Harrison Ford Reps Deny He Wants Indiana Jones Killed

Being that it’s a slow Christmas week, The Huffington Post reported that, according to Showbizspy, Harrison Ford wanted to kill off his alter-ego Indiana Jones.

“Harrison thinks it would be good for Indy to die and pass on his hat to his son in the next one,” the site quotes an insider as saying.

“[Producer and creator] George [Lucas] especially is resisting the notion but [director] Steven [Spielberg] is considering it. Funnily enough Harrison wanted the same for Han Solo in the final Star Wars but George put an end to it. This time he doesn’t have all the say though.”

Not so fast says Ford’s reps:

“Ford representatives reached out to The Huffington Post to deny reports of Fords’ wish to kill off the Indiana Jones character, calling them false.”

Ford has played Professor Jones 4 times beginning with the 1981 classic RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK in 1981. The latest one was in 2008’s INDIANA JONES AND THE CRYSTAL SKULL with Shia LeBeouf playing Jones’ son.

Indy 5 is still in the planning stages of development.

Source: The Huffington Post