Director Steven Spielberg Drops Out of ‘Indy 5’; James Mangold Courted To Take Over

News February 26, 2020 7:47 pm Caleb Williams

Today, Variety announced that longtime Indiana Jones director Steven Spielberg will not be returning to direct the upcoming sequel. He will, however, stay on as a producer on the project. It was also revealed that director James Mangold is in talks to replace Spielberg on the project. Mangold recently was nominated for his work on Ford v Ferrari as well as 2017’s Logan. Harrison Ford is still attached to the projected as an elder Indiana Jones. Indiana Jones 4 star Shia LaBauef is not expected to return even though the 2007 film revealed Idina had a son Mutt Williams.

Indy 5 will hit theaters July 9, 2021

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Lucasfilm

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Caleb began his film and television news reporting career during high school in 2008 by creating Superhero Movie News and part-time writing on ComicBookMovie.com. Eventually, he started Omega Underground with Christopher Marc in 2015. Breaking some major news stories throughout the industry and gaining recognition as a respectable film reporter on social media.

Caleb eventually sold Omega Underground and all its assets to Geeks World Wide, LLC in 2018 and became a staff writer for them for about a year. Finally, Caleb left GWW to begin Knight Edge Media from scratch in November 2019 while finishing his Bachelor’s degree. Knight Edge Media has become a premier website destination for nerdy film and television casting, trailers, reviews, and production updates from the project’s announcement to its final worldwide release. Knight Edge Media has also been known for breaking several exclusive news stories throughout the website’s history.

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