Could Indiana Jones go on without Harrison Ford? According to a new rumor, that looks likely.
Update: Another source told /Film that the rumor is false. It does remain a possibility that Disney could go this route in the future, however.
According to a source of Latino Review‘s, the Indiana Jones franchise may very well fall in the footsteps of the James Bond franchise and continually replace the lead actor.
Keep in mind, this is merely a rumor. Latino Review has had mixed results lately with breaking scoops, but they claim this scoop is from the same source that gave them the accurate information that Bradley Cooper would be voicing Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy, so it could be credible.
According to the source, Disney has a date in mind for the production of Indiana Jones 5. If the film is not underway by that time with Harrison Ford starring, they will apparently cast a younger actor to play Dr. Jones in a new trilogy.
If this is done, it will be done in a way similar to when James Bond was recast after Sean Connery left. Indiana Jones would become a character that could be played by many different actors. Doing this would allow them to place Dr. Jones back in the World War II period, something they couldn’t do with an older Harrison Ford.
From a practical standpoint, this rumor does make a lot of sense. After Disney got the rights to make new Indiana Jones films back when they bought LucasFilm in 2012, they finally got the rights to distribute them this past December. The series is one that obviously has the potential to make a lot of money, and Disney didn’t spend money without intent to make more films.
On the other hand, it would be a little bit of a surprise to see the Indiana Jones franchise movie on without Harrison Ford while he still wants to make the movies.
It was rumored last October that Harrison Ford demanded Disney and LucasFilm guarantee him that Indiana Jones 5 would be happening before he agreed to reprise his Han Solo role in Star Wars: Episode VII. Ford cares more about being Dr. Jones again, and if the rumor was true, he was using his pull to make sure it would happen.
The rumor said that he didn’t get the official confirmation he wanted, but they did guarantee him that an outline for the fifth movie in the series would be completed by the end of next year with the movie coming out no later than December 2016.
Seeing Indiana Jones played by an actor other than Ford would take some getting used to, but the question of whether it should be done or not is a futile one. If Disney wants to replace him, they will. According to the rumor, they’ve already begun considering different actors, and while nothing has been done yet, Bradley Cooper is at the top of their list of potential actors to put on Indy’s classic hat.
This has not been part of any rumors yet and is purely speculation on our part, but we wouldn’t be surprised if Steven Spielberg would return only to direct a Ford starred Indiana Jones movie, not one with a different actor.
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