Indiana Jones 5Trailer Mystery: WTF Is The Dial of Destiny?'

By the timeIndiana Jones 5hits theaters on June 30, 2023, it will have been 15 years since the previous Indy flick —Kingdom of the Cyrstal Skull —followed the adventures of old man Dr. Jones (Harrison Ford) into the 1950s. Now, with the release of the first real trailer forIndy 5, we know what the movie is called, which could give us a hint as to what the movie is actuallyabout. DoesThe Dial of Destinyrefer to an ancient time machine? Is 1969 Indiana Jones about to head back and visit himself in the 1940s?

这就是为什么偷偷牧师新的预告片也可以ealed that the flashbacks inIndy 5are maybe not flashbacks at all.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Trailer

The trailer forIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destinytells us, briefly that in 1969, Indy has been reunited with Sallah (Jonathan Rhys-Davies), and his goddaughter Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge).

Elsewhere in the trailer, we see a former Nazi, now working for NASA, named Voller (Mads Mikkelsen) a mustached gun-wielding maniac named Klaber (Boyd Holbrook), and a US agent named Mason (Shaunette Renée Wilson), who is presumably on Indy’s side. Veteran actor Toby Jones is here, too, though he’s not playing a Nazi (like he did inCaptain America) and oddly, hasn’t been in anIndiana Jonesmovie before, even though it very much seems like he has been.

Anyway, Indy is ruminating about whether or not he believes in magic, and it seems like he’s back on the case. But what case is he on exactly? What is the “Dial of Destiny?”

What is the “Dial of Destiny,” theIndy 5MacGuffin?

Indymovies always center on some kind of MacGuffin or object that Indy either has to track down or protect from falling into the wrong hands. But, with theDial of Destiny, it’s actually not entirely clear what artifact is central to the plot of the movie. Over onVanity Fair, Anthony Breznican speculates the “Dial of Destiny” that we see in the trailer is an analog for the historical, “Antikythera mechanism,” which would date back to the Hellenistic period, in Greece sometime between 300 BC and 30 BC.

In real life, the Antikythera mechanism has been referred to as an ancient computer. But what if, inIndy 5, this object is an ancient time machine? The trailer gives us some flashbacks to a younger Indiana Jones, complete with a de-aged Harrison Ford. But what if this isn’t a flashback at all? What if this is straight-up time travel? Will Indy have to go back in time and help himself with an old case? And if that’s true, does Old Indy alreadyrememberthis happening? If time travel becomes part of Indy’s backstory, it could help to explain some of his cynicism, but also his fearlessness. Perhaps, since the 1940s, Indy has always known a future version of his exists out there.

PreviousIndymovies have introduced the concept of vengeful gods, magic stones, a cup that gives you immortality, and alien skulls. In contrast to all of that, time travel seems almost old-fashioned, right? If the “Dial of Destiny,” is a time machine, then a kind of dopey title suddenly sounds awesome.

Of course, this time travel thing is pure speculation right now. Nothing has been confirmed about the “Dial of Destiny.” This is just a kooky fan theory that happens to fit the facts.

Indy’s Goddaughter — Who Is Helena Related To?

Tellingly, at the end of the trailer, we learn that Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Helena is Indy’s “goddaughter,” a fact that she seems to dismiss. But, if she’s Indy’s goddaughter that seems to mean Indy knew Helena’s parents. Could her father have been Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliott)? In bothRaiders of the Lost Ark(1981) andThe Last Crusade(1989), Marcus was Indy’s good friend and advisor in the world of archeology. It would make perfect sense that Helena was Marcus Brody’s daughter, and the fact that her last name hasn’t been revealed seems to point to some kind of big reveal. Either way, Phoebe Waller-Bridge in anIndymovie is clearly going to rock.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyRelease Date

Indiana Jones 5hits theaters next summer on June 30, 2023.

Where Are All The Indiana Jones movies streaming?

在撰写本文时,Indymovies are not on Disney+, but rather on Paramount+.Here’s our complete guide.