“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” to be Presented at the 76th Festival de Cannes
Harrison Ford starring the legendary hero Indiana Jones returns to the Festival de Cannes for the world premiere of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”, directed by James Mangold.
The final installment of the Lucasfilm saga will be screened on Thursday, May 18, in Cannes and will be released in theaters on June 28 in France and June 30 in the United States. 15 years after the presentation in 2008 of Indiana Jones and the “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, directed by Steven Spielberg, On this occasion, the Festival will also pay a special tribute to Harrison Ford for his career. It is to the memorable music of John Williams that James Mangold and Harrison Ford will climb the steps of the Palais des Festivals alongside Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Ethann Isidore, and Mads Mikkelsen as a symbolic gesture of the highly anticipated comeback of the famous adventurer in the Official Selection.
“In 1995, I was honored to come to Cannes with my first film Heavy, as part of Director’s Fortnite. Twenty-eight years later, I am proud to return with a slightly larger spectacle. My legendary collaborators and I are very excited to share a brand new and final Indiana Jones adventure with you!”, declared director James Mangold.
Straight out of the imagination of George Lucas, well before the great epic Star Wars, it was in 1981 that Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first part of the saga, was revealed to the world. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the adventures of Indiana Jones conquered the hearts of millions of fans who followed him for four decades.
Harrison Ford has played some of the most iconic roles of the last 50 years, among them Han Solo for George Lucas in “Star Wars IV, V, and VI”, and Rick Deckard in Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” (1982) and Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner 2049” (2017).
In 2023, James Mangold directs him to play again the adventurer with the hat and the whip. The American director and screenwriter are back in Cannes 28 years after the presentation of his first film Heavy. He then directed, among others, Copland in 1997, the biopic on Johnny Cash, Walk the Line in 2005 with Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, which earned the Oscar for Best Actress, but also 3:10 to Yuma in 2007, and Ford v Ferrari in 2019.
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”, a film by James Mangold. Starring: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Ethann Isidore, and Mads Mikkelsen. Produced by The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm. The film is produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Simon Emanuel, with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas serving as executive producers. John Williams, who has scored each Indy adventure since the original Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, has once again composed the score.
The 76th Festival de Cannes will take place from May 16 to 27, 2023. The Official Selection will be revealed in mid-April.