Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford swung into on Thursday for the world premiere of BԪַIndiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyBԪַ in one of the most anticipated events of the French Riviera festival.
Fedoras abounded in the throngs of onlookers who watched Ford and company hit the red carpet.
Ford walked hand in hand with his wife, Calista Flockhart, and later joined his cast mates as John WilliamsBԪַ score played across the red carpet. Among those in attendance were Disney chief Bob Iger, LucasfilmBԪַs Kathleen Kennedy and filmmaker Steve McQueen.
Ford, 80, who has said BԪַDial of DestinyBԪַ will be his , also received an honorary Palme dBԪַOr from the Cannes Film Festival. Last year, Cannes feted BԪַTop Gun MaverickBԪַ and .
Inside the theater, Ford was greeted with thunderous applause. He beamed and looked around the theater before receiving the honorary Palme.
BԪַIBԪַm very touched. IBԪַm very moved by this,BԪַ a clearly emotional Ford said. BԪַThey say when youBԪַre about to die, you, you see your life flash before your eyes. I just saw my life before my eyes.
BԪַA great part of my life, not all of my life,BԪַ Ford continued, thanking Flockhart as well as BԪַDial of DestinyBԪַ director James Mangold and co-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
ItBԪַs not the first BԪַIndiana JonesBԪַ film to premiere in Cannes. The fourth installment, BԪַIndiana and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullBԪַ launched at the 2008 edition of the festival. Critics and fans alike dismissed BԪַCrystal SkullBԪַ as a misjudged sequel, though it still made $790 million worldwide.
This time, BԪַDial of DestinyBԪַ is hoping to make a similar if not larger global impact without its famous filmmakers. The new film, which the Walt Disney Co. will release June 30 in the U.S., is the first BԪַIndianaBԪַ film not directed by Steven Spielberg or with a story credit to George Lucas. Instead, Mangold (BԪַFord vs. Ferrari,BԪַ BԪַLoganBԪַ) takes the reins for a film co-starring Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas and Mads Mikkelsen.
BԪַJake Coyle, The Associated Press
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