Cinemaharrison Ford responds to Indiana Jones 5’s failure at the box office: “Shit happens” released in 2023, a film marked the actor’s last appearance in the skin of the archaeologist and explorer, but was not well received by the public and critical writing.

Article published on February 6, 2025 at Rolling Stone. To read the original in English, click here.

Harrison Ford understood the reaction of fans to Indiana Jones and the relic of fate. Released in 2023, the film marked the actor’s last appearance in the archaeologist and explorer, but was not well received at the box office (not even by critics).

“Shit happens”, reflected Fordtalking to WSJ Magazine. The film lost about $ 143 million, according to the portal Deadline.

I really was the one who felt there was another story to tell. When [Indy] He suffered the consequences of life he had to live, I wanted another chance to catch him and shake the dust of his ass and put it there, devoid of a little of his vigor, to see what would happen. ”

However, actor, who played the character five times, starting with The hunters of the lost arkfrom 1981, he is not sorry: “I’m still happy to have made that movie.”

Harrison Ford confirmed previously that Indiana Jones and the relic of fatedirected by James Mangold it would be your last time interpreting Indy. “This is the last movie in the series, and this is the last time I will play the character,” he told the magazine Total Film In 2023. “I predict that it will be the last time it will appear in a movie.”

Although there have been talks about the development of a TV series Indiana Jonesat the time Ford He acknowledged that “he will not be involved in this case the project is materialized.”

New projects

In the new interview, Ford also talked about your work in Captain America: Admirable New Worldfrom the Marvelwhich opens in theaters next Thursday (February 13).

In the movie, he plays Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Rosswho is not only the US president, but also the Red Hulk. Ford said to WSJ Magazine who accepted the role “without checking the script”:

Why not? I saw Marvel things enough to watch actors I admired having fun. ”

He added: “I really didn’t know that in the end I would become the red Hulk. Well, it’s like life. You only come to some extent in the kit until the last page of the instructions disappears. ”

Although Ford He is appearing in another successful franchise, he said he feels nostalgia at a time when movies had a greater impact on people.

“What I really miss, honestly, is from the connection [que o cinema tinha] with culture in general. Now we are more in people’s homes than in ordinary spaces. We work for niche audiences. Which does not diminish the work. But we are living in a different world, without the comfort of knowing that we are all together in this, ”he concluded.

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