Plus, how her working relationship with Harrison Ford has changed over the years.
Warning: This article contains spoilers forIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
“It’s not the years, honey.
Karen Allen attends the Los Angeles premiere of LucasFilms' ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
It’s the mileage.”
What mileage it’s been.
Once their adventure ends, Indy and Marion finally tie the knot.
Harrison Ford and Karen Allen on the set of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’.Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images
KAREN ALLEN:It’s been a major, wonderful series of films to be a part of.
I think it was my fourth film when I was just starting out in films.
I was cast inRaiders of the Lost Ark, and I went into it not really… And then I think the character, Marion Ravenwood, what actor wouldn’t want to play that character?
Right there she wins the heart of everyone who’s ever been jilted, certainly.
WithDial of Destiny, Marion will have appeared in three of the five Indy films.
How has working with Harrison evolved over the years?
It’s evolved in a wonderful, wonderful way.
When we didRaiders of the Lost Ark, we didn’t know each other at all.
We were just in the process of learning.
So I got to watch him work with the camera.
I was learning those skills by the seat of my pants.
I learned a lot just watching Harrison.
There’s a much more practical, methodical way that you work sometimes, that was new to me.
That was just a wonderful, easy, breezy experience.
This time [inDial of Destiny], it was short but sweet.
It’s very brief.
When did you know the nature of Marion’s return and how was it all pitched to you?
It was a fresh start.
I was down for whatever, in whatever way they wanted to bring her back into the story.
I was 100% there.
No, even though we only shot one or two days, I arrived two weeks beforehand.
And I got to meet James Mangold for the first time.
We’d had conversations on the phone, but we’d actually never met, so that was great.
Steven Spielberg directed every other film in the franchise, besides this one.
Was it weird being there without him?
But he wasn’t.
Although, James seemed very much at home in that world.
He’s wonderful."
I had just a beautiful time working with him.
It was certainly emotional doing it.
I’m more in the actual memory of doing it.
But it’s so sweet.
It was just nice.
The crew at the end of it when we finally finished shooting was all very emotional.
Do you feel like you’ve said your goodbyes to Marion?
No, I don’t.
Maybe in terms of the cinema I’ve said goodbye to Marion.
Where do you see Indy and Marion going from here?
Were there any conversations about what their future is beyond what we see in the film?
If they can work their way through the pain of the death of their son and come back together.
And it feels to me complete at the end.
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