Even Chris Pratt Doesn’t Wanna Play Indiana Jones

With how a lot Hollywood loves casting scorching, younger actors to inhabit the roles beforehand held by veterans, it appears inevitable that we are going to get ourselves a brand new Indiana Jones. After all, Harrison Ford turned 80 earlier this week, and the upcoming Indiana Jones 5 could be very doubtless going to be the final time he dons that hat and bullwhip. (Even if it’s not, composer John Williams is saying this movie could also be his final cinematic hurrah.) Whoever does step in for Indy after Ford may have some large sneakers to fill, however on the very least, we are able to all take consolation in the truth that it gained’t be Chris Pratt.

The thought of Pratt stepping in to play Jones has been floated round through the years, however the actor very a lot gave a tough no on that entrance just lately. In this week’s episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Pratt revealed his intentions to by no means in his life take that position, due to Ford scaring him out of it. “I once saw a quote from Harrison Ford,” recalled Pratt, “that was like, ‘When I die, Indiana Jones dies.’ And I’m like, am I gonna get haunted by the ghost of Harrison Ford one day when he dies if I play…?”

The quote in query stems from 2019 throughout an interview on the Today Show. When requested by Today’s Craig Melvin about who he’d wish to take over the position, Ford grabbed Melvin’s shoulder and leaned in to say: “Nobody. Don’t you get it? I’m Indiana Jones. When I’m gone, he’s gone. It’s easy.”

Sounds extremely ominous, and actually, I feel I like the concept of an actor being haunted by the ghost of one other actor. (Depending on who you’re, being haunted by the ghost of Harrison Ford isn’t the worst factor on the earth.) Pratt’s taking it to coronary heart and staying as far-off from Jones as potential, so you’ll be able to’t say it wasn’t efficient. Wonder if Ford is as protecting over the online game model of Indy as he’s the movie model.

[by way of IGN]

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