Indiana Jones 5 Director Reflects on Mixed Reception, “It Hurt”

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Veteran director James Mangold reflects on the bittersweet experience of helming Harrison Ford's final outing as the iconic Indiana Jones, navigating the challenges of an aging hero and the film's mixed critical and commercial reception.

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Mangold reveals that the opportunity to direct Indiana Jones 5 arose when his Bob Dylan biopic was temporarily halted due to COVID-19 restrictions and Timothée Chalamet's Dune commitments, with Spielberg and Kennedy approaching him to work on the franchise.
Despite the film's commercial disappointment, generating an estimated $100 million loss for Disney, Mangold stands by his artistic vision, particularly the movie's meditation on aging and closure, stating 'it was a joyous experience, but it hurt, in the sense that I really love Harrison and I wanted audiences to love him as he was.'

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James Mangold, Harrison Ford, Disney, Lucasfilm, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, A Complete Unknown, Dune

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