James Mangold replies in twitter and shuts down speculations that Indiana Jones gets a replacement in the upcoming movie. Rumors rose in the past week about an alleged advanced screening that did not fare well with its audience. These rumors progressed to speculations that the character of actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge replaces the character Indiana Jones and actor Harrison Ford as the movie’s protagonist.
Who better to set the notions straight but the director himself right?
James Mangold Shuts Down Speculations On Indiana Jones Replacement
Well, Paulo, it's up to you who you believe — an anonymous troll named "basement dweller" & "doomcock" or the actual director of the film. No one will ever replace Indiana Jones. Not in any script. Not in any cut. Never discussed.
— Mangold (@mang0ld) November 11, 2022
Needless to say, Harrison Ford will always be Indiana Jones in the Lucasfilm franchise. In fact, he may actually be in the running for a Guinness Record once the movie arrives in theaters in June next year. The very same record that Hugh Jackman, Sir Patrick Steward, Tobey McGuire and Willem Dafoe had. But, I digress.
There is no other actor who has taken the adult role of Indiana Jones in the silver screen. Meanwhile, Ford has already said it in D23 last September that this will be his last Indy movie.
…I will not fall for you again…
However, considering the tone and emotional delivery of Ford during the presentation, fans can’t help but feel that there is something “ending”. Definitely, no fan wants Indy to die in the movie. Perhaps, it can be considered a fervent anticipation for the movie that these speculations are now surfacing. Because fans want so much to know about the upcoming movie, some accounts tend to over indulge their musings.
Apparently, the director also had to clear the information about an advanced screening. Clearly, James Mangold stated that no such thing has ever happened.
James Mangold Shuts Down Speculations On Indiana Jones Replacement
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By November 12, twitter user Paolo with the handle @WedgeDAntilles has apologized and posted he was only poking fun at the topic. From there, he expressed his thanks and anticipation in watching the fifth instalment of Indiana Jones.
James Mangold’s Indiana Jones 5 starring the legendary Lucasfilm actor Harrison Ford is on schedule on June 30, 2023. Joining Ford and Waller-Bridge as cast are Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Kretschmann, Boyd Holbrook and many others. Script writer credits go to Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth for screenplay that Mangold wrote based on characters that Philip Kaufman and George Lucas created.
