If I’m being honest, this headline alone felt rather ridiculous to type; at this point, Harrison Ford could star in a Mike Polonia film and his reputation would still be a nigh untouchable one. When you’re considered to be the highest-profile casting in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s a good to fair chance that you’ve already reached immortal status.
With all the venom surrounding reboot culture, maybe not everyone feels the same. Indeed, from Blade Runner to Star Wars to Indiana Jones (which just had its fifth and final entry debut at Cannes last week), Ford is no stranger to retreading familiar waters, and some may wonder if this hurts the legendary actor more than it helps.
Ford, in all his cheekily curmudgeonly glory, is happy to remind us all that he’s Harrison Ford, and that we are not Harrison Ford. And, as Harrison Ford, he’s entirely unbothered with the possibility of sinking his image by partaking in so many legacy sequels. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor revealed that, upon reflecting on a time he was grilled about his sequel tendencies, he would happily do another Blade Runner if given the chance.
“I would love to actually. I was once asked by someone — I think it probably was a journalist because I can’t imagine anybody else asking me this question — ‘Are you going to repeat every goddamn movie you’ve ever done over again?’ [pause] I said, ‘Why not?'”
He would go on to note how there’s plenty of challenging merit in going back to old properties as well, and that he’s been lucky enough to never have been involved with a project that didn’t meet those merits in his mind.
“I’ve always felt, and the people that I’ve worked with have always felt, that we need to bring something new to the mix. If we’re going to do another Indiana Jones, the essential question is, “What new thing are we going to learn about Indiana Jones?” Because if you don’t progress the character when you progress the story, you’re going to be out of sync. I have not been disappointed by any of those films that I’ve done where I’ve done it over — that I can think of right now.”
Given all of this, it’s safe to say that Ford is unbothered by the poor reviews being slung at Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (a film that got the same standing ovation length that Top Gun: Maverick did at last year’s Cannes festival), which likely puts him in the same boat as all the unshakable Indy fans that can’t wait for Dial of Destiny‘s theatrical bow anyway.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will release to theaters on June 30.