The long-awaited fifth installment of Indiana Jones will be underway soon after delays due to COVID-19.
On Wednesday Deadline claimed filming would begin at Pinewood Studios in England next week. The site said they received the information from sources ‘close to the production.’
The Sun added that shooting will also take place at the ‘haunted’ Bamburgh castle situated on the northeast coast of England by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland. The crew is reportedly ‘spooked’ by the famed Pink Lady.
The movie stars Harrison Ford in the title role of the swashbuckling archeologist with supporting parts going to Mads Mikkelsen and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Ready to roll: The long-awaited fifth installment of Indiana Jones will be underway soon. On Wednesday Deadline claimed filming would begin at Pinewood Studios in England next week
Back in action: Star Harrison Ford has already been seen near Pinewood Studios – a British film and television studio located in the village of Iver Heath in Buckinghamshire – as he prepares to reprise his role as the iconic relics hunter; seen in 2020
According to the publication, crew is worried about the castle as it is haunted by the Pink Lady from the Middle Ages who roams the halls.
‘It sounds silly but before filming even starts, all any of us are talking about is the ghost. It’s a seriously creepy place,’ an insider told the site.
‘A surprising number of the crew really believe in this stuff and it’s rattled everyone. A number of the team are reluctant to even go into the oldest part of the castle, it’s really shaken them up…
‘The team will have to overcome it, even if some of them want to avoid certain places.’
Spooky location: The Sun added that shooting will also take place at the ‘haunted’ Bamburgh castle situated on the northeast coast of England by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland. The crew is reportedly ‘spooked’ by the famed Pink Lady
Ford has already been seen in England.
The Star Wars vet was spotted near Pinewood Studios – a British film and television studio located in the village of Iver Heath in Buckinghamshire – as he prepares to reprise his role as the iconic relics hunter.
James Mangold is directing the movie in place of Steven Spielberg, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Thomas Kretschmann are also on board to star.
Plot details are still being kept under wraps, and it’s unclear what roles the new additions will play in the fifth film.
A castle? A UK site has also shared that IJ5 will also shoot at Bamburgh castle, situated on the northeast coast of England by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland. Ford seen with Karen Allen in 1981’s Raiders Of The Lost Ark
On site: Ford has already been seen near Pinewood Studios – a British film and television studio located in the village of Iver Heath in Buckinghamshire – as he prepares to reprise his role as the iconic relics hunter. Ford in the 1981 film
Legendary composer John Williams is also set to return, continuing a musical legacy that began 40 years ago with Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Meanwhile, Harrison previously said he wouldn’t make another Indiana Jones movie unless he was sure the production team could ‘kill it.’
Citing the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he said: ‘I don’t really want to give them what they wanna see, I want to give them something they didn’t anticipate seeing.
‘The Marvel movies are a spectacular example of a success that worked the other way round – they killed it.
New director: James Mangold is directing the movie in place of Steven Spielberg, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Thomas Kretschmann are also on board to star
He wants a big hit: Meanwhile, Harrison previously said he wouldn’t make another Indiana Jones movie unless he was sure the production team could ‘kill it’. Citing the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he said: ‘I don’t really want to give them what they wanna see, I want to give them something they didn’t anticipate seeing. ‘The Marvel movies are a spectacular example of a success that worked the other way round – they killed it’
‘We’re not going to make another Indiana Jones unless we’re in a position to kill it. We want it to be the best.’
Last month Boyd Holbrook and Shaunette Renee Wilson joined the cast of Indiana Jones 5.
The Logan star and the 31-year-old actress will both star in the fifth instalment of the iconic action franchise.
Already a big star: Mads Mikkelsen seen on his TV series Hannibal in 2013
She is on board too: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, seen in April, also has a part in the movie
Indiana Jones 5 was first announced in 2016 and originally scheduled to be released in July 2019.
It was then pushed back a year, before being delayed for another 12 months until July 2021 after Jonathan Kasdan – whose father Lawrence Kasdan wrote 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark – was brought on board to work on the script after original screenwriter David Koepp departed the project.
The most recent film in the series was 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which earned over $790.6 million at the global box office.
The current release date for Indiana Jones 5 is July 29, 2022.