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Just as he bid farewell to Han Solo after the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will also mark Harrison Ford's final time playing this iconic adventurer.
The actor has made no secret of the fact James Mangold's movie is his swan song as Indy, hinting in multiple interviews that he's happy with how the story ends. Of course, with so much of the movie centred around the hero's mortality, there's been a lot of chatter about whether Dial of Destiny might close the door on Indy ever returning by killing him off.
Well, we're sure many of you will be pleased to learn that, no, Indiana Jones does not die in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
What happens instead?
Well, after managing to return safely from the siege of Syracuse by the Roman Republic (yes, Indy ends up travelling back in time to roughly 213 BC), Jones is reunited with Marion Ravenwood. Rekindling their love after it fell apart in the wake of their son's death, the movie ends with them recreating that famous "Where doesn't it hurt?" kiss from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The twist this time, however, is that it's Marrion who asks Indy to kiss the metaphorical bruises on her head, elbow, and lips!
Helena, who doesn't replace her godfather as the "new Indiana Jones" as some sites previously claimed, heads off to get ice cream and the final shot sees the camera pan from the city streets to Indy's apartment where we see him grab his fedora hanging on the laundry line over the fire escape.
This obviously suggests he's not ready to retire just yet, but regardless of what comes next for Indiana Jones, we won't be privy to it. The 80-year-old Ford has been resolute about this being his goodbye to the character, and while Lucasfilm might eventually choose to revisit the franchise, this feels like a great note to end Jones' story on.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is now playing in theaters.