Harrison Ford doesn’t care that Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny flopped critically and commercially, noting that “s**t happens,” and said he joined Marvel because it seemed like a “good time.”
The legendary actor of Star Wars fame told The Wall Street Journal Magazine that, even though it was him who “felt there was another story to tell” in the Indiana Jones story, he doesn’t care the fifth film was critically panned and is estimated to have lost $100 million after a box office disaster.
“When [Indy] had suffered the consequences of the life that he had to live, I wanted one more chance to pick him up and shake the dust off his ass and stick him out there, bereft of some of his vigor, to see what happened,” Ford said. “I’m still happy I made that movie.”
It certainly hasn’t stopped him from moving to another iconic franchise, as Ford has joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World. He replaces the late William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross who, as of this new film, has a bigger role as Red Hulk.
Ford said he joined the MCU before knowing this transformation was in store for his character though, as he hadn’t even seen a script for Brave New World. He simply joined because it seemed fun.
“Why not? I saw enough Marvels to see actors that I admired having a good time,” Ford said. “I didn’t really know that at the end I would turn into the Red Hulk. Well, it’s like life. You only get so far in the kit until the last page of the instructions is missing.”
Brave New World arrives as one of the shortest MCU entries to date on February 14, and the first to star Anthony Mackie instead of Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers in the titular role. It’s also set to fold in some deep cut characters from Marvel lore, including the pay off for a tease included in the second ever MCU film, The Incredible Hulk, through the introduction of The Leader.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.
