Harrison Ford Joins MCU as Thaddeus Ross in Captain America 4

There had been hypothesis that the upcoming fifth Indiana Jones film could possibly be Harrison Ford’s final movie position. Not solely is that unfaithful, Ford is leaping from that franchise into the largest one in every of of contemporary Hollywood: the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

As beforehand reported by the Hot Mic and Slashfilm, it has now been confirmed that Ford will play General Thaddeus Ross, a task vacated by the late, nice William Hurt, within the MCU. Ford will first assume the position in Captain America: New World Order, starring Anthony Mackie, which is scheduled for launch May 3, 2024. Julius Onah is directing from a script co-written by The Falcon and the Winter Soldier showrunner Malcolm Spellman and Dalan Musso. The new report doesn’t say if Ford will then carry that position over into Thunderbolts later that summer season on July 26, 2024, however contemplating Ross’ nickname is “Thunderbolt,” casting somebody of Ford’s stature is a large deal, and the earlier stories stated he would, it’s a really protected assumption we’ll see the character in that movie as nicely.

Since he completed Indy 5, Ford has been working his 80-year-old butt off. He’s set to star in a brand new Yellowstone sequence, 1923, in addition to Apple TV+’s upcoming Shrinking, from members of the Ted Lasso workforce and starring Jason Segel. With that pivot to tv, and now the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you nearly get the sense Ford was reinvigorated by the Indy 5 expertise. That makes these quotes from his frequent collaborator John Williams about Indy 5 presumably being his final movie all however forgotten.

We’ll subsequent see Han Solo/Indiana Jones/Jack Ryan/Rick Deckard on the massive display within the nonetheless someway untitled Indiana Jones 5, a full trailer of which is prone to be out earlier than the tip of the yr. That’s set for launch June 30, 2023.

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