Are you of the mindset that Harrison Ford is eventually going to hang up his whip and fedora as Indiana Jones in order for a younger actor to fill those shoes and continue the legacy of the famous archaologist forward? Maybe someone like Chris Pratt? Well, good luck waiting for that to happen, because, according to Steven Spielberg, it won’t be on his watch.
Speaking to Screen International, Spielberg remarked on the likelihood of a new Indy ever taking shape…
I don’t think anyone could replace Harrison as Indy, I don’t think that’s ever going to happen… It’s certainly not my intention to ever have another actor step into his shoes in the way there have been many actors that have played Spider-Man or Batman. There is only going to be one actor playing Indiana Jones and that’s Harrison Ford.
As for why he’d be game for another INDIANA JONES movie as Spielberg had previously joked, he had this to say…
Because there are more adventures out there than films. So as long as there’s more adventures out there, I’ve got a bullwhip, a fedora, a leather jacket and a man on a horse who knows how to get the job done.
Ford right now is 73. Spielberg turns 69 later this month. Time is working against them making a fifth film, so, if it’s going to happen, that’s going to happen soon, but it appears Spielberg is certainly serious about making KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL the last Indy film we taste. Now to see if there’s any movement on it relatively soon…