Disney officially announced that Indiana Jones 5 is definitely happening and it will be coming to the big screen on July 19, 2019.
Harrison Ford will be back and reprise his role as the world’s famous archaeologist and Steven Spielberg will return to direct just like all four previous installments of the franchise.
“Indiana Jones is one of the greatest heroes in cinematic history, and we can’t wait to bring him back to the screen in 2019,” The Walt Disney Studios' Chairman Alan Horn revealed in a press release. “It’s rare to have such a perfect combination of director, producers, actor and role, and we couldn’t be more excited to embark on this adventure with Harrison and Steven.”
Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall are producing Indiana Jones 5. Speculation about a fifth Indiana Jones movie has been swirling ever since Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, but the studio's first priority was understandably resurrecting Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Now that the movie had a successful comeback, it looks like Disney is finally ready to turn its attention to another beloved franchise, Indiana Jones.
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In the past, there have been reports of Chris Pratt being in the running for the iconic role, something that the 36-year-old actor was hesitant about. “You have to look at it and be like, ‘Is this right for me?’” he told Entertainment Weekly back in May 2015. “Is it right for me to do this? And is it perfect? You don’t want to be the guy who f***s that up.”
