‘Indiana Jones 5’ Delayed? Harrison Ford Leg Injury Prompts Two Week Break For ‘Star Wars’ Filming, Pushes Other Film Back As Well? [PHOTOS]
Despite reportedly making good progress on recovering from a broken foot, Harrison Ford's injuries have in fact caused a delay in shooting for Star Wars: Episode VII--and likely, the rumored Indiana Jones 5 film as well.
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Ford, who broke his foot on set earlier in June when a spacecraft door from the Millenium Falcon spaceship fell on him, is doing well with his recovery, but his injury has forced a delay on the film for two weeks, Disney announced on July 6.
Though the production schedule will be altered to accommodate the 71-year-old actor's injuries and recovery time, Disney maintains the film will still be ready for its December 18, 2015 release date.
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While the movie not being delayed is good news for Star Wars fans, Indiana Jones fans may be left waiting even longer for the highly-anticipated sequel, even though no official announcements have even been made that confirm Disney will produce a film for the franchise.
Disney acquired the ownership rights to the franchise after it purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, and bought the marketing and distribution ones from Paramount in December 2013, which initially sparked rumors that a fifth film was in the works.
However, Ford's commitment to Star Wars, and now his injury, appear to forcing a delay on any such announcement happening at all.
It wouldn't be the first time an Indiana Jones film was pushed back and released several years after the one prior to it. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull wasn't released until 2008--19 years after the third film in the series, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Though George Lucas no longer holds the rights to the franchise, he even warned fans in 2012 before selling his company to Disney, telling them not to hold their breath in anticipation for a new film.
"I'm working on a script for those guys [Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg], but they have to approve it. It took me 14 years to get 'em to do Indiana Jones 4," Lucas said at the time.
"Harrison wanted this and Steven wanted that. In the beginning it was easy. I said, 'This is the script, we're shooting it, let's go to work.' Now they're all superstars."
