Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
‘Logan’ Filmmaker James Mangold on Why He Dislikes Movie Multiverses: “The Death of Storytelling”
James Mangold has expressed that he’s clearly not a fan of cinematic multiverses. While the filmmaker has helmed several sequels, including Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), Logan (2017) and The Wolverine (2013), he likely won’t be looking to direct an installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is known for its “multi-movie […]
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How VFX Pros Transformed Worlds and Faces With Visual Effects
Without a juggernaut such as Avatar: The Way of Water in the running — and schedule changes that pushed big tentpoles, notably Dune 2, back to 2024 — this season’s visual effects Oscar race is shaping up to be a competitive one. The road to a nomination begins with a committee of branch members who […]
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‘Equalizer 3’ Box Office: Denzel Washington Wins Over Older Adults in Rare Feat for Any Actor
Older moviegoers have long been notorious for staying home on opening weekend. Prevailing wisdom suggests they’d rather avoid crowds and see a particular film down the road, if they decide to take a trip to the cinema at all. And since the pandemic, adults 45 and older have become even more difficult to win over […]
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Hollywood Gets Snubbed in Saudi Arabia as Local-Language Films Begin to Dominate
There was a shock at the top of the Saudi Arabian box office the first weekend of 2023. Avatar: The Way of Water, in its third week of release and still a dominant force across the planet on its way to an overall haul in excess of $2.3 billion, was knocked off its perch by […]
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Lucasfilm Sued in Trademark Dispute Over Backpack in ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’
Lucasfilm has been roped into a legal battle between rival clothing companies over the backpack Indiana Jones wore in the latest installment to the franchise. In a suit filed on Wednesday in California federal court, Frost River accused Lucasfilm of using its products in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny without permission and then […]
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Boyd Holbrook Breaks Down His ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ and ‘Justified: City Primeval’ Baddies
[This story contains spoilers for Justified: City Primeval‘s two-episode premiere and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.] From Logan and Sandman to Indiana Jones and Raylan Givens, Boyd Holbrook has a knack for being a thorn in the hero’s side. Holbrook recently returned to the big screen in James Mangold’s Indiana Jones and the […]
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‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’: VFX Team on Creating a Young Harrison Ford and How Mads Mikkelsen’s Villain Survived That Train Fall
Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic, which won Oscars for the visual effects in Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones films Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom, returned to use every trick in the book on the whopping 2,350 VFX shots in the fifth installment of the franchise. In the opening action sequence of Indiana […]
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‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Sinks ‘Indiana Jones’ With $32.7M Box Office Opening, ‘Joy Ride’ Stalls
Big summer tentpoles continue to struggle at the domestic box office, where a horror pic took down Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Insidious: The Red Door opened to an estimated $32.7 million to win the July 7-9 weekend, beating out Indy 5, which fell to No. 2 in its sophomore outing with an […]
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Box Office: ‘Insidious 5’ Scaring Off ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ With $30M-Plus Opening, ‘Joy Ride’ Stalls
Insidious: The Red Door scared up a hefty $15 million-plus at the Friday box office — including $5 million in Thursday previews — for a projected $30 million to $33 million opening in North America. The horror pic should now have no trouble scaring off Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and winning the […]
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‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Star Karen Allen on the Bittersweet Conclusion of Indy and Marion’s Love Story
[This story contains spoilers for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.] For Karen Allen, the conclusion of Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood’s love story is bittersweet. In James Mangold’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Indy (Harrison Ford) and Marion begin their final chapter on their own, as Marion had recently filed a […]
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‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Excavates $11.8M at Monday Box Office
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny earned $11.8 million at the Monday box office, on par with what Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Thor: Love and Thunder earned on their first Mondays, respectively. That’s welcome news for Dial of Destiny after opening to an underwhelming $60.4 million. The James Mangold-directed tentpole — which cost […]
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‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Director James Mangold Breaks Down His Ambitious and Emotional Ending
[This story contains spoilers for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.] Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny director James Mangold is glad he not only met his heroes but collaborated with them, too. Dial of Destiny is Mangold’s twelfth feature film, but it was his second film, Cop Land (1997), that prepared him […]
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