Steven Spielberg Says He Won't (SPOILER!) Indiana Jones

There are three things that have been confirmed regarding the fifth installment to the Indiana Jones movie.  The first, it's release date.  The second, John Williams will be coming back to score the film.  The third bit of news that was recently confirmed?  Indiana Jones will not die in this movie.  This isn't just speculation, this was confirmed by the man himself, Steven Spielberg.


A lot of people (including myself) have speculated that since this is (presumably) going to be the last Indiana Jones movie that will star Harrison Ford in the lead role (he'll be 77 years old when the movie comes out), many believed that they would kill the character off to give the franchise an ending.  The main reason for this was the fact that Ford's character in the Star Wars films, Han Solo, had been killed off in this past year's Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  Ford himself had lobbied to have the character killed off, dating back to Return of the Jedi, but the difference here is that Han Solo was just one player in a group of people that the Star Wars story revolved around, where as Indiana Jones is the title character of the franchise.  The director wants fans to know that even if this is the last movie to star Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, his adventures will continue to go on.


When Disney announced that they were going to make a fifth Indiana Jones movie, and that Spielberg was going to direct it, a lot of people began talking about whether or not Ford would return as Dr. Jones, or if they would recast the character with a new actor.  People even began to petition for Chris Pratt to take over the role (which was kind of insulting to Ford, if you ask me.  My opinion, not his), but just as fast as these rumors began to surface, Spielberg came out and said that there would only be one actor to play Indiana Jones, and that actor was Harrison Ford.  While discussing the movie, Spielberg said that he's "super excited" about it, and followed up with, "I think this one is straight down the pike for the fans."  It was then when he said, "The one thing I will tell you is I'm not killing off Harrison [Ford] at the end of it."  And just as quickly as he shot down the rumors of a new actor taking over the role, he shoots down the rumor that Indiana Jones is going to die.


What are you wanting to see in the next Indiana Jones movie?  I think that if they aren't going to kill off Indiana Jones, maybe they could bring Mutt back so they can kill him off?  Just my opinion.  Let me know your thoughts in the comment section down below.


Indiana Jones 5 will hit theaters July 19, 2019.