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‘Indy 5’ Update: Mad About Mads

Amazing character actor Mads Mikkelsen seen on set…

On October 1, Deadline’s Pete Hammond asked mega-producer Frank Marshall about the status of “Indiana Jones 5” and its star Harrison Ford.

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“Again, the protocols are in place,” said Marshall to Deadline speaking to COVID. “We’re shooting in London again. We had a little hiccup with Harrison, but he’s great.

“He’s back,” added Frank. “He’s shooting every day, and all I can say is it looks like a real Indiana Jones movie.

“It’s so nice to see everybody back.”

Phoebe Waller-Bridge on the set of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Image: Lucasfilm.

This time out, “everyone back” actually includes “Fortune and Glory” newcomers like Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Antonio Banderas, who recently said, “Let’s see if I survive the experience.”

Banderas, who has plenty of experience in large productions, discussed Indy 5 in Hola.com, “This film is shooting since June and I’ll finish it in December.

“It’s an enormous production,” he said. “[I]t can have up to five different units working simultaneously across different countries.”

Mads On Set

On one of those sets, veteran character actor Mads Mikkelsen was spotted wearing a solid villain ensemble.

Back in May, Mikkelsen, speaking about appearing in Indy 5 and other franchise films like “Harry Potter” and Star Wars, told JoBlo.com:

“It’s obviously surreal. Even if I was an American or an English actor it would be surreal to be a part of so many different franchises. And as a Dane, it’s even more surreal. I don’t know what to say about it. It’s fun. And it’s fun to get a text from a friend that says I just made a list. It’s fun. I don’t know what to add. These are things we all grew up with and it’s just surreal.”

Hello Harrison

Meanwhile, in a late-breaking news item from the UK’s Daily Mail, Callum Wells posted:

Harrison Ford. Image: Daily Mail.

Harrison Ford was pictured shooting scenes for Indiana Jones 5 on the streets of Cefalu in Sicily with Mads Mikkelsen on Thursday – marking his return to work following a three-month break with a shoulder injury.

The Star Wars actor, 79, got right back into character as the iconic Professor of Paleontology as he donned his signature leather jacket, which had been layered above a yellow shirt and grey trousers.

His co-star, 55, contrasted his look in a dapper grey suit, which had been styled alongside a white shirt and a coordinating Panama hat.

Mads Mikkelsen. Image: Daily Mail.

This won’t be the last we hear about Indiana Jones in Italy. Keep it here on TheDisInsider.com for all the latest from the sets.

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