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indiana jones It has been confirmed that there will be no return to cinemas anytime soon.
starring in long running franchise Harrison Ford came to a Tragic pseudo-ending In 2023, with Indiana Jones and the Wheel of DestinyThis was a commercial disaster for Disney and Lucasfilm.
Now, in a new interview outgoing president of lucasfilm katherine kennedythe character’s immediate future has been confirmed, with Kennedy explaining that a resurrection is highly unlikely.
“I don’t think Indy will ever be finished, but I don’t think anyone is interested in exploring it right now,” Kennedy told deadlinewhen asked if a reboot was possible.
She further explained that the reason for the 2023 sequel was because Ford himself wanted to resurrect the character.
“Harrison wanted to do this more than anything,” she said. “He didn’t want Indy to end up with a fourth movie. He wanted a chance to make another movie, and we did that for him. I think it was the right thing to do. He wanted to make that movie.”
dial of destiny Following the ridiculousness of 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullThe film grossed more than $700 million at the global box office but was largely unpopular with fans of the series.
In the 2023 film, Ford teams up with Phoebe Waller-Bridge as the plucky smuggler Helena (Jones’ goddaughter). It also introduced time travel to the series, with Indy traveling back to 214 B.C. in a bizarre ending.
dial of destiny According to reports, the production cost of the film was as high as $419 million, making it one of the most expensive movies ever made. However, due to rave reviews, the film only grossed $384 million at the box office.
write for independentfilm critic Jeffrey McNabb praised Ford’s performance in the film, but Describing the film itself as “unbalanced and unstable”.
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Ford Responding to the film’s financial failure Say, with characteristic 2025 nonchalance, “bad things happen.” However, he added that he had no regrets about making the film.
“I really felt like there was another story to tell,” he explains. “when [Indy] He had suffered what life had to offer and I wanted one more chance to pick him up, dust him off his butt, put him outside and see what happens, lose some of his energy. I’m still glad I made that movie. “
The original Indiana Jones movie, Lost Ark Guidedirected by Steven Spielberg and released in 1981. Before that, it spawned three sequels dial of destiny: 1984 Temple of Doom1989 the last crusadeand 2008 Kingdom of Crystal Skull.