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Odd. Maybe they're trying to cut down on several small credit card purchases (and the associated transaction fees), hoping you'll use the cash to buy tix and/or food instead of making more charges inside?

That happens more often at my office with the microwave. :laugh:

It's not a "movie" without popcorn, IMO. :popcorn: I can't walk into a theater lobby and smell that smell without buying some.

Yet you say you found time to see Indiana Jones three times in one week? ;)

From a financial view, I think that may have played better with a larger audience. I'm not sure many fans are that excited about the story of an old, depressed Indy. I know I'd be more interested/excited if there were more cameos from characters from the original trilogy.

Disney thought it was Willow, but apparently they were mistaken.

He started on the script after he was hired as director in May 2020. Ke Huy Quan's "comeback" hadn't really blossomed yet, but they still could have included him. I would have been much more interested to see that character again in this film. Mangold said he wanted to go back to Raiders for...

I'm not sure why that was kept secret anyway. This is being set up as the finale of the franchise. The bigger surprise/spoiler for me would have been if that did not occur.

Paramount gets some kind of "financial participation" but I think Disney handles all the distribution, theatrical and home.

I'd imagine the filmmakers are not expecting people to be focusing on the rope as the most important part of that scene. It's also possible they forgot to put the rope in the scene when filming and just noticed in post-production that he should still have a rope around his neck in that scene. I...

I believe the $65 million prediction is the traditional 3-day opening (Fri-Sun). From Deadline: "By the way, that outlook is for the three-day weekend, not the extended five-day frame — Friday though Tuesday — of the Independence Day stretch, with the holiday falling on the last day. As is...

Well, they reportedly spent $185 million on Crystal Skull and that was 15 years and lots of world turmoil in the past, so the budget for Dial doesn't seem completely out of line. I imagine all the regulars got big paydays, probably including Lucas and Spielberg as creators and/or EP's. I think...

Schools and angry moms always use your full government name. ;)

Not sure why he thought kids go to school to watch movies? I have all the YIJC DVD's but I don't think I've ever watched many of them.

If they don't want to pay Dylan, maybe they can use this. ;)

I never realized Lucas was so short. Everyone in these pics is towering over him. Looks like even Short Round is taller. :D

And John Rhys-Davies over Lucas' shoulder.

Haven't there already been a bunch of reviews? The film premiered at Cannes weeks ago. Critics' opinion at Rotten Tomatoes is at 56% (considered 'rotten') based on 50 reviews.

Just checked my local theater to see how many tix have been sold for the Thursday previews. Across two shows a grand total of 3 tix have been sold (the red seats in 7:00 show). Either people are waiting to the last minute or this is going to bomb.

Smart kid. Donovan's death is almost identical.

Early projections have Dial of Destiny opening at $60 million. Sounds like the early premiere at Cannes was a bad decision. https://deadline.com/2023/06/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-box-office-projection-1235412010/

One sounds like someone who has a knowledge of and interest in the source material and the creative process. The other sounds like someone who gives no thought to the creative aspects of the project and just shows up to collect his paycheck.

I've always pretty much seen Ford as an asshole in real life. I like his characters, but don't care for the person. He was a carpenter who hit it lucky early on with a couple of roles in popular franchises and it seems like his ego inflated to massive proportions.

It would seem to drain all the emotion out of what was meant as a big moment in Jedi, knowing now that he's not really dead.

There's a flashback to the 1940's, but I thought the "present day" action of the film was set in 1969?

And still others like me that want more films with a recasting (and wish they'd recast the role in 2008). Little interest in Geezer Indy (though I'll still watch the film at least once) and no particular devotion to Harrison Ford in the role. If multiple actors can play James Bond, Superman...

Wouldn't the film open with the Lucasfilm logo? Or will it be Lucasfilm and Disney logos?

And is that one of the Crystal Skull aliens?

It's not the same boulder/scene. The scene in the trailer looks more like a statue of Atlas holding the world.

The enemy in the 1960's was the establishment, man.