say it ain't so

It could well be that, yes, the new "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" does indeed feature a passing of the torch to a young, female heroine. See this article. To its credit, the article does note that film director James Mangold has denied all rumors of test screenings in which audiences expressed hatred for the new film. Mangold tweeted, "Nope. Haven't been any screenings at all.... No one will ever replace Indiana Jones. Not in any script. Not in any cut. Never discussed." Mangold could be lying, of course; directors and actors have done that before. The Critical Drinker thinks the new film will be as bad as we suspect: