The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles into the 2008 feature film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". A number of actors connected to the Indiana Jones films and/or George Lucas's "Star Wars" franchise made guest appearances. Harrison Ford appeared as a middle-aged Indy (age 50) in the episode "Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues", which aired in March 1993. Paul Freeman, who played Rene Belloq in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", portrayed Frederick Selous in a couple of episodes, while Roshan Seth, who played Chattar Lal in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", played a North African sheikh in
Indiana Jones (franchise) Jones" film. On March 15, 2016, Walt Disney Studios announced that the fifth film would be released on July 19, 2019, with Ford reprising his role, Spielberg directing, Koepp writing and Kennedy and Marshall acting as producers. George Lucas was initially not going to be involved with the film. However, during a press event for Disney's "The BFG", Spielberg confirmed that Lucas will be returning as executive producer, stating "I would never make an "Indiana Jones" film without George Lucas. That'd be insane." Marshall has stated that the film would be a continuation of the events following "Kingdom of the