Star Sylvester Stallone tweeted the news yesterday, saying: "WILLIS OUT... HARRISON FORD IN !!!! GREAT NEWS !!!!! Been waiting years for this!!!!"
A few minutes later, he cited the reason for Willis' departure: "GREEDY AND LAZY ...... A SURE FORMULA FOR CAREER FAILURE"
Jackie Chan, Wesley Snipes, Kellan Lutz Milla Jovovich Mixed Martial Arts fighter Ronda Rousey and welterweight boxer Victor Ortiz are all set to join the film. Thankfully Nicolas Cage ended speculation that he might show up and ruin the movie.
Also on producer Avi Lerner's initial wish-list was Clint Eastwood.
Stallone and most of his pals from the last two flicks in the series will be back in the line up.
The movie will be directed by Patrick Hughes (Red Hill) from a script by Richard Wenk. It's scheduled to start production in August.
The movie is slated to open August 15th 2014.
There's also an all-female riff on the premise in the works as well Katee Sackhoff ("Battlestar Galactica") and former MMA fighter-turned-actress Gina Carano ("Haywire") are set to star.
Meantime 71 year old Ford is on the stump for next week's thriller Paranoia tells The Telegraph that he is still keen on making Indiana Jones 5 :
"We've seen the character develop and grow over a period of time and it's perfectly appropriate and okay for him to come back again with a great movie around him where he doesn't necessarily have to kick as much ass. To me, what was interesting about the character was that he prevailed, that he had courage, that he had wit, that he had intelligence, that he was frightened and that he still managed to survive. That I can do."
Despite a mixed critical response, 2008's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal " grossed almost $800 million worldwide from a budget of $185 million.
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