Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008 film directed by Steven Spielberg
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| February 2025 | Harrison Ford addressed the film's financial disappointment while promoting 'Captain America: Brave New World', claiming personal responsibility and explaining his motivation for returning to play Indiana Jones one last time. |
| December 2024 | While promoting 'A Complete Unknown', James Mangold discussed the film's reception with Deadline Hollywood, reflecting on the challenges of portraying an aging hero and expressing his love for Harrison Ford. |
| October 2024 | John Rhys-Davies publicly commented on the film, expressing that while he liked it as a franchise finale, he felt it didn't fully realize its potential and believed Antonio Banderas' talent was underutilized. |
| March 10 2024 | John Williams was nominated for Best Original Score at the Academy Awards, extending his record for most Oscar nominations to 54 for a living person. |
| March 10 2024 | Nominated for Best Original Score at the Academy Awards, marking John Williams' fourth nomination within the Indiana Jones series |
| February 20 2024 | Disney made a licensing home video deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in North America, marking the final home video distribution by Buena Vista Home Entertainment for this film. |
| February 10 2024 | Won Best Visual Effects or Animation at the AACTA Awards |
| February 4 2024 | At the Saturn Awards, the film won Best Fantasy Film, Best Actor (Harrison Ford), and Best Music (John Williams) |
| February 4 2024 | At the Grammy Awards, John Williams won Best Instrumental Composition for 'Helena's Theme', his 26th Grammy Award, and was nominated for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
| January 17 2024 | Nominated for Best Intergenerational Film at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards |
| December 1 2023 | The film was released on Disney+ streaming platform. |
| August 9 2023 | Walt Disney Records released the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny soundtrack album in physical CD and vinyl LP formats. |
| July 2023 | The film experienced a significant 56.1% drop in box office performance in its second weekend, finishing second behind Insidious: The Red Door. |
| June 2023 | Karen Allen admitted she wished to have appeared more as Marion Ravenwood in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, but was grateful for her character's inclusion in the film. |
| June 30 2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was released in theaters, debuting to $60.4 million over the three-day weekend in the United States and Canada, marking the second-highest opening weekend in the franchise's history. |
| June 5 2023 | At the Golden Trailer Awards, the film won Best Fantasy Adventure and Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot (for a Feature Film), and was nominated for Best Summer 2023 Blockbuster Trailer and Best Teaser. |
| May 18 2023 | World premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, screening out-of-competition. Received a 'lukewarm' five-minute standing ovation with divisive critical reactions. |
| May 18 2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny premiered out of competition at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. |
| April 2023 | Disney officially confirmed that 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' would be the final film in the Indiana Jones franchise. |
| April 7 2023 | A new trailer and poster for the film were debuted at the 2023 Star Wars Celebration. |
| March 2023 | Lucasfilm reportedly canceled plans for future Indiana Jones movies and television series, choosing to focus on the Star Wars franchise. |
| February 12 2023 | A TV spot for the film aired during Super Bowl LVII. |
| 2022 | Producer Kathleen Kennedy reflects on the film, acknowledging that they 'may not have had as strong a story as we wanted'. |
| 2022 | John Williams initially stated this would be his final film score before retirement, though he later reconsidered this decision. |
| 2022 | Kathleen Kennedy reaffirmed that Harrison Ford's role as Indiana Jones would not be recast, and Ford confirmed the fifth film would be his last in the series. |
| 2022 | Harrison Ford's head was scanned to create a younger CGI version of himself, and a mask of his younger face was made for use by a stuntman during a motorcycle chase scene. |
| December 1 2022 | The film's title 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' was officially revealed, accompanied by the first trailer for the film. |
| November 2022 | Disney considered multiple options to continue the Indiana Jones franchise, including potential additional films or a television series for Disney+. |
| September 2022 | Exclusive footage of the film was shown at the D23 Expo, featuring a de-aged Ford, multiple action sequences, and confirming the return of actor John Rhys-Davies. |
| September 2 2022 | Williams premiered 'Helena's Theme' at the Hollywood Bowl at James Mangold's request. |
| May 2022 | Harrison Ford debuted the first official image from the film during Star Wars Celebration, showing Indiana Jones silhouetted in a cave. |
| 2021 | Remastered 4K version released by Paramount and Lucasfilm on Ultra HD Blu-ray, created using scans of the original negatives, as part of a four-film Indiana Jones box set. |
| October 2021 | Final release date was officially announced. |
| October 17 2021 | Filming began in Morocco, specifically in the cities of Fez and Oujda, after originally planned locations in India and Nepal were cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreaks. |
| July 2021 | Antonio Banderas was cast in the film, portraying an ally to Indiana Jones. |
| July 2021 | Filming moved to Glasgow, transforming the city centre to resemble 1969 New York City, including a chase sequence and ticker tape parade scene with 1,000 background actors. |
| July 9 2021 | Revised release date after previous delays. |
| June 2021 | Filming began in various locations including the United Kingdom, Italy, and Morocco. |
| June 23 2021 | Ford injured his shoulder during rehearsal of a fight scene with Mads Mikkelsen's character for the train sequence, requiring the production crew to adjust filming. |
| June 7 2021 | Harrison Ford was spotted in Grosmont during filming of the movie's opening sequence. |
| June 4 2021 | Principal photography for 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' began in England, with sound stage filming at Pinewood Studios and on-site locations including Bamburgh Castle and North Yorkshire Moors Railway. |
| May 2021 | Boyd Holbrook and Shaunette Renée Wilson were added to the film's cast. |
| April 2021 | Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, and Thomas Kretschmann were cast in undisclosed roles for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. |
| May 2020 | James Mangold is confirmed as the new director, beginning work on a new script and becoming the first director besides Spielberg in the series. |
| February 2020 | Steven Spielberg steps down as director, wanting to pass the film series to a new filmmaker. |
| 2019 | Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) began working on de-aging Harrison Ford using artificial intelligence software, analyzing archived footage from his previous Lucasfilm works. |
| 2019 | James Mangold took over the project and expanded the de-aging sequence to approximately 25 minutes long. |
| July 19 2019 | Initial planned release date for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, originally scheduled to replace the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Inhumans film release. |
| June 2019 | Spielberg and Koepp developed a five-minute World War II opening sequence featuring a de-aged Harrison Ford for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. |
| 2018 | Jonathan Kasdan is hired to replace David Koepp as screenwriter, with a new release date set for 2021. |
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