Harrison Ford has vowed he will never reprise his role as Han Solo – the character which shot him to global superstardom in Star Wars.

The 65-year-old actor is currently basking in the success of his latest movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – which has become a major box office hit 17 years after his first appearance as the intrepid archeologist.

But although Ford is grateful for the career boost afforded to him by Star Wars when he was a struggling actor, he would never consider returning to the sc-fi franchise as the character is too dull.

He says, “Han Solo isn’t interesting to me. It’s a very narrow sort of utility in the story and it was great for my career and it was fun to play at the time but I wouldn’t go back there again. Those pants!

“There are characters that it seems to me are worth re-exploring given that the story advances your understanding of the character, deepens your relationship to that character and takes you into an area that’s new and unexpected.

“Some characters are decidedly one off kind of characters. Some characters don’t outlive the movie.”

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“What kind of an idiot goes out in the jungle in a leather jacket?”

Harrison Ford is baffled by his character Indiana Jones’ wardrobe.

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Harrison Ford proved there were no camera tricks involved in enhancing his whip-cracking skills in the new Indiana Jones movie – by giving a demonstration on live TV.

The 65-year-old reprises his role as the swashbuckling archaeologist in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, 19 years after the last big screen adventure.

And Ford showed he shares his character’s talents with a whip on breakfast show Good Morning America on Thursday.

With one crack of the whip, Ford catapulted a set of empty milk cartons with a single crack of his Indy whip – the same one he used in the movie.’

But Ford was humbled by his seamless stunt, revealing he needed a refresher course, almost two decades after he last picked up the weapon: “I was a bit out of practice, and fortunately we had (fight director) Anthony (Delongis).”

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Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford is livid after his digital camera was reportedly stolen while he was attending the Cannes Film Festival in France.

The 65-year-old actor discovered the camera had gone missing and immediately sent his entourage to look for it. But when they failed to find the camera, Ford was reported to be “freaking out”.

A source tells E! News, “He had either taken it out of his pocket or left if somewhere.”

Ford is in Cannes to promote the eagerly anticipated Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which has been given mixed reviews.

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Harrison Ford refused to dye his grey hair for the new Indiana Jones movie.

Filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas wanted him to cheat the ageing process by covering his silver streaks – but 65-year-old Ford fought them and won.

Ford says, “There was some early discussion about whether or not that would be a good idea. And I thought , ‘Why can’t Indiana Jones have grey hair? What’s the difference?’ And finally I did prevail. Look at (directors) George (Lucas) and Steven (Spielberg) – a bunch of grey-haired guys. It was their idea.”

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Harrison Ford, who helped glamorize archaeology on the big screen with his iconic character Indiana Jones is lending his star power to the Archaeological Institute of America.

Ford has been chosen to be on the Boston-based organization’s board of directors, which promotes archaeological excavation, research, education and preservation worldwide.

President Brian Rose praised Ford’s contribution on Thursday, saying his Indiana Jones character has played a major part in boosting interest in archaeological exploration.

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