After Disney purchased Lucasfilm from George Lucas, taking control of both the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, they moved quickly to announce the next chapter in the Star Wars saga, but nothing had been mentioned about Indy. After Guardians of the Galaxy was released, Chris Pratt (who shot to super-stardom with it's release, and the release of Jurassic World) was rumored to be the new Indiana Jones in a supposed reboot, or at least the next chapter. Even though Kathleen Kennedy said that there were no immediate plans for an Indiana Jones film, the rumors persisted. Now, in an interview with Screen Daily, Steven Spielberg has given his answer on the matter:
“I don’t think anyone could replace Harrison as Indy, I don’t think that’s ever going to happen,” Spielberg said about the prospect of a recast. “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.”
That pretty much puts an end to it right? But is there going to be another Indiana Jones movie in the near future?
“Because there are more adventures out there than films,” Spielberg said. “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.”Spielberg has been the director for the franchise since it's debut, and I suppose he still has a lot of say in the matter, but with Disney the actual owners of the franchise, who's to say that they may go forward with a reboot without him? It's still much too early to know what the next chapter in the Indiana Jones story is going to bring us, but with the 73 year old Harrison Ford not getting any younger, Spielberg may want to move a little faster if he truly has more stories to tell. Let's just hope that they don't include aliens...or "Mutt," for that matter!
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