Harrison Ford Talks 'Indy 5' & What He Won't Do

Last night GTBP's Mario Melidona wrote about a special screening of the Raiders of the Lost Ark to celebrate the film's 30th anniversary, which was attended and led by guest hosts Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford.  The pair spoke about the landmark film and held a little Q&A session with fans.

During that time, Ford was asked about the possibility of returning for a fifth Indiana Jones film, and his response was quite funny.

"Maybe a fifth, but I ain't going to Mars.  Next time we get a script for Indiana Jones, I'd be delighted to play the character.  Each time we meet him, we wanted to advance the audience's understanding of the character, not just by putting him in adventures, but by learning something about him...that's what led to the meeting of his father [in the Last Crusade], played by Sean Connery and his son [in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull], played by Shia, and bringing Marion back."

From his comments, we can assume he and Spielberg will at least entertain the idea of a new Indiana Jones adventure.  I appreciate Ford recognizing the ridiculousness of the script from The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, with his reference to Mars.  We can probably count on that alien crap not showing up in the next installment or so I hope.

I'd love to see a new Indy that is able to combine an interesting archaeological storyline with the growth of the character.  Throw in some evil Nazis to fight over hidden, priceless artifacts with and everyone's happy.