Steven Spielberg Reveals He Will Never Replace Harrison Ford as INDIANA JONES; Sequel In the Works?

In a new interview with ScreenDaily, legendary director Steven Spielberg shared that he would never replace actor Harrison Ford in the inconic role of adventurer Indiana Jones.

"I don't think anyone could replace Harrison as Indy," says Spielberg. "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."

Spielberg went on to tease that a sequel may in fact be in the works featuring the STAR WARS star as Indiana Jones. "...(T)here 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."

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The Indiana Jones franchise, based on the adventures of Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, a fictional archaeologist. It began in 1981 with the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. A prequel, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, followed in 1984 and the sequel Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1989. In 1992, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, featuring adventures the character had as a child as he traveled around the world with his father, began airing on television. A fourth film, Indiana Jones and the KINGDOM of the Crystal Skull, was released in 2008 and was the last in the series to be distributed by Paramount Pictures. The series was created by George Lucas; the films star Harrison Ford and were directed by Steven Spielberg. The Walt Disney Company owns the Indiana Jones franchise since its acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012.

Image courtesy of Lucas Films

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