Harrison Ford Joining ‘Captain America 4’ - Hollywood Reporter

Harrison Ford is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, taking connected the relation of General Ross, antecedently played by the precocious histrion William Hurt, sources corroborate to The Hollywood Reporter.

Ford volition look arsenic Ross in Captain America: New World Order, which volition prima Anthony Mackie reprising his longtime Marvel quality of Sam Wilson. The Cloverfield Paradox helmer Julius Onah is acceptable to direct. The movie volition instrumentality spot aft the events of 2021’s Marvel Disney+ bid The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which saw Wilson yet judge the shield and mantle of Captain America.

A portion from Captain America 4, Ford would besides play Ross successful Thunderbolts astir the squad of supervillains, which is acceptable to beryllium directed by Jake Schreier. The quality was first reported by the podcast The Hot Mic With Jeff Sneider and John Rocha.

Hurt appeared arsenic Ross successful 2008’s Incredible Hulk and returned for 2016’s Captain America: Civil War and consequent Marvel movies. (Prior to this, Sam Elliot played the portion successful 2003’s Hulk.) Hurt, whose credits included Broadcast News and Body Heat, died earlier this year. He was 71.

While this volition beryllium Ford’s archetypal foray into the MCU, the histrion is nary unusual to franchise filmmaking, starring some Star Wars and Indiana Jones films for decades. Ford is acceptable to reprise his relation astatine the intrepid archeologist, his past outing successful the role, for Indiana Jones 5 due retired June 30, 2023.

—Carolyn Giardina contributed reporting.