Stepping into Spielberg's shoes, James Mangold takes Indiana Jones on one last adventure

Stepping into Spielberg’s Shoes, James Mangold Takes Indiana Jones on One Last Adventure

CANNES, France (AP) — When the lights came up after a screening on the Walt Disney lot of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” Steven Spielberg was incredulous.

Stepping into Steven Spielberg's shoes, James Mangold takes Indiana Jones on one last adventure

After years of development, Spielberg and Lucasfilm decided to pass the reigns to Mangold, the Ford Vs Ferrari filmmaker, who was 18 years old when he saw Raiders Of The Lost Ark in a Hudson Valley theatre on opening day in 1981.

Stepping into Spielberg's shoes, James Mangold takes Indiana Jones on one last adventure

“Dial of Destiny,” which premiered Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival, is the first Indiana Jones film without Steven Spielberg behind the camera.

Stepping into Spielberg's shoes, James Mangold takes Indiana Jones on one last adventure

“Dial of Destiny,” which premiered Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival, is the first Indiana Jones film without Steven Spielberg behind the camera.

Stepping into Spielberg's shoes, James Mangold takes Indiana Jones on one last adventure

"I thought I was the only one who knew how to make one of these!” Spielberg said at a screening of the first Indiana Jones film without him behind the camera.

Stepping into Spielberg’s shoes, James Mangold takes Indiana Jones on final adventure

“Dial of Destiny” is the first Indiana Jones film without Spielberg behind the camera. After years of development, Spielberg and Lucasfilm decided to pass the reigns to James Mangold, the “Ford vs. Ferrari” filmmaker.