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Indy will be back.聽

After speculation over what would happen with the popular movie series, Disney announced Tuesday that there will be a fifth 鈥淚ndiana Jones鈥� film and that series star Harrison Ford and director Steven Spielberg, who directed all four previous installments, will be working on the fifth film.聽

The movie will come out in the summer of 2019.聽

The first three films in the series 鈥� the first, 1981鈥檚 鈥淩aiders of the Lost Ark,鈥� is likely the most acclaimed 鈥� came out within several years of one another. There was then a gap of almost 20 years between the third installment and the fourth, 2008鈥檚 鈥淚ndiana Jones and the Crystal Skull.鈥澛�

鈥淐rystal鈥� got mixed reviews from critics and seemed to be largely disliked by fans, though it became the third-highest-grossing film of the year.

In making this fifth 鈥淚ndiana鈥� film, those behind the film could learn from another movie in which Mr. Ford recently went back to an iconic role: 鈥淪tar Wars: The Force Awakens,鈥� which received good reviews and is now the highest-grossing film of all time in the US without adjusting for inflation.聽

(Spoilers for 鈥淔orce鈥� follow鈥�)

鈥淔orce鈥� was the first movie in more than 30 years in which Ford played space smuggler Han Solo, and his return was largely enjoyed by fans and critics.

One aspect that made the movie work, writes , is that the movie didn鈥檛 lean on original stars Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill.聽

鈥淸Director J.J.] Abrams uses many of the legacy players sparingly, and thankfully never lets them overshadow the newcomers,鈥� Mr. Truitt writes of 鈥淔orce.鈥澛�

Of course, that doesn鈥檛 mean putting Ford in the background the whole time is a good idea, either 鈥� giving him moments to shine still is most likely key. Ford鈥檚 takes on Han and Indy were memorable and praised the actor鈥檚 work in 鈥淔orce.鈥� He 鈥渟eems to be having more fun playing Han Solo now than he did back in the day,鈥� Roeper writes.

And then there is what is probably the most memorable aspect of Ford returning for 鈥淔orce鈥�: Han Solo鈥檚 death.

This doesn鈥檛 mean Indy needs to die, too, but making unexpected decisions and not being afraid to take chances in the new 鈥淚ndiana鈥� movie as well could be a good idea. writes that Han Solo dying was a good decision creatively.聽

鈥淜ylo Ren could be one of (if not聽the) all-time great聽鈥楽tar Wars鈥櫬爒illains, and his patricide only complicates his story/emotions further,鈥� Chitwood writes. 鈥淚n this way,聽the return of Han Solo is fully justified and sets the stage for a fantastic trajectory in the next two sequels.鈥�