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PEOPLE & ARTSWednesday 16 March 2016
‘Indiana Jones’ to return
with Ford and Spielberg
In this Jan. 10, 2016 file photo, Harrison Ford arrives at the 73rd JAKE COYLE Shia LaBeouf as Indiana’s Wars: The Force Awakens.”
annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Bev- AP Film Writer son. It followed a nearly 20- “Indiana Jones is one of
erly Hills, Calif. NEW YORK (AP) — “Indiana year gap in the franchise the greatest heroes in cine-
Jones” is swinging back after 1989’s “Indiana Jones matic history, and we can’t
Associated Press into theaters with Harrison and the Last Crusade.” wait to bring him back to
Ford reprising the iconic the screen in 2019,” said
role and Steven Spielberg Another “Indiana Jones” Alan Horn, chairman of the
directing. film has long been ru- Walt Disney Studios.
mored, occasionally with
The Walt Disney Co. an- whispers of different actors “It’s rare to have such a
nounced Tuesday that the taking over the role from perfect combination of
fifth film in the action ad- the 73-year-old Ford. But director, producers, actor
venture series will open July Spielberg has repeatedly and role, and we couldn’t
19, 2019. insisted Ford would never be more excited to embark
be replaced. on this adventure with Har-
The last “Indiana Jones” The actor’s return as his fa- rison and Steven.”
movie was 2008’s poorly re- mous fedora-wearing ar- The film, not yet titled, will
ceived “Indiana Jones and chaeologist comes shortly be produced by Kath-
the Kingdom of the Crys- after reprising his equally leen Kennedy and Frank
tal Skull,” which co-starred iconic Han Solo in “Star Marshall.q
