Way back in January, rumors surfaced that Disney was eyeingGuardians of the GalaxyandJurassic WorldstarChris Prattto star inIndiana Jones 5, replacingHarrison Fordas the title character.Chris Prattlater revealed he had never heard anything from Disney about this coveted role, but LucasFilm presidentKathleen Kennedydid confirm that Disney does plan on makingIndiana Jones 5some day. During an interview withDen of Geek, producerFrank Marshallclarified that they don’t plan on replacingHarrison Fordquite yet, although he did hint that a different character could take over the franchise, some day.
“(We’re) not doing theBondthing where we’re going to call somebody elseIndiana Jones. We have to figure this out. There are a lot of rumors. We haven’t even sat down to talk about Indy yet… at some point we’ll sit down. But there’s a bunch of people who could probably take the baton.”
Earlier this month, directorSteven Spielbergsaid he wants to makeIndiana Jones 5withHarrison Ford, but it’s still unclear when that might actually happen. There was a rumor that Disney is planning a 2018release dateforIndiana Jones 5, but that rumor was also shot down byFrank Marshall. The 73-year-oldHarrison Fordwill next be seen reprising his iconic role as Han Solo inStar Wars: The Force Awakens, arriving in theaters December 18.
Ironically, James Bond was a heavy influence on the creation of Indiana Jones, which lead to former 007Sean Connerybeing cast as Indy’s father in 1989’sIndiana Jones & the Last Crusade. Fans last saw Indy in 2008’sIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which earned $786 million worldwide at the box office.Cate Blanchett,Karen Allen,Shia LaBeouf,Ray Winstone,John HurtandJim Broadbentalso starred in the action-adventure.
Disney acquired the rights to theIndiana Jonesfranchise back in December 2013, leading to much speculation about the future of this series. The studio is currently busy launching a new slate of Star Wars movies, so it may be quite some time before Indy comes back to the big screen. Are you glad that Disney doesn’t plan on recastingIndiana Jones?
