Indiana Jones 5 Director James Mangold Discusses His Approach for Taking Over

Alas, poor alien guy, I knew him well, Mutt…Image: LucasfilmMorning SpoilersIf there’s news about upcoming movies and television you’re not supposed to know, you’ll find it in here.Frank Marshall wants more directors to come in and shake up the Jason Bourne franchise. Jason Blum says there’s been movement on the long-in-the-works Spawn movie. Watch Legends of Tomorrow trap its heroes inside Friends and Downton Abbey. Plus, a preview of the Rick and Morty season finale, and Judy Greer gets a killer emotional support dog. Spoilers, away!Jason BourneBourne Identity producer Frank Marshall stated he’s looking for “different filmmakers to come in” and reinvigorate the franchise during a recent interview with Collider.I do like the Bourne series, and I do think that’s an opportunity for different filmmakers to come in now. So, I’m hoping that we can find a new story for Bourne and a new filmmaker. We are looking.Indiana Jones 5During a recent “Quarantine Watch Party” of his film Logan, James Mangold discussed his approach to directing the next Indiana Jones movie.But like in all my work, I’m always trying to find an emotional center to operate from. I think the most important thing is, in an age when franchises have become a commodity, that serving the same thing again. At least for me, in the dances I’ve had with any franchises, serving the same thing again, the same way, usually just produces a longing for the first time you ate it. Meaning, it makes an audience wish that they just had the first one over again. So you have to push something to someplace new, while also remembering the core reasons why everyone was gathered. And to use Logan as an example of that, when you’re dealing in a world of a
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