When a new director comes aboard a franchise, it certainly helps if they were already a fan of said franchise. Combine that with James Mangold having already struck up a good dynamic with Indiana Jones himself, Harrison Ford, and an impressive filmography that also includes Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma and The Wolverine, and as Frank Marshall sees it, that’s a winning formula for a suitable person to succeed Steven Spielberg on Indiana Jones 5.
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