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Indiana Jones 5 director James Mangold debunks ‘leaked’ ending of film

Reports claimed to know what happened in new Harrison Ford film

Jacob Stolworthy
Friday 18 November 2022 12:07 GMT
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Indiana Jones 5 director James Mangold has debunked reports surrounding how the film will end.

The new sequel will see Harrison Ford, 80, return as the character alongside Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

In recent months, it was claimed that test screenings of the film ended with Waller-Bridge succeeding Ford as a female version of the character.

However, Mangold has debunked these rumours, telling his Twitter followers: “No one will ever replace Indiana Jones. Not in any script. Not in any cut. Never discussed.”

He also said that, as of 11 November, there have been no screenings of the film whatsoever.

Ford has played daring archaeologist-adventurer Dr Henry “Indiana” Jones Jr in four films – 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1984’s Temple of Doom, 1989’s The Last Crusade, and 2008’s Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

In February 2020, Steven Spielberg, who was originally set to direct, announced that he would not be overseeing the project as he wished to pass the character’s legacy on “to a new generation”.

Spielberg has said he will remain on board as a “hands on” producer of the film.

The forthcoming film will be the first ever Indiana Jones movie to be directed by someone else.

Indiana Jones 5 is expected to be released in July 2023.

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