Indiana Jones is officially returning for a fifth installment, and no, it won't be a reboot.

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Walt Disney Studios announced today that Indiana Jones 5 will open on July 19th, 2019. Steven Spielberg is back as director, with Harrison Ford once more starring as the title character.Kathleen Kennedy (who now heads Lucasfilm) and Frank Marshall will once again produce, as they have since the series began.“Indiana Jones is one of the greatest heroes in cinematic history, and we can’t wait to bring him back to the screen in 2019,” said Alan Horn, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios, in a statement. “It’s rare to have such a perfect combination of director, producers, actor and role, and we couldn’t be more excited to embark on this adventure with Harrison and Steven.”Notably absent from the press release is George Lucas' name, who served as a producer and conceived the stories for all four previous Indiana Jones movies. Since Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull opened, Lucas has, of course, sold Lucasfilm to Disney and actively retired. No writer has been announced as yet for the new film.When Disney first purchased Lucasfilm, the rights to Indiana Jones were a bit complicated. While Disney/Lucasfilm had the rights to the character and the movies themselves, Paramount -- due to their pre-existing deal for the series -- still had distribution and marketing rights to both the previous movies and for further sequels. However, in late 2013, Disney acquired the distribution and marketing rights for any Indy movies moving forward, though Paramount will still receive a monetary cut

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