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‘Indiana Jones’ swings into Cannes Film Festival; Harrison Ford to be honoured

Published:Friday | May 19, 2023 | 1:13 AM
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Calista Flockhart (left) and Harrison Ford pose for photographers upon arrival at the première of the film ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France.
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Calista Flockhart (left) and Harrison Ford pose for photographers upon arrival at the première of the film ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France.
The official poster for ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ is pictured outside the entrance of the Carlton hotel ahead of the Cannes film festival, in Cannes, southern France.
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The official poster for ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ is pictured outside the entrance of the Carlton hotel ahead of the Cannes film festival, in Cannes, southern France.
This image released by Lucasfilm shows Harrison Ford in a scene from ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’.
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This image released by Lucasfilm shows Harrison Ford in a scene from ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’.
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CANNES, France (AP):

Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford swung into Cannes on Thursday for the world première of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in one of the most anticipated events of the French Riviera festival.

Fedoras abounded in the throngs of onlookers who watched Ford and company hit the red carpet.

Ford walked hand in hand with his wife, Calista Flockhart, and later joined his cast mates as John Williams’ score played across the red carpet. Among those in attendance were Disney chief Bob Iger, Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy and film-maker Steve McQueen.

Ford, 80, who has said Dial of Destiny will be his last performance as the character, is also set to receive an honorary Palme d’Or from the Cannes Film Festival. Last year, Cannes feted Top Gun Maverick and Tom Cruise in a similar manner.

It’s not the first Indiana Jones film to première in Cannes. The fourth instalment, Indiana and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull launched at the 2008 edition of the festival. Critics and fans alike dismissed Crystal Skull as a misjudged sequel, though it still made US$790 million worldwide.

This time, Dial of Destiny is hoping to make a similar if not larger global impact without its famous film-makers. The new film, which the Walt Disney Co. will release June 30 in the US, is the first Indiana film not directed by Steven Spielberg or with a story credit to George Lucas. Instead, James Mangold ( Ford vs. Ferrari, Logan) takes the reins for a film co-starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas and Mads Mikkelsen.