Steven Spielberg Says Only Harrison Ford Will Ever Play Indiana Jones

Sorry Pratt.

By Dan Woburn /

There's only one Indiana Jones. Quite literally, apparently. Steven Spielberg has spoken with Screen Daily and made it very clear he doesn't think "anyone could replace Harrison as Indy." Whilst a lot of people out there were suitably intrigued by the rumour that tipped wunderkind Chris Pratt as the frontrunner for a reboot (it does make sense, if it had to be anyone), there are always going to be purists (myself included) who'd rather they just let it lie; Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones, end of. If you want to make an adventure flick with a charismatic lead actor, go create a new one. Spielberg also had this to say:
"I don€™t think that€™s ever going to happen... It€™s certainly not my intention to ever have another actor step into his shoes in the way there have been many actors that have played Spider-Man or Batman. There is only going to be one actor playing Indiana Jones and that€™s Harrison Ford.€
If Harrison Ford (who's 73 now, mind) has a couple more outings left in him, then great. Spielberg goes on to proclaim that "so as long as there€™s more adventures out there, I€™ve got a bullwhip, a fedora, a leather jacket and a man on a horse who knows how to get the job done.€ Which is probably one of the most baller things the man has ever said. I'm game for another Old Man Indy; as awful as Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull was, it was definitely a kick to see that Harrison Ford still had it after all that time. The curmudgeonly take on Dr. Jones works for me (just no more swinging-with-the-monkeys, please). That said, after Ford's well and truly done, it'd be nice if a successful franchise could bow out gracefully for a change and not tread the reboot/remake/rehash path. I'm with Spielberg on that one.