The location director for the fifth and final instalment of the Indiana Jones series has said that Northumberland "was the right choice" for the Hollywood blockbuster.
In June 2021, Bamburgh Castle was closed to visitors and its towers appeared to be ablaze on more than one occasion. While back then speculation was rife, we now know that it features in the opening scenes of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which is released in cinemas today (Wednesday June 28).
Starring Harrison Ford, Mads Mikkelsen, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Antonio Banderas, it sees Dr Jones racing against time to retrieve a legendary artefact that could change the course of history. The castle was one of several locations across the UK which has doubled up for a war-torn 1944 Nazi Germany, with filming also taking place at the Leaderfoot Viaduct over the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders and on the North York Moors railway line.
