Harrison Ford has had a stellar career appearing in some of the biggest franchises ever, including Blade Runner, Star Wars and the one with the fedora wearing, whip cracking adventurer. You know the one. The actor ponders on his legendary career as he ends a historic run as Indiana Jones.
Ford has had some of the most iconic roles in movie history. The actor has played Han Solo in Star Wars, Jack Ryan in the Tom Clancy cinematic universe, Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, and the titular character in Indiana Jones among many other roles.
While many fans see Ford as one of Hollywood’s legendary movie stars, the actor wants to be known as something else. In an interview with EW, Ford stated that he would like to be known as a “working actor” instead.
“I don’t connect the dots myself,” Ford said. “I mean, I do not know what a legend does for a living. I know that I consider myself to be a working actor, and I’ll settle for that.” Despite his unquestionable talent and fame, the actor is clearly capable of being humble.
He adds, “I suppose legend means that you’ve been around for a long time. And I think it’s meant to be, uh, gracious, but it just, uh… sounds old. I’m clever enough to figure out that it’s meant to be a nice thing to say, and so it must be. But I’m just telling you what my gut reaction to it is.”
It is hard to overlook the achievements that Ford has had in his illustrious career. Being called a “legend” is fitting for an actor of Ford’s caliber, but he also lives up to the “working actor” title. At age 80, he is set to join the Marvel franchise as part of Captain America: Brave New World and will be taking center stage in Thunderbolts. For fans, he can be both a legend and a working actor.
Returning for one last Indiana Jones film means a lot for the actor even at his age. He shared that “there was room for one more story” before the archeology professor hangs up his iconic fedora and whip.
He continues, “And that story was the one that dealt with age, time, and relationships in his family — knitting the whole thing together just a little bit more, and feeling a kind of roundness in all of the different stories we’ve told. I’m more comfortable leaving him at this place than he was at the end of Crystal Skull.”
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny failed to reach its projected $140 million opening weekend. The final Indiana Jones movie topped out at $130 million worldwide, with the box office performance of the final installment failing to break any records. At it’s least close to initial projections.
However, it will take a colossal audience turnout for Indiana Jones 5 to recoup its $295 million budget. Hopefully, things turn around quickly before more blockbusters coming this July in the form of Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, Margot Robbie’s Barbie, and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer hit screens.
Will Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny avoid a box office disaster? Well, we know that Indiana Jones always comes out on top in the end, so let’s wait and see.
