Story highlights
- Harrison Ford will be 77 when his newly announced Indiana Jones movie hits theaters
- Some fans are wondering aloud whether he's grown too old for the part
"Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Self-Cleaning Dentures."
"Raiders of the Lost AARP."
"Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Prosthetic Hip Joint."
Ford will be 77 when the as-yet untitled movie hits theaters on July 19 of that year -- 11 years after "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" came out and a whopping 38 years after the character was introduced in "Raiders of the Lost Ark."
As we all saw in "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens," the rugged actor looks good for his age. But even in this era of graying action stars -- Bruce Willis is 60, Liam Neeson is 63, and let's not get started on the cast of "The Expendables" -- 77 is rather ... senior.
On social media, some fans expressed excitement about the sequel, to be produced by Disney and directed (like the other four Indy films) by Steven Spielberg[1].
And there's always the chance that, as in the latest "Star Wars," Ford cedes the spotlight and most of the action scenes to younger co-stars (ahem, Chris Pratt[2]).
Still, many observers were wondering Tuesday whether another Indiana Jones movie with Ford in the starring role is just the latest example of risk-averse Hollywood recycling old ideas.
Then again, age is just a number. As Indiana Jones himself famously said in "Raiders," "It's not the years, honey -- it's the mileage."
References
- ^ to be produced by Disney and directed (like the other four Indy films) by Steven Spielberg (thewaltdisneycompany.com)
- ^ ahem, Chris Pratt (www.cinemablend.com)
