When it was announced earlier this year that Disney was planning on prioritising Disney+ and phasing out physical media releases, it was rightly met with a lot of criticism. Especially the news they were outright discontinuing DVD and Blu-Rays in Australia and New Zealand after the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. After all, this does have a dreadful scent of not being in control of the product you purchase and being dictated to about what you can watch and when by a massive corporation.

The news immediately came with a string of films people were immediately asking the status on. However, in recent months, with physical media releases of Wandavision and The Mandalorian Seasons 1 & 2 announced, and a long awaited release of Hulu’s Prey, it does seem as though the streaming stance is loosening. And fans of a certain bullwhip-twirling, fedora-wearing adventurer can rejoice today, as Disney and Lucasfilm have just announced a physical media release of this year’s fifth and final Indiana Jones film, James Mangold’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Announced for release on December 5th 2023, the film will receive a DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K UHD release, with a stacked array of bonus features, including a five-chapter making-of and an exclusive score-only version of the film allowing us to revel in the work of living legend John Williams! There will also be steelbook sets.

No word as of yet on whether this release will also apply to all territories, like here in the UK, but chances are strong. Plus, Harrison Ford’s beloved character’s final chapter getting a physical media release at all will be welcome news to all those who thought Disney were going to lock the film away in the House of Mouse warehouse like the Ark of the Covenant.