In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones explains his weathered disposition: “It’s not the years, honey, it’s the mileage.” But at age 78, that trusty adage may not exactly apply to Harrison Ford. According to multiple reports, the Oscar nominee suffered a shoulder injury while filming the upcoming Indiana Jones 5. The movie began shooting earlier this month in the U.K. after several pandemic-related delays.
“In the course of rehearsing for a fight scene, Harrison Ford sustained an injury involving his shoulder,” a Disney spokesperson said in a statement, per Deadline. “Production will continue while the appropriate course of treatment is evaluated, and the filming schedule will be reconfigured as needed in the coming weeks.”
While the severity of Ford’s injury is unknown, the actor is no stranger to work-related wounds. While reprising his role as Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2014, Ford’s ankle “was injured by the door of the Millennium Falcon.” Nine months later, he crashed his vintage World War II training plane, reportedly leaving him with a broken arm and head gash. Harrison also injured his back filming 1983’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and leg during 1993’s The Fugitive.
By all accounts, Indiana Jones 5 is still on schedule for its July 29, 2022 release date. For the first time in franchise history, Steven Spielberg will not be helming the movie, although he is a producer. Instead, James Mangold (Ford v. Ferrari) has been tapped for the film, which stars Ford alongside Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Kretschmann, Boyd Holbrook, Shaunette Renée Wilson and Toby Jones. The fifth and (possibly) final Indy installment is a long-awaited follow-up to 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, a middling continuation of the original ‘80s trilogy.
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