‘Indiana Jones 5’ Cast: Harrison Ford Renews Claims He Can Reprise The Role, Doing Stunts For Authenticity Despite Feeling Like ‘Battered Old Car’ [PHOTOS]
Though a broken leg on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII has resulted in his no longer filming scenes for the movie for six to eight weeks, Harrison Ford appears to be assuring fans that even a major injury now won't stop him from doing the film, or any other future projects -- including a potential Indiana Jones 5 movie.
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The actor, who was spotted leaving a central London hospital in a wheelchair on Saturday following surgery on the broken leg, told The Daily Mirror that he still wants to do the stunts in all of his films because he believes it looks more authentic to his fans.
"I am like a battered old Ford," he said. "And I keep on coming back for more. If it doesn't look real on the screen, than an audience does not believe what it sees."
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"Although I do my own running, jumping and falling, I always try to keep myself from being hurt," he added. "So I know what will work and what won't."
Unfortunately for Ford, his limits were met after his leg became caught June 12, after a hydraulic door from his character's iconic spaceship, the Millenium Falcon, fell on him. He is expected to take six to eight weeks off of filming, and could be in rehab for as long as six months.
However, his comments could be reassuring to fans, who have heard countless rumors that Ford would be replaced in the rumored Indiana Jones 5 movie by a younger actor, but it appears Ford won't let go of the role so easily.
It was reported earlier that he even refused to sign on for another Star Wars film until he was guaranteed the rights to reprise his role in Indiana Jones as well.
According to a Market Saw report from February, he refused to sign on to Disney's J.J. Abrams helmed Star Wars: Episode VII until the company agreed to let him reprise his role as Indiana Jones as well.
"Regarding Harrison Ford, two more Indiana Jones features are in the negotiation stages as per Ford's contract clause on Star Wars, which is the primary reason he didn't 'publicly' or 'privately' commit, or so I'm told," a source said at the time.
