With the limited time the trailer has, it can highlight everything that has made the previous films so great. One of the first is the return of one of the most fun supporting characters in the franchise, Sallah (played once again by John Rhys-Davies). At this point, the character’s appearance is always the mark of a great Indy adventure, having appeared in both “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” However, “Dial of Destiny” doesn’t look entirely like nostalgia bait. Plenty of new characters seen in the trailer, played by the likes of Boyd Holbrook, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Toby Jones, have all the makings of a great “Indiana Jones” ensemble.

Another dynamic harkens back to the third film, only this time, it looks like Indiana is the one in a parental role. While we saw a familial dynamic in “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” “Dial of Destiny” looks like it’s doing a more detached relation that will no doubt play into more comedic moments. 

Yet another mark of a great Indy movie is the chase scenes, and this trailer is chock full of them. From jumping between moving vehicles in an exotic locale to a chase through 1960s New York, the brief teases of Indy’s new daring escapes already make them feel like a worthy companion to the desert chase in “Raiders” and the motorcycle chase from “Last Crusade,” while also playing into the period that the film takes place in.