CANNES, France (AP) 鈥 Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford swung into Cannes on Thursday for the world premiere of 鈥淚ndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny鈥 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 Williams鈥 score played across the red carpet. Among those in attendance were Disney chief Bob Iger, Lucasfilm鈥檚 Kathleen Kennedy and filmmaker Steve McQueen.
Ford, 80, who has said 鈥淒ial of Destiny鈥 will be his , also received an honorary Palme d'Or from the Cannes Film Festival. Last year, Cannes feted 鈥淭op Gun Maverick鈥 and .
Inside the theater, Ford was greeted with thunderous applause. He beamed and looked around the theater before receiving the honorary Palme.
鈥淚鈥檓 very touched. I鈥檓 very moved by this. They say when you鈥檙e about to die, you, you see your life flash before your eyes. I just saw my life flash before my eyes," Ford said after a clip reel of his career was played.
鈥淎 great part of my life, not all of my life,鈥 Ford continued, thanking Flockhart as well as 鈥淒ial of Destiny鈥 director James Mangold and co-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
It's not the first 鈥淚ndiana Jones鈥 film to premiere in Cannes. The fourth installment, 鈥淚ndiana and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull鈥 launched at the 2008 edition of the festival. Critics and fans alike dismissed 鈥淐rystal Skull鈥 as a misjudged sequel, though it still made $790 million worldwide.
This time, 鈥淒ial of Destiny鈥 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 鈥淚ndiana鈥 film not directed by Steven Spielberg or with a story credit to George Lucas. Instead, Mangold ("Ford vs. Ferrari," 鈥淟ogan鈥) takes the reins for a film co-starring Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas and Mads Mikkelsen.
