--- description: Indiana Jones will die when Harrison Ford dies, if the actor has his way. title: Harrison Ford Says Nobody Else Better Play Indiana Jones After Him image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltac390d6cb3d3c68d/69894a69656a3fc636bd728b/harrison-ford-indiana-jones.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Harrison Ford Says He's the Only One Who Gets to Play Indiana Jones: 'When I'm Gone, He's Gone' by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. May 24, 2019 2:35 PM CUT  Actor Harrison Ford accepts the SOC President's Award at The Society Of Camera Operators 40th Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards held at Loews Hollywood Hotel on January 26, 2019 in Hollywood, California. Actor Harrison Ford accepts the SOC President's Award at The Society Of Camera Operators 40th Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards held at Loews Hollywood Hotel on January 26, 2019 in Hollywood, California.Albert L. Ortega—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. May 24, 2019 2:35 PM CUT Indiana Jones will die when Harrison Ford dies, if the actor has his way. Appearing on [NBC’s _Today_](https://www.today.com/video/harrison-ford-talks-about-joining-the-secret-life-of-pets-2-60246597541 "undefined") on Friday, Ford spoke about playing the legendary archaeologist and insisted nobody else will fill the role going forward. “Don’t you get it? I’m Indiana Jones,” Ford, 76, said. “When I’m gone, he’s gone. It’s easy.” _Indiana Jones 5_ is [set to come out in 2021](https://ew.com/movies/2019/05/07/indiana-jones-5-2021/ "undefined"), though the film was originally supposed to release this year. Ford and director Steven Spielberg are still attached to the project. The actor has [shot down widespread rumors](https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1060755524579258368?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1060755524579258368&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nme.com%2Fnews%2Ffilm%2Fharrison-ford-shuts-down-chris-pratt-indiana-jones-5-rumours-2400605 "undefined") that Chris Pratt will join the franchise, prompting fans to think that he’ll take over the famed role at some point. Ford, appearing to mix up [Hollywood’s famous Chrises](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/06/chris-or-not-a-chris-ranking-chris-pine-chris-hemsworth "undefined") during the interview, concluded by saying, “This is a hell of a way to tell Chris Pine this. 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