Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

In what must surely be a definition of futility, James Mangold has been engaging with the trolls inevitably ranting about Waller-Bridge and Kathleen Kennedy. Good luck to you Mangold but you're on a fool's errand there.

Of actual note though was his pushback that there was any reshoots of the ending. As before, if one simply listens to the source, it turns out to be clickbait, stirring the pot of the perpetually triggered.

Glad to hear the FX is still being worked on though, cos some of the trailer material was rough.

I've seen the same video, never said it was a passing rumour and again, I still think you're being overly dramatic. If it quacks like a duck etc. "there are questions"? Maybe, but Mangold gave you an answer too - sounds like you want a different conclusion 😁

But the internet's flair for the dramatic, or taking something trivial and exploding it into monetised outrage, is certainly on full show. As @FunLover18 notes, even Williams' language can be noted to simply mean "another ending". Which could be annnnnnything - Christ it could be a Shia LeBeouf cameo, considering the latest news is that Mutt Williams will be addressed in the story in some fashion. It doesn't automatically mean Waller-Bridge's character is going to high-five a walk-on cameo from Kathleen Kennedy as they both pelt Indy's grave with pússyhats.

But this is Film Discourse 2022: it can't simply be "Big Studio Releases [Probably] Mediocre Movie". No, there has to be something factional about it all. Will all be somewhat embarrassing when this film comes out, it's aggressively forgettable like most blockbusters now, and everyone moves on after its initial weekend

Given the furore over the last Indy movie, I imagine Disney are acutely aware of the resting, oversized reaction to Indy sequels. Going double for that other former Lucasarts property.

Which is why I'd imagine this film will be utterly milquetoast for that reason, when all the hubbub has died down and the reality is the film wasn't worth the energy.

As to spin offs, we'll see. The property doesn't lend itself to one as like Bond there's basically only one character of note in its whole universe. I'm sure Disney want to churn out more - it's basically why Disney+ exists - they may struggle to find a way. Bar maybe another go at Young Indiana Jones.

On the spin-off it looks like as to be expected, it'll not involve the primary cast from Indy 5; so maybe that previous rumour about it "starring" the Ravenwoods had some legs. I suppose to indulge in prior examination of Things Actually Said, technically it could be argued that it won't star Harrison Ford still could mean it'll star a recast Indy.

Fúck it, I'm in. That's an excellent trailer, and it looks like it might - might - be legitimately fun and a touching goodbye to Indy.

CGI looks garbage, but if the Dungeon and Dragons film has shown anything, it doesn't matter if the actual story within rocks.

In case anyone was hoping the final CGI might be better? Well... ... I suppose, it looks better than Crystal Skull's own? And not so transparently fake as that prior film's jungle chase. We're a far cry from the era of just building a tank to climb & fight around.

So with a bit of luck the actual adventure might be a bit of fun.