How Indiana Jones 5’s Tone Compares To Other Movies Explained By Ford

Harrison Ford explains how Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’s tone compares to the other movies in his beloved action-adventure franchise.

While teasing plenty of exciting old-school action to come, Harrison Ford has shared how Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny‘s tone will compare to the other movies. Helmed by Logan‘s James Mangold, the next installment in the action-adventure franchise will see Indiana dragged into a new adventure by his goddaughter Helena to stop former Nazis involved with NASA’s moon-landing program who are on the hunt for the titular mysterious artifact. Alongside Ford, the cast for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will see the return of John Rhys-Davies as Sallah and franchise newcomers Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Boyd Holbrook, Antonio Banderas, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Thomas Kretschmann and Toby Jones.

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss his recent resurgence, Harrison Ford offered some insight for the long-awaited Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. When asked how the film’s tone will compare to prior entries in the franchise, Ford indicated audiences will see the eponymous adventurer at “a logical place” in his life, and praised Mangold’s script and direction for the story. See what Ford shared below:

What I love is that we’re meeting him at a different point in his life to where we’ve seen him in these other films. It’s a logical place for him to be at this stage, considering his behavior and what he spent his time doing. It’s a very interesting script Jim came up with.

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Indiana Jones’ Tonal Evolution In Previous Movies Explained

Created by Star Wars‘ George Lucas in an effort to bring back the film serial adventures of the ’30s and ’40s, the Indiana Jones franchise has largely retained the same level of enthusiastic adventure across each installment. However, the various sequels have all seen subtle changes helping them to feel wholly independent of each other coming off of the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark. The original film was best known for its blend of light-hearted adventure and more serious material, including the iconic melting faces scene during the opening of the Ark of the Covenant.

Its direct follow-up, the 1984 prequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, infamously proved more divisive with its tonal direction, which attempted a similar mix of dark and light. However, the overly screechy Willie Scott, played by director Steven Spielberg’s then-future wife Kate Capshaw, and the stronger violence that came from the Thuggee cult. Incidentally, the shocked response to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom‘s darker material, as well as that of fellow 1984 release Gremlins, would help introduce the PG-13 rating to the world within two months of the former’s release.

Both Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull would reverse these tonal complaints, with the former generally considered the brightest in the franchise, while the latter featured a similarly bright tone, in spite of its divisive alien reveal. Though Ford doesn’t specify where Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny‘s tone sits in comparison to its predecessors, his confidence in Mangold and Jez and John-Henry’s script and recent trailers have pointed towards an old-fashioned adventure. The wait for Ford’s final adventure in the franchise is nearly over as the film rides to theaters on June 30.

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