After going through a development hell (as had the previous installment), a fifth "Indiana Jones" film was announced by Disney with James Mangold writing and directing, Ford returning to play the titular character, and Spielberg, Marshall, and Kathleen Kennedy producing. It is scheduled for release on July 29, 2022. Frank Marshall has affirmed that the film will be a sequel, and in May 2020, said that writing had "just started". Disney CEO Bob Iger has indicated that the film will not be the conclusion of the franchise as a whole.