style show to hype the return of the man in the hat.
