Harrison Ford has no intentions of hanging up his Indiana Jones hat just yet.

During a recent interview with Deadline, Ford was asked if he was really ready to retire from the role of the iconic adventurer. "No, I'm just telling a story ... telling a story. You'll see, you'll see. I hope you'll like it," Ford said before walking away.

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His statement seemed to contradict earlier declarations by himself and others that Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny would be his last outing in his signature role. At a showcase for the new film in September 2022, the 80-year-old acting legend stated: "This is it! I will not fall down for you again."

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Disney has previously indicated that it's eager to continue the franchise beyond Dial of Destiny. Despite this, Kathleen Kennedy, President of Lucasfilm, promised that "we would never make Indiana Jones without Harrison Ford," citing lessons learned from recasting Ford's iconic Han Solo role in Solo: A Star Wars Story with younger actor Alden Ehrenreich in 2018. While Disney has confirmed that the company is actively developing an Indiana Jones TV show, there has been no word whether it would be a prequel featuring a younger version of the beloved character or a spinoff focussing on other characters, effectively creating an extended Indiana Jones Universe.

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Despite Kennedy's reservations about recasting the role with a younger actor, the strategy is not without precedent. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, starring Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as Indy in different stages of childhood, ran for two seasons in the early 1990s, earning several Emmy nominations and approval from fans.

Harrison Ford played the adult archeologist/adventurer for the first time in 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark, returning to the role four more times thus far. The latest adventure, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the first film in the series not directed by Steven Spielberg, features an ensemble cast including Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, John Rhys-Davies, Antonio Banderas, Thomas Kretschmann, Shaunette Renée Wilson and Toby Jones.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is expected to open in cinemas on June 30, 2023. The in-development series based on the intrepid adventurer has yet to receive a release date.

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