"Indiana Jones 5," originally announced to be shown in 2019, will instead premiere on July 10, 2020. This was announced by Disney.
The film will see the return of Harrison Ford, who plays the titular character, and Steven Spielberg. According to Variety, the delay is due to the busy schedule of the director. Spielberg is currently working on two other movies: "Ready Player One" and "The Post."
Also involved in the project is David Koepp, who wrote the script. He penned "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," the latest "Indiana Jones" movie to be released. However, it was critically and commercially panned for bringing aliens into the film franchise. Interestingly enough, producer Frank Marshall said that the upcoming movie will pick up where the last movie left off, despite the negative feedback about the plot of that flick.
Prior to the announcement of Ford's return as Indiana Jones, several speculations surfaced about a new, younger actor being cast to play the character. There was even talk that Shia LeBeouf will take on the role, having played the character's son in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." However, there is no word yet if the actor will also be part of the upcoming film. The other name that was associated with the project is Chris Pratt, who starred in action-packed films such as "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Jurassic World."
However, Marshall said that a film reboot is not being considered and that Ford is the only person capable of playing Indiana Jones. "It's all about the story. I think both in the Jason Bourne series and on Indiana Jones, we are not going to do the Bond thing," he said. "We think those characters are iconic, and those are the only actors who can play that," Marshall added.
Ford will be 78 years old by the time the new film will be released.
