There were rumors a few years ago that Chris Pratt it would be the next Indiana Jones to replace Harrison Ford in the role. I never thought it would actually work because Ford is the only version of the character that could and should exist.
Well, Pratt recently addressed this rumor during an interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast and confirmed that he won’t be playing Indiana Jones because he doesn’t want to be haunted by Harrison Ford when he dies. When asked about his voice, he said:
“I don’t even know who Steven Spielberg is. Who? Steven Who? No, aren’t they doing Indiana Jones with Harrison Ford? All I know is I once saw a Harrison Ford quote and I don’t even know if it was really him, but it was enough to scare me, it was like “When I die, Indiana Jones dies.” And I’m like, will I be haunted by Harrison Ford’s ghost one day when he dies if I play …?
The quote Pratt refers to comes from Ford’s 2019 interview on Today. The acting icon said at the time, “Don’t you understand? I’m Indiana Jones. When I leave, he’s gone. It’s easy.” But also, who wouldn’t want to be haunted by Harrison Ford !?
When it comes to Indiana Jones, Steven Spielberg previously said: “There will be only one actor playing Indiana Jones and that is Harrison Ford.” Producer Frank Marshall also shared: “There will only be one Indiana Jones and that’s Harrison Ford.”
Indiana Jones 5 it will be the last time we see Harrison Ford in the role and I hope he comes out on a strong note! The last crusade it would have been the perfect ending for Jones! Then they did Kingdom of the Crystal Skulland now they have another chance to give the character an appropriate ending.
I agree with Indiana Jones that it is coming to an end, and it’s nice to know that he won’t be played by another actor. I like Pratt, but he also understands that no one else can play Indiana.
But I can’t help but think that Disney and Lucasfilm will try to continue the franchise in some way. We will see!
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
