Speaking with Games Radar, Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy discussed the final adventure of Indiana Jones, an emotional affair that Kennedy went into detail on as James Mangold takes over the big chair from Steven Spielberg.
“I think this was really more Steven and Harrison, they both felt very strongly that they hadn’t really quite wrapped things up the way they wanted. More importantly, for Harrison and his character, he wanted a final chapter. He was ready; he’s 80 years old but he’s in great shape, very together. He wasn’t quite ready to say goodbye – now he is.”
“What’s great about Harrison is he wouldn’t have returned if he didn’t have a story and a script that he really liked and really cared about, and that was what we talked about most of the time, was just trying to get this story right, trying to find, ‘What are the values that mean so much to everybody who loves this series? How do we bring this to a closure that people really feel is significant and adds up to something?’ And identifying this theme of time was really important. Once we had that, I think he was very invested in working on that.”
“They had a wealth of knowledge and experience of what went into these movies before. That was hugely beneficial to Jim [Mangold]. Jim was stepping into some very big shoes, and having them there and knowing that he had the two of them to ask questions if he needed it – same thing with John Williams being a part of this, and knowing that he had the maestro bringing back the music that we all know and love. That’s what all three of them brought to this for Jim and for all of us, so that it feels like it’s a very seamless transition.”
Over on the rate limited realm of Twitter, Frank Marshall shared a brief video from the opening days filming on Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny back in June 2021.
Opening Day! June, 2021. Bamburgh Castle. The opening shot of INDIANA JONES and the DIAL OF DESTINY celebrates Opening Day of the movie around the world! @Disney @Disney_UK @IndianaJones @Barnett_College #IndianaJones #DialOfDestiny #IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny pic.twitter.com/2H7fK0MQbf
— Frank Marshall (@LeDoctor) June 30, 2023
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