We know we're going to have another Indiana Jones movie with Harrison Ford in 'Indiana Jones 5', but what will happen to this franchise after that? It seems very unlikely that we do not have more films of the saga in one way or another, but could the main role be picked up by a woman? Steven Spielberg says he would not have problems with that. According to the director: "We would have to change Jones' name to Joan, and there would be nothing wrong with that." Maybe Steven Spielberg - who just released 'Ready Player One' - is kidding, since obviously there's no reason to change the character's last name if the actor's genre is changed. Moreover, it is not necessary to change the name because a woman could be called Indiana Jones!
Harrison Ford is currently 75 years old and will have 76 when the production of 'Indiana Jones 5' begins next spring. It seems unlikely that he is looking to make many more films of this nature, just as it is unlikely that there will be no more considering that has a huge potential at the box office. This is still a great franchise for Lucasfilm and, without a doubt, Disney Pictures was buying it as much as it bought the Star Wars licenses when it took the company of George Lucas. In short, Disney will want to get the most out of the brand and Spielberg understands this because he assured The Sun recently that "the franchise will continue after my next movie." But once Harrison Ford finishes, how do you continue? Do you try it in the style of James Bond, with another actor and you go ahead as if nothing happened? Probably, the best thing is to bring an actor or a younger actress who is responsible for carrying the full weight of the franchise behind him.