Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in what might be one of the biggest casting coups for the franchise so far.

It will be seen as a major success for Marvel and Feige to recruit Ford to the franchise, which has lacked some A-list starpower since the departures of Robert Downey Jr. The role of Ross is not expected to be an overly physical one for Ford, who is now 80 years old. He made his return after 32 years to a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars: The Force Awakens having softened in his stance against the films that he had taken in the years immediately following his appearances in the original trilogy.

Harrison Ford may be hanging up the whip and fedora as Indiana Jones, but the actor is not saying goodbye to the world of Disney by any means.

According to [/Film](https://www.slashfilm.com/999694/marvel-recruits-harrison-ford-to-replace-the-late-william-hurt-in-thunderbolts/), who independently confirmed the news, [Harrison Ford](https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a40576275/best-harrison-ford-movies-ranked/) is set to replace the late William Hurt as General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross. It would just be icing on the cake to see the 80-year-old Ford gear up in the motion capture suit to get bright red and grapple with the Hulk. All that was missing was the man himself—the General so blind with rage for the Hulk that he ends up transforming himself into a Red Hulk just to fight him one on one. According to /Film, Ford will make his first appearance as the character in Captain America: New World Order, set to debut in May 2024. In the MCU's past, General Ross appeared in The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers; Endgame, and Black Widow. [Indiana Jones](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a36684645/indiana-jones-5-release-date-cast-plot-explained/), but the actor is not saying goodbye to the world of Disney by any means.

Hey, it's a pay cheque! Everyone's favourite grump Harrison Ford is officially joining the MCU as General Thaddeus E. “Thunderbolt” Ross.

While yet to be confirmed by any official channels, the news comes just over a month after the seminal actor previewed his other big bag-getting venture, a [fifth instalment in the Indiana Jones franchise](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/indiana-jones-5), on stage at the D23 Expo in California. Thunderbolts, on the other hand, will bring together a rag-tag team of reformed supervillains — from David Harbour's Red Guardian and Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes, to Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova — in the MCU's answer to the Suicide Squad, D.C.'s most broadly popular celluloid super troupe. Sneider reports that the 80-year-old's MCU debut will be in Captain America: New World Order, with a bigger part expected in the Suicide Squad-ish antihero caper Thunderbolts to come a few months later, per Disney's present release schedule (ever in flux). The blog [/Film has independently corroborated](https://www.slashfilm.com/999694/marvel-recruits-harrison-ford-to-replace-the-late-william-hurt-in-thunderbolts/) the news, though has little more than speculation to offer as to when we'll see him turn up. [Harrison Ford](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/gallery/heatwave-style-icons) has been tapped to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, replacing the recently passed William Hurt as General Thaddeus E. Just nobody ask him about the machinations of the multiverse or what Mr.

The star will portray Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, replacing the late William Hurt, a report says.

[already includes](/culture/entertainment/d23-everything-announced-marvel-star-wars-indiana-jones-avatar-disney-parks-and-more/) Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan, Hannah-John Kamen, Olga Kurylenko, Wyatt Russell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The 80-year-old actor is [stepping into the role of Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross](https://www.slashfilm.com/999694/marvel-recruits-harrison-ford-to-replace-the-late-william-hurt-in-thunderbolts/), taking over from actor William Hurt, who [died earlier this year](https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/oscar-winning-actor-william-hurt-dies-at-71/), according to Slashfilm. The Slashfilm report suggests Ford could play Ross in Marvel's "Thunderbolts" movie, which is scheduled to hit theaters on July 26, 2024.

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