Harrison Ford, 80, refutes retirement rumors ahead of release of fifth and final Indiana Jones film

Harrison Ford may be done with the Indiana Jones saga, but he’s not ready to retire from acting anytime soon.

While sitting down for an interview with CNN as part of being Who’s talking to Chris Wallace podcastFord said that instead of retiring, he’s looking for new movies and shows to star in.

“I don’t, I don’t do well when I’m out of work,” admitted the actor, whose production of the 1923 Yellowstone spin-off was indefinitely postponed due to the ongoing WGA writers’ strike. “I just like working.”

Ford added that one of the benefits of working and acting is that the 80-year-old superstar “feels useful.”

“It’s my Jones, I want — I want to be helpful,” he added.

Can’t slow down: “I don’t, I don’t – I don’t do well when I don’t have a job,” admitted the actor, who will soon be seen in Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, the fifth and final film in the series (photo)

When asked by Wallace what he loved about acting, Ford said it was the collaborative aspect that transformed the project and made it worth it.

“It’s the people you deal with. The intensity and intimacy of collaboration. It’s the combined ambition somehow forged from words on a page.

“I don’t plan what I want to do in the scene – and I don’t feel obligated to anything,” he continued. “But I’m, I think, naturally influenced by the things I’m working on.”

Ford, who turns 81 on July 13, has previously said his latest film, Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, will be the final film in the long-running adventure series.

The actor’s longtime collaborator Steven Spielberg, who had directed the first four entries in the series, opted to take a smaller role as executive producer this time around.

He is replaced by Logan and Ford V. Ferrari director James Mangold in the director’s chair.

Star Wars creator George Lucas, who helped write the first four films and was credited with their stories, has also reduced his role in this latter film, though he is still credited as an EP.

Even as he says goodbye to his iconic Indiana Jones character, Ford is still interested in new adventures.

Social Butterfly: When Wallace asked him what he loved about acting, Ford said it was the collaborative aspect that transformed the project and made it worth it. ‘It’s the people you get to work with’

Doing his part: Ford added that one of the benefits of working and acting is that the 80-year-old superstar “feels useful.” “It’s my Jones, I want – I want to be helpful,” he added (still from Dial Of Destiny)

He tried something new with his first-ever starring role in a television series for Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone spin-off 1923, which reunited him with his Mosquito Coast costar Helen Mirren.

Production on the series was set to begin its second season earlier this month after a first season that was a hit with critics and viewers, but filming never started due to the ongoing writers’ strike, reports NBC Montana.

The hiatus is the latest setback for showrunner Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone empire, after his flagship series was reportedly set to end amid disputes with star Kevin Costner.

According to NBC, Butte Civic Center manager Bill Melvin said representatives told him in 1923 that the series had been postponed because of the strike, which prevented Sheridan — who wrote all of the first season’s episodes — from writing additional episodes or adding an aspect. change. of the scripts.

Members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike for better pay and to get assurances from major studios and streamers that they will not replace writers with AI-made scripts, though the studios have so far been unwilling to budge.

Production was originally set to begin on Monday, June 5.

The Civic Center may still benefit from the production, even if no filming is currently taking place.

According to Melvin, the series will pay the city of Butte and Silver Bow County $75,000 a month for the use of the city’s Civic Center through the end of 2023.

The production has reportedly requested a 10-day extension to the contract.

That arrangement must receive approval from the City-County Commission, but NBC notes that the Civic Center board has already given its approval to let 1923 continue to lease the site.

On hold: Ford has recently expanded into TV acting, but his Yellowstone prequel 1923 (pictured) – which reunites him with Mosquito Coast costar Helen Mirren – has been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing WGA writers’ strike

The production may also seek future renewals as the writers’ strike continues with no end in sight.

Melvin added that the Civic Center was ready to leave when the cast and crew were cleared to resume filming.

The second season is expected to be the last of the prequel series.

Ford doubled up on TV with a starring role in the Apple TV+ dramedy Shrinking.