Harrison Ford – Indiana Jones 5 not end of franchise after Disney news

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When Indiana Jones 5 hits cinemas next year, it will have been 15 years since the last outing and Harrison Ford will be almost 81. At Disney D23 this year, the Hollywood legend said he was finally bowing out of his iconic role, claiming: “This is it, I will not fall down for you again!” However, the latest news could confirm this isn’t quite as certain as some may have thought.

According to Variety’s sources, an Indiana Jones TV series is now in the works at Disney+. This shouldn’t be too surprising given the Mouse House has a tendency to have shared universes like Marvel and Star Wars across both film and streaming shows.

The outlet confirmed such a series would be set in the world of Indiana Jones, but plot details are yet to be revealed. Nevertheless, there are a couple of obvious options for where the studio could take Ford’s archaeologist based on other insider leaks.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge is Ford’s co-star in the 1969-set Indiana Jones 5 and will be playing his goddaughter, Helena. And according to rumours, she’s being set up to replace Indy in the franchise.

According to Daily Mail: “Insiders claim Kathleen Kennedy, the Hollywood producer behind the franchise, is keen to make ‘big, bold’ changes — with few bigger than switching the lead character to a woman.” A source added: “It would be a huge statement, and a great role for Phoebe…the gossip on the set is that this character will slot into the leading role.”

With this in mind, perhaps she’ll get her own Disney+ spin-off set in the Indiana Jones universe after the fifth film? But there’s another option too.

We Got This Covered’s sources – who correctly predicted young Luke Skywalker being in The Mandalorian season 2 – have previously claimed that Lucasfilm is considering a Young Indiana Jones reboot.

Fans of the franchise will know that the prequel show was broadcast in the early 1990s after Ford’s first three movies as the archeologist adventurer.

Young Indiana Jones spanned 28 episodes and 4 TV movies with Sean Patrick Flannery playing the character from his teenage years to early adulthood.

The show began at the turn of the 20th century with Indy’s birth and focused on his service in the Belgium army during World War I before becoming the archeologist we know him to be in the 1930s set movies.

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In the original broadcasts, George Hall played a 93-year-old Indy in the contemporary 1990s, telling stories from his youth. Ford himself reprised the character in one episode opening set in 1950, when he was telling a story of his time in 1920s Chicago.

A reboot of Young Indy would be fantastic, although it’s always possible they could have a different actor fill in the 19 year gap between 1920-35 where little is known of the adventurer’s life.

Perhaps the outgoing 80-year-old star could then take on the role of Hall as an older Indy looking back on his old adventures at the start of each episode.

Indiana Jones 5 hits cinemas on June 30, 2023.

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