Harrison Ford addresses Indiana Jones 5 flop
Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford has opened up about the fifth film in the franchise flopping.
Star Wars actor Ford took on the role of the titular archaeologist in 1981 for Raiders of the Lost Ark, before appearing in 1984's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
He reprised the role almost 20 years later in 2008 for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, a sequel that divided critics but became the franchise's highest-grossing film, raking in $786 million worldwide.
But 2023's Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny didn't keep the momentum going, with its sky-high production budget and lackluster reviews among the factors causing it to bomb at the box office.
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Disney lost a reported $130 million on the project, but Ford had a simple response to the beloved franchise's failure when speaking to the Wall Street Journal.
"S**t happens," he said. "I was really the one who felt there was another story to tell. When [Indy] had suffered the consequences of the life that he had to live, I wanted one more chance to pick him up and shake the dust off his ass and stick him out there, bereft of some of his vigor, to see what happened. I'm still happy I made that movie."
The Hollywood icon is jumping from one huge franchise to another, with his next big screen appearance in The Marvel Cinematic Universe in Captain America: Brave New World.
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Ford took on the role Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross in the superhero franchise, following the death of William Hurt who starred as the character in five films across the MCU.
He first appeared in the role in Captain America: New World Order, where he opened up on the "tough" filming schedule for the blockbuster production.
"Yeah. I mean, there are tough days and easy days and fun days and all kinds of days," he told Esquire. "It's a tough schedule and, yeah, it's fun. But it's not a walk in the park. It's not fun fun. It's work."
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is now streaming on Disney+.
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