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Spielberg No Longer Directing INDIANA JONES 5, James Mangold Rumored to Direct
After a long development process, Steven Spielberg is handing the directing reins on “Indiana Jones 5" to another filmmaker for the first time in the franchise’s 39-year history, Variety has learned.Sources say that while a deal hasn’t closed, “Ford v Ferrari" director James Mangold is in talks to take the job. Mangold has been put in this situation before when he took over the “Wolverine" franchise; 2017’s “Logan" was a blockbuster, grossing $619 million globally, and earning Mangold an Oscar nomination for adapted screenplay.
Spielberg will remain as a hands-on producer on “Indy 5.“ According to a source close to the filmmaker, the decision to leave the director’s chair was entirely Spielberg’s, in a desire to pass along Indy’s whip to a new generation to bring their perspective to the story.
Or, alternatively, they could just not make the movie?
I love Mangold’s work, but, we just don’t need another Indy.
Wednesday February 26, 2020