Although many Indiana Jones fans were unhappy with the last installment, Harrison Ford has made his peace with the character. The Oscar nominee recently shared his reaction to Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny‘s unsuccessful 2023 opening after taking one last adventure as the titular archaeologist in the James Mangold-helmed sequel.

“S**t happens,” said Ford. “I was really the one who felt there was another story to tell. When [Indy] had suffered the consequences of the life that he had to live, I wanted one more chance to pick him up and shake the dust off his ass and stick him out there, bereft of some of his vigor, to see what happened.”

It takes a lot to make Harrison Ford regret doing a project. This is especially true when it comes to the classic “Indiana Jones” franchise.

Harrison Ford looks back on his first Indiana Jones role, his ‘Shrinking’ character — a therapist with Parkinson’s disease — and joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Despite Dial of Destiny not going down as one of 2023’s biggest cinematic wins, Harrison Ford has no regrets making it. With the movie picking up in 1969, after his son Mutt died in Vietnam and he was separated from Marion Ravenwood,