# Indiana Jones and the Dial Of Destiny **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies, disney-hulu\ **Created:** [December 1, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884 "2022-12-01T21:29:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/1 "2022-12-01T21:29:47Z")
We knew it was coming, but now we know its title, and some of its content, because here is the trailer for the new Indiana Jones movie, out June 30th. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZfVYgWYaHmE/maxresdefault.jpg "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Official Trailer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfVYgWYaHmE) ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/2 "2022-12-01T21:31:55Z")
Yikes. Definitely getting _Crystal Skull_ vibes from this trailer, especially that whip/gun gag at the end. Again, it looks like way too much garish CGI. But I hope I’m proven wrong. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/3 "2022-12-01T21:37:20Z")
_“The Dial of Destiny?”_ I hope it’s more than a crummy commercial. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/4 "2022-12-01T21:45:44Z")
Yeah, another vehicle chase with human tug-o-war by the looks. Also, Indy brings a whip to a gunfight, he ducks, and all the shooters just continue shooting at the place he was a moment ago - seems a bit stupid. I don’t doubt that they _could_ make another Indy movie that would be great. I merely doubt they _will_. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/5 "2022-12-01T21:50:42Z")
Does this involve Time Travel of some sort??? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/6 "2022-12-01T21:51:49Z")
Possibly. I can certainly interpret the title to fit that. The “younger” Indy in the trailer is supposed to be a flashback from the cold open, though. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/7 "2022-12-01T22:14:24Z")
Did they de-agify Harrison Ford, or are some of those scenes of old footage? The 0:45 mark looks like it could be a different take on the scene from Last Crusade when Indy goes to rescue his father in the German castle. I’m not sure where the scene at 0:49 would fit among the original three movies. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/8 "2022-12-01T22:14:30Z")
My theory? The movie is actually set in a nursing home, as the aging Indiana Jones slowly loses his memory. His sole enjoyment is watching television, with the channel dial determining whether he has a good or bad day. The entire rest of the film is only in his head. It’s going to be the first really faithful movie version of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/9 "2022-12-01T21:29:45Z")
Trailer here: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZfVYgWYaHmE/maxresdefault.jpg "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Official Trailer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfVYgWYaHmE) I’m foolishly optimistic again. I don’t know why, but I just feel like maybe they did a great job? I have no indication either way from this trailer. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/10 "2022-12-01T22:00:25Z")
Other thread: > [@Indiana Jones and the Dial Of Destiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884): > > We knew it was coming, but now we know its title, and some of its content, because here is the trailer for the new Indiana Jones movie, out June 30th. [[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Official Trailer] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfVYgWYaHmE) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/11 "2022-12-01T22:06:34Z")
I’m hopeful it will be good. Perhaps in a reverse of the Star Trek movie theory (which says that the even-numbered Star Trek films were good, while the odd-numbered ones were not), this will also prove to be good (unlike Temple of Doom and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)? ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/12 "2022-12-01T22:18:16Z")
I’m disappointed Lucas didn’t write it, and Spielberg didn’t direct it, but you can’t have everything. Spielberg is at least the topline producer, which gives me hope. They struggled for years to come up with the story. Let’s hope it’s worth the wait. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/13 "2022-12-01T22:18:18Z")
merged threads ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/14 "2022-12-01T22:18:46Z")
I bet it’s going to be related to the Antikythera Mechanism somehow ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/15 "2022-12-01T22:28:08Z")
> [@dolphinboy](#): > > I’m disappointed Lucas didn’t write it… That’s a good thing, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/16 "2022-12-01T22:38:12Z")
Hey, it is an odd-numbered IJ movie with Sullah, so it has that going for it at least… Brian ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/17 "2022-12-01T22:45:08Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > Did they de-agify Harrison Ford, or are some of those scenes of old footage? > In the film’s opening sequence, Ford will appear as he did in the original trilogy, according to [_Empire_](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/empire-world-exclusive-indiana-jones-5-covers-revealed/). The initial scene will be the only one in which the star is digitally de-aged, winding the clock back to 1944 before flashing forward to 1969, when the movie’s main action takes place. The 80-year-old actor, who hasn’t stepped into the iconic archaeologist’s boots since the 2008 installment _Kingdom of the Crystal Skull_, told the magazine that seeing his younger self on the big screen was believable, but eerie. “This is the first time I’ve seen it where I believe it,” the star said of the youth-restoring tech. “It’s a little spooky,” Ford continued. “I don’t think I even want to know how it works, but it works.” According to the magazine, several techniques were needed to flash back to the Indy we all know and love, including new VFX software that combed through archived material of a younger Ford and matched it up with the new footage. The jacket Ford wore in 1981’s _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ was also taken from storage and replicated exactly for the scene. > **[Harrison Ford Will Be De-Aged in Indiana Jones 5 Scene: 'It's a Little...](https://people.com/movies/harrison-ford-will-be-de-aged-in-indiana-jones-5-scene-its-spooky-says-actor/)** > > The actor admitted that watching his younger self on the big screen was “a little spooky” in a new interview with Empire Perhaps someone can find a good reference–but it sounds like the details are only in the subscribed issue of the Empire magazine. > **[Empire’s World-Exclusive Indiana Jones 5 Covers Revealed](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/empire-world-exclusive-indiana-jones-5-covers-revealed/)** > > The legend returns! See Empire's brand new Indiana Jones covers here. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/18 "2022-12-01T22:55:48Z")
If the _Empire_ article is true - that the opening scene is the only one to feature a de-aged Indy - then that means some of the troubling online rumors going around are untrue. Which is a _very_ good thing. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/19 "2022-12-01T23:10:05Z")
It may be just a lie they are putting out there. Are you hearing he will be de-aged during portions of the movie? ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884/20 "2022-12-01T23:12:57Z")
Yes, there are rumors that de-aged Indy plays a major role in the plot. And hoo boy if they’re true, this movie will be a disaster of biblical proportions. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/975884.md?page=2)