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Harrison Ford has joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).<\/p>\n
The \u201cIndiana Jones\u201d actor will be taking over the role of General Thaddeus \u201cThunderbolt\u201d Ross in the movie \u201cCaptain America: New World Order\u201d.<\/p>\n
Ford replaces William Hurt in the role following the actor\u2019s death at the age of 71 in March.<\/p>\n
The 80-year-old star\u2019s casting has been rumoured of late and he will join Anthony Mackie in the movie after he assumed the mantle of the superhero in the hit Disney+ series \u201cThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier\u201d.<\/p>\n
Watch video:<\/strong><\/p>\n Shira Haas, Tim Blake Nelson and Carl Lumbly are also among the ensemble cast for the film, which is scheduled for release in 2024.<\/p>\n General Ross is a top-ranking military official who was first introduced in the Marvel comics in 1962 and he leads the team of anti-heroes known as the Thunderbolts.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier\u201d creator Malcolm Spellman wrote the script for the superhero movie with the show\u2019s staff writer Dalan Musson producing with Marvel chief Kevin Feige.<\/p>\n Ford had previously claimed that Marvel had \u201ckilled\u201d the success of its superhero films by releasing too many of them.<\/p>\n Discussing his return as Indiana Jones in the upcoming fifth film, he said: \u201cI don\u2019t really want to give them what they wanna see, I want to give them something they didn\u2019t anticipate seeing. <\/p>\n \u201cThe Marvel movies are a spectacular example of a success that worked the other way round \u2013 they killed it.\u201d<\/p>\n Ford hinted that he wouldn\u2019t let the franchise follow the same path as the Marvel blockbusters.<\/p>\n The \u201cStar Wars\u201d actor said: \u201cWe\u2019re not going to make another \u2018Indiana Jones\u2019 unless we\u2019re in a position to kill it. We want it to be the best.\u201d<\/p>\n