Indy 5 Production Decorates Glasgow In Red, White & Blue
No, they weren’t celebrating the U.S.A.’s birthday; Indiana Jones V was in town…
Firstly, one of the top headlines of the newspaper covering the town where Indy 5 is filming was, “Teacher headbutted 16-year-old schoolboy…” Secondly, while that might sound like something out of a Mike Myers “Scottish” sketch, it was the actual title of a story out of Glasgow, Scotland.
Scotland. Photo: ScotUSA.com
But, today the Daily Record out of Glasgow also posted a less exciting story entitled, “Indiana Jones Glasgow’ filming to get underway as city centre transformed into movie set: The action is about to kick off with flags and banners hung for the fifth offering in the movie franchise.”
Harrison Ford, photographed earlier this year in Scotland. Image: Phil Wilkinson/GlasgowLive.
Glasgow U.S.A.
Claire Galloway of the Daily Record explained:
Image: Lucasfilm
It was previously rumoured parts of the fifth Indiana Jones movie would be shot in the city – and it seems the action is about to kick off… [I]t’s Glasgow city centre’s turn as streets in the Merchant City area were transformed into an American-style film set.
US flags were hung from buildings and stars and stripes bunting was put up on St Vincent Street and Hope Street.
Shop signs, including one for a barbershop, were also put on Monday as the scene was set for the movie.”
Props at Disney Hollywood Studios. Image: Disney.
Making A Movie On July 4
Monday, as you know, happened to be July 4, or the United States’ 245th birthday. And Glasgow certainly looked the part:
Image: Daily Record/ Wattie Cheung Photography
This photo seems to confirm the setting of the film in the 1960s. The flag shown looks like the 50-star flag was adopted in August 1959.
Image: Daily Record/ Wattie Cheung Photography
Now we see that the physical location is supposed to be New York (City?).
Image: Daily Record/ Wattie Cheung Photography
One wonders how the Bank of Scotland will be digitally altered.
Still Shooting
Image: Lucasfilm
And as far as rumors that shooting on Indy 5 would be delayed until the fall (due to the injury sustained by leading man Harrison Ford), Director James Mangold set minds at ease.
We’re all good. Shooting! But thanks!
— Mangold (@mang0ld) June 30, 2021
Finally, keep it here for all the latest from the set of Indiana Jones V.
What do you think of a 1960’s setting for the fifth installment of Indy’s adventures? Let us know in the comments.
Feature Image: Lucasfilm
