Indiana Jones on a last crusade, says Ford
Harrison Ford is back as the world’s most famous archaeologist in a movie due for release next summer, 42 years after Raiders of the Lost Ark.
As he prepares to pick up the whip and put on the hat for a final time, an emotional Harrison Ford promised that his fifth Indiana Jones film would provide a fitting ending.
The actor returns as the world’s most famous archaeologist in a movie due for release next summer, 42 years after Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Ford, 80, appeared at D23, a Disney event in Anaheim, California, alongside his British co-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge to share the maiden trailer for the film, which is yet to have an official title.
“Thank you for making these films such an incredible experience for all of us,” Ford told the crowd of about 7,500 fans.
“I’m very proud to say that this one is fantastic,” he said before pointing at Waller-Bridge, adding: “And this is one of the reasons.” To screams of “no” from the crowd, he added: “This is it. I will not fall down for you again. But thank you so much.”
Waller-Bridge, 37, said: “I had the time of my life making this movie. Keeping up with this guy [Ford] is exhausting.”
A trailer for the film, the first in the franchise not directed by Steven Spielberg, featured Ford riding a horse through what appeared to be New York.
The franchise has grossed almost $US2bn ($2.9bn) at the box office, making it one of the most successful in Hollywood.
Ford was reunited at D23 with Ke Huy Quan, 51, who played his child sidekick Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984.
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