On the other hand, Ford has long held a different outlook towards the Han Solo character than he has Indiana Jones, in part because Han Solo has alway been part of an ensemble in the Star Wars franchise – whereas Indy has always been the central character in the Indiana Jones series.
Naturally, neither an official title nor plot details have been revealed for Indiana Jones 5 at this point in time.
More recently, Spielberg has been openly adamant that only Ford should play Indiana Jones, following months of rumors suggesting that the actor could end up being recast in a reboot of the franchise.
With the actor having firmly ended his time playing the smuggler Han Solo in the Star Wars movie franchise, with his role in last year’s Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, there was fair reason to believe he would do the same with the Indiana Jones series in the fifth installment, before Spielberg made his comments.