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Jeff McCobb

James Mangold Had A Very Good Reason For Opening Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny With A Big Flashback

Still of Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Ever since the full trailer for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was released, people have been talking about a de-aged Harrison Ford, who is prominently featured during the opening moments of the film. While the digital de-aging process itself proves to be somewhat controversial, as there will always be folks who just aren’t buying it, director James Mangold has shared the big benefit that comes with it. Now he’s further extrapolated to CinemaBlend as to why it was necessary, as he believes opening with a huge flashback was paramount to getting fans on board with a modern Indy film.

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