If you look up the definition of “cool” in the dictionary, we’re pretty sure you’d find a picture of Harrison Ford. At 80-years-old, the Hollywood star is about as legendary as they come. He’s played some of the most iconic characters ever seen on the silver screen, and whether it’s Han Solo, Rick Deckard, or Indiana Jones — they’re all still, at least in some way, distinctly Ford.
With Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny on the horizon, Harrison Ford is back for yet another action-packed adventure – except this time, we’re getting more than one Dr. Jones. Plenty of fanfare has gone into the de-aging process being applied in the film, and Ford certainly has his opinions on the matter.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Harrison Ford discusses his illustrious career, where he’s been, and where he’s headed. He even weighs in on what it means to play an aging archaeologist through Indiana Jones.
“Yeah. In (Dial of Destiny) there were a lot of old jokes in the script. We took them all out. There is a moment where he observes himself in this situation and says, ‘What the f**k am I doing in here?’ But I hate what I call ‘talking about the story.’ I want to see circumstances in which the audience gets a chance to experience the story, not to be led through the nose with highlights pointed out to them. I’d rather create behavior that is the joke of age rather than talk about it.”
It’s clear no matter how many years Harrison Ford has under his belt, no matter how many things change, the man’s wit remains sharp as ever. When asked about when it was like to see himself as a younger man through the process that the masterminds at Lucasfilm has mysteriously dreamt up — Ford doesn’t really know what to think.
“I never loved the idea until I saw how it was accomplished in this case — which is very different than the way it’s been done in other films I’ve seen. They’ve got every frame of film, either printed or unprinted, of me during 40 years of working with Lucasfilm on various stuff. I can act the scene and they sort through with AI every f**king foot of film to find me in that same angle and light. It’s bizarre and it works and it is my face.”
In the end, we can’t wait to return to the world of Indiana Jones. Heroes, villains, death defying stunts — it’s as much pulp fiction as anyone would ever need. June 30 can’t come soon enough.
