The anticipation is incredibly high for the new “Indiana Jones” film, ‘The Dial of Destiny.’ There have been questions surrounding this film since the day it was announced. Would this be the end of Harrison Ford in the franchise? Can an 80-year-old man still do the action scenes believably? And will James Mangold be able to deliver the same joy that Steven Spielberg was able to do in the previous films? Well, the first teaser trailer for the film seemed to get people excited, but these are still unanswered questions, for the most part. But if you’re wondering about the rumored reshoots and alternate endings, then James Mangold is here to set the record straight.
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You may have seen reports going around that “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” is have extensive reshoots and multiple endings have been filmed and are being tested in front of audiences. This was further amplified by a recent appearance by composer John Williams, where he seemingly said that a new ending was being filmed. (Though, that could easily be written off as Williams misspeaking.) But the internet is going to internet, and when there’s rumored blood in the water, people get all frenzied.
Over the weekend, James Mangold took to Twitter to completely deny the rumors of pending reshoots and multiple endings for his film.
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“So I took a b-day break from trolls,” Mangold tweeted. “But it seems I gotta once again say.. We’re not shooting & never shot any new scenes or ‘alt endings.’ Our film is 99% finished, getting rated by MPAA & VFX being completed. Happy Holidays!”
If you take Mangold by his word, and really there isn’t any reason to accuse him of lying, then it would appear that “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” is nearly in the can and scenes have been finalized quite a while ago. We’re not going to get heavily into what the “alternate endings” have been rumored to be, but either way, it appears that’s all bunk anyhow.
Honestly, speculation about the quality of the film and what will happen in the final moments of the feature is way too premature right now. You would assume that this is the swan song for Harrison Ford in the title role. But outside of that, there is really no way of knowing what’s going to happen.
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” arrives in theaters on June 30, 2023.