Dial Of Destiny Runtime Revealed (& It’s The Longest Indiana Jones Movie)

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny‘s official runtime breaks a franchise record. The film, which is the fifth entry in the long-running adventure franchise, is due in theaters on June 30 and was directed by James Mangold, marking the first time that an Indiana Jones film was directed by someone other than Steven Spielberg. The film will follow Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) as he embarks upon a new adventure against the backdrop of the Space Race of the late 1960s.

Collider recently had the opportunity to speak with Kathleen Kennedy on the red carpet of Star Wars Celebration where she revealed the film’s run time just two and a half months shy of the Indiana Jones 5 release date.

According to Kennedy, the film will clock in at about 2 hours and 22 minutes. This will make it the longest film in the entire franchise, ahead of 1989’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade at 2 hours and 7 minutes.

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Typically, the runtimes of the Indiana Jones movies have stayed in the range of about two hours. The shortest entry was the original Raiders of the Lost Ark, which clocked in at 1 hour and 55 minutes, meaning that before Dial of Destiny, there was only a difference of 12 minutes between the shortest and longest films. However, the new film will likely need the extra time, as Disney recently announced that it would be the official final outing for Ford in the iconic role.

Given the tremendous legacy of the character, it makes sense that the film will take its time to properly pay homage to the pop culture icon. This victory lap will likely be packed with references to many of the character’s most iconic moments over the years. While it remains to be seen if Jones survives the film, should he die over the course of the adventure, there will also need to be plenty of time devoted to treating that moment with the proper respect.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will also be introducing quite a few new characters to the Indiana Jones cast. This includes Mads Mikkelsen as a former Nazi with opaque motives and Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Helena Shaw, Jones’ goddaughter who brings him onto his final adventure. Between juggling these new characters with the appearance of legacy character Sallah (John Rhys-Davies) and saying goodbye to Jones himself, the film certainly has its hands full.

Source: Collider