Back in March it was announced that Harrison Ford is set to dust off the fedora and bullwhip as he reunites with Steven Spielberg for a fifth instalment of the Indiana Jones series, ending speculation that Disney would reboot the franchise with a younger actor.
Given that Ford will be 77 years old by the time Indiana Jones 5 hits cinemas, there’s been some talk as to whether the movie could go down the Star Wars: The Force Awakens route and kill off the beloved character. However, speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Spielberg has outright dismissed the idea:
“I think this one is straight down the pike for the fans,” said Spielberg, before stating that while he wouldn’t give away any plot details, “The one thing I will tell you is I’m not killing off Harrison Ford at the end of it.
So… does that mean we’ll be seeing an octogenarian Ford back for Indiana Jones 6 some time in the middle of the next decade?
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Indiana Jones 5 is set for release on July 19th 2019, with David Koepp (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) penning the script.
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Originally published June 16, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
