Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
After the long awaited Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was released and did well at the box office but was not widely loved (and fans' frustration with it seemed to multiply over the years) I think there were mixed feelings about doing another one. People wanted to see the series end on a stronger note but there was fear that another film might not be good. For a few years I doubted it might be made since although Ford sounded game, Shia Lebeouf, who played Mutt (Indy's son) had trashed Crystal Skull in the press and was generating a lot of negative headlines with increasingly odd behavior. In early 2016, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens doing extremely well at the box office, due in no small part to Harrison Ford's delightful return as Han Solo, Kathleen Kennedy of Lucasfilm announced a deal had been made with Ford for a final Indiana Jones film. A release date of 2019 was announced and Spielberg was planning to direct (though George Lucas was not