Alright so the Big Game gave us a brand new look at the upcoming Indiana Jones 5 or Indiana
Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and throughout this video we’re going to be touching on
the new sequences that were shown, how it might be playing into the rest of the film,
easter eggs, and why this is honestly the best de-aging I have ever seen in a movie.
There may be some mild spoilers, as we tie these new scenes into the plot and characters
we already know about.
But grab your fedora, satchel, and whip that like and subscribe button as it helps us out,
but yeah I’m your host Jared, the Short Round of Heavy Spoilers, now let’s get into
the new Indy 5 trailer
So this quick TV spot surprisingly gives us a decent amount of new footage, and how some
of this is actually going to tie into the supposed synopsis that was released a handful
of months ago.
Apparently taking place in 1969, “NICE”.
This will see Indy and his god-daughter, Helena Shaw played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge getting
into all sorts of scrambles with ex-Nazi’s who have been hired NASA during the Cold War
to beat the Soviets to space.
They have an interest in the moon landing program, however are said to have ulterior
motives, wishing and I quote “to rectify the world and make it into a better place
as they see fit.”
So don’t be surprised if director Mangold and Indy take this thing to actual space “Yes,
we need to go to space!”
But this new spot seems to be involving some time jumps, which Mangold mentioned in an
interview would kick off the film, stating:
"I wanted the chance to dive into this kind of full-on George-and-Steven old picture and
give the audience an adrenaline blast…
Then we fall out, and you find yourself in 1969.”
"I wanted the chance to dive into this kind of full-on George-and-Steven old picture and
give the audience an adrenaline blast….
Then we fall out, and you find yourself in 1969…
The audience doesn't experience the change between the '40s and '60s as an intellectual
conceit, but literally experiences the buccaneering spirit of those early days… and then the
beginning of now."
The flashback opening looks to be the train sequence that starts everything off, with
Indy and Toby Jones' character of Basil (Bah-Sull), watching German planes swarm the skies above
them.
It jumps back and forth here, but I want to focus solely on this flashback footage first.
Indy seems to have rescued his buddy Basil, as they casually head to a train.
The train is sporting a Union Jack flag and has some tanks and other military equipment
as cargo, more than like a military transport.
This is soon taken over by the Germans, specifically Mads Mikelson’s, Jürgen(Youu-Gain) Voller.
Voller looks to need Basil for something before a de-aged Indy socks him in the face.
Now the de-aging here looks incredible, even better than the first trailer.
Awesome, I love it, but also that explains why the movie’s budget was close to $295
millliioooonn dollars.
Moving on, the meeting obviously goes awry because of the punch, and German planes begin
firing on the train transport.
Another shot of a de-aged Indy hiding behind some of the train’s cargo, we can see some
lettering “ERR”, which was actually a primary German organization in charge of seizing
and destroying Jewish and other cultural properties in occupied countries during World War II.
Similair to the book burning scene in The Last Crusade.
So it looks like the Brits have reclaimed this cargo, and potentially the Dial of Destiny
is what Voller is looking for here.
Again this sequence probably opens the film, in the 40’s as we then transport to 1969.
Voller and Indy meet face to face after a couple of decades, and even though Voller
is now “working for the good guys”, he still very much is a Nazi working under guise.
His character is loosely based on Wernher von Braun, who was a big player in the US’s
role in the space race, having helped develop the V2 rocket for the Germans.
He was working for them in WWII, but was recruited after by the US as an engineer to help with
their space ventures so it seems there will be a lot of who’s actually on who’s side
throughout this.
Voller’s “Have we met?”
line seems to be in line with him keeping a low profile on his earlier days and start
a new life, but Indy doesn’t forget so easily.
It looks like Boyd Holdbrook will also be working for Voller, essentially his right
hand man and muscle throughout this.
It is cool to see how these two similar meetings play out, while a younger Indy is quick to
popping a guy in the face, this 60’s Indy is like Roger Murtaugh in the lethal weapon
series.
“I’M TOO OLD FOR THIS Shhhh”
Again the space race, and the moon landing of 1969 is going to play a large role in this,
as we can see Indy being chased by Holdbrook’s character during the Apollo 11 Ticker Tape
Parade in New York.
This took place on August 13th, 1969 and was done so in celebration of the moon landing.
We then get our first look at John Rhys Davies, returning as the beloved Sallah from the Lost
Ark and Last Crusade.
Hopefully he has a nice send off scene with Indy as he yells to Indy to “give em’
hell”.
The action kicks in as we see a desert-like ricksha chase.
And Rick Shaw isn’t the only Shaw, as Indy is trying to rescue Helena Shaw from the other
vehicles.
The reason the 2 have crossed paths could potentially be because this is Sallah’s
daughter, and Indy was asked to help her get in or out of the scrambles we see here.
The trailer ends with Indy and Helena aboard what looks to be a Heinkel He 111 German Fighter
plane, punching out a couple Nazi’s and then skydiving out of the plane.
There also appears to be a more modern for the time private jet tailing the fighter plane,
and with Indy questioning why Helena’s there, it could be the other way around, where Helena
was sent to save Indy, using this private jet, and the desert motorbike rickshaw chase
happens after.
Because the island they are falling towards, appears to have a small city on the landmass.
The ending feels very Keanu Reeves in Point Break, but I’m really digging what we’ve
seen of Indy 5.
With Mangold mentioning the flashback influences he wanted to showcase, combined with the “one
last time” vibe of the 60’s Indy, I’m digging this.
Of course this is a quick teaser, maybe even we missed something but I’d love to hear
your thoughts on Indy 5.
Is this shaping up to feel more like the original trilogy, and what about those de-aging effects?
That stuff is scary real looking.
And I’ll let you know
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