Harrison Ford insists he has no plans to retire as he discusses returning to Indiana Jones
‘I wouldn’t know what to do with myself!’: Harrison Ford insists he has no plans to retire and admits he’s waited ‘years’ to return to the Indiana Jones franchise
Harrison Ford has maintained he has no plans to retire as he discussed returning to Indiana Jones for the franchise’s last-ever film.
The American actor, 80, returned to the role of the daredevil archaeologist for the new film The Dial Of Destiny, 15 years after he last portrayed the character on screen.
Harrison appeared on Tuesday’s Lorraine episode to discuss the movie and was asked if he’d thought about retiring after the latest Indiana Jones epic.
However, speaking to Ria Hebden, Harrison dismissed claims that he was thinking about retirement, insisting he had no intention of retiring from acting any time soon.
Laughing, the Hollywood legend said, “Retired? I wouldn’t know what to do with myself.’
Retire? Harrison Ford has maintained he has no plans to retire as he discussed returning to Indiana Jones for the franchise’s last-ever movie.
Return: The American actor, 80, returned to the role of the daredevil archaeologist for the new movie The Dial Of Destiny, 15 years after he last played the character on screen
Harrison admitted that he loved “going to work every day” while filming the last Indiana Jones movie, which also starred Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
He said he was thrilled to have the opportunity to step back into Indiana’s shoes, confessing that he had been waiting “years” for the film’s script.
Speaking of the decision to make this final movie 15 years after the last Indiana movie, he explained, “It’s been 40 years since the beginning and I’ve been waiting for this script and the chance to come along for several years.
And we ended up coming up with the right mix of adventure and character and emotion and so I was really happy to get back into this character. ‘
Speaking of returning to the project, he said, “It was a big job and a very ambitious film and I was delighted with the script.”
“It was nice going to work every day,” he added.
Harrison also described working with Phoebe, 37, as “brilliant,” while describing her acting talent as “cinema gold.”
He said, “She brought incredible intelligence to the character she plays — I mean actress intelligence. She is real cinema gold. She’s a brilliant actress and was a brilliant companion.”
Harrison also praised Ke Huy Quan – the child star who rose to fame playing his sidekick Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – and won an Oscar earlier this year for Everything Everywhere All At Once.
He said, ‘He’s got a great constitution and energy. It’s great to see him back in this form. He really is a unique person and he has worked in the company for so long, and to have this great success.”
Hard at work: Speaking to Ria Hebden about Lorraine, Harrison dismissed claims he was thinking about retirement, insisting he had no intention of retiring from acting any time soon
Gushing: Harrison also described working with Phoebe, 37, as “brilliant” while describing her acting talent as “cinema-gold”
Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny is the fifth and final film of the beloved franchise created by legendary director George Lucas.
Harrison most recently played Indiana Jones aka Henry Jones Jr in 2008’s Kingdom of the Crystal Skull starring Shia LaBeouf and Cate Blanchett.
The latest movie hit is set in the year 1969, after Ford’s Indiana Jones against the background of the American ‘space race’.
Franchise newcomer Phoebe joins the sequel as Helena Shaw, the world-travelling archaeologist’s goddaughter, alongside Mads Mikkelsen as villain Jurgen Voller, an ex-Nazi now working for NASA, and Toby Jones as Basil Shaw, an ally of Jones .
Other newcomers include Antonio Banderas as Indy’s friend Renaldo, Thomas Kretschmann as Colonel Weber, Toby Jones as Basil Shaw, and Boyd Holbrook as Klaber.