Yesteryear's 'Indiana Jones' Harrison Ford is stepping into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The legendary actor will play the role of Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross, replacing the late 🍃William Hurt, for 2024's 'Captain America: New World Order' starring Anthony Mackie, reports 'Variety'🧸.
The fourth 'Captain America' movie follows the events of the 2021 Disney+ series 'The Falcon and the Winter S🌳oldier' (FAWS).
It does not appear, however, that Ford is set to star in 'Thunderbolts', Marvel's 💝anti-hero team-up film that is scheduled immediately to follow the fourth 'Captain America'.
Hurt first played Thaddeus Ross in Marvel Studios' second feature film ever, 2008's 'The Incredible Hulk', as a U.S. Army general who is instrumental in transforming scientist Bruce Banner (then played by Edward Norton) into the Hulk; Ross then spends the rest of the movie hunting for Ban🌊ner.
Ross showed up again in 2016's 'Captain America: Civil War' as the Secretary of State tasked with enforcing the Sokovia Accords meant to c🍬urtail the actions of the Avengers. After brief cameos in 'Avengers: Infinity War' and 'Avengers: Endgame', Hurt's final performance as Ross was in 2021's 'Black Widow', notes 'V﷽ariety'.
'New World Order' will be Ford's first film within the MCU🎀, but it is far from his only franchise appearance. The 80-year-old actor has also headlined the 'Star Wars', 'Indiana Jones' and Jack Ryan movies. His next starring role wi🍎ll be the fifth 'Indiana Jones' movie, set to premiere in June 2023, 'Variety' adds.
