Harrison Ford News

Now that Harrison Ford has successfully brought Indiana Jones back to the big screen (you might have heard), questions about reinventing his past characters have come up.

The veteran actor is putting them to rest, though. Mostly.

"Han Solo isn't interesting to me. It's a very narrow sort of utility in the story and it was great for my career and it was fun to play at the time but I wouldn't go back there again," Ford told UK's The Sun.

He went on to explain his belief in why certain characters are better than other for re-exploration.

"There are characters that it seems to me are worth re-exploring given that the story advances your understanding of the character and deepens your relationship to that character and takes you into an area that's new and unexpected."

For example, what about Jack Ryan? Could Ford see himself starring in another movie based on a Tom Clancy novel? He doesn't rule it out.

"The Ryan films... I thought worth re-exploring again, but I wasn't a huge fan of the book on which the last one was based... I thought it was more out of date than the others so I think they made a cracking good shot at it and I think Ben Affleck (who starred in The Sum of All Fears) is very, very talented...

But again, that's a character that I think you could revisit acknowledging the passage of time and his increasing age."

What do you think, folks? Could you see Ford as Jack Ryan again? Or does this star need to find new roles?

As part of their promotional campaign for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (as if that movie even needs to be promoted), Harrison Ford and Shia LaBeouf showed up on MTV's Total Request Live this week.

When asked about a fifth Indiana Jones film - which George Lucas has admitted to contemplating - Shia smiled and said:

"I know Harrison would love to, I know that Harrison, when he's 80, will still be jacked. Is there going to be an 80-year-old Indiana Jones? No one can say never."

Most of the story lines of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull are still secret - but Harrison Ford recently told USA Today the movie will try to give new perspectives on his globe-trotting, fist-fighting archaeologist.

"He's a guy who is pretty clear from the beginning," Ford said. "He has not changed so much between films. But we've learned more about him, through various plot devices, such as the introduction of his father. And we'll learn something more about him in this film. I think it's required. If you're going to bring back a character, you'll have to supply the audience with something more and different. "

Ford added that "the adventure is very, very important. But it's interesting to discover a facet of the character that perhaps you hadn't explored before."

Such as his age. Yes, even Indiana Jones must grow old, as the character's development in life will reflect that of the man portraying him in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

"I think it's an interesting element to take advantage of," Ford said. "Clearly, it's another challenge that he faces."

Somehow, we think he'll overcome it.