I OCCASIONALLY THINK back to an ancient relic that mesmerised me in my childhood. A black VHS case, which rested on a shelf near the family TV, it had on its front lurid art of a hissing snake, an ancient arch, a mystical box and, square in the centre, a grinning man brandishing a whip. It was pretty damn cool. And it turned out that the film inside — Raiders Of The Lost Ark — was even damn cooler. From the exotic start (hairy spiders!) to the wild finale (gloopy faces!), it was non-stop exciting, but also hilarious, warm and, well, magical. No movie I’d ever seen felt quite so alive.
Decades on, Raiders hasn’t aged one bit. And while its star has, it hasn’t slowed him down. We’ve all grown up with Harrison Ford as Indy, and he’s still at it: while we’ve gone through four Bonds since Raiders, the fedora is still firmly atop Ford’s head. So we’re delighted to bring you the first-ever interviews with the icon himself, his co-stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen and more, about the fifth and final Indiana Jones instalment. Turn to page 48 to find out what lies in store.