Harrison Ford on âIndiana Jones 5âs box office flop: âShit happensâ
The Hollywood legend has no regrets
Harrison Ford has offered a blunt assessment regarding the disappointing reception to 2023âs Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny.
The fifth Indiana Jones film, which saw the adventuring archaeologist looking for an artifact that alters time, made $384million at the box office, well below estimates. Given the filmâs budget of over $300million (including marketing), it was estimated to have lost around $143 million.
Speaking to The Wall Street Journal about the filmâs failure, the veteran star replied: âShit happensâ. He would go on to say that he felt he was the one pushing for the film to be made.
He explained: âI was really the one who felt there was another story to tell. When (Jones) 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 vigour, to see what happenedâ.
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When asked about how he feels almost two years on from its release, he stated: âIâm still happy I made that movieâ.
NMEâs four-star review described it as âa lively, enthralling tale with some particularly emotive scenes in the final act that are bound to cause a tear or twoâ.
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The star, who is known for the Star Wars and Jack Ryan films in addition to Indy, joins a new franchise as he plays President Thaddeus âThunderboltâ Ross in Marvelâs Captain America: Brave New World. He is shown to become the superhero Red Hulk in recent new footage from the film.
Elsewhere, he praised the video game version of Indiana Jones, saying that Troy Baker did âa great jobâ playing him in Indiana Jones And The Great Circle.
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