Disney Considering Chris Pratt for New INDIANA JONES Film

With STAR WARS off and running, Disney is now turning to LucasFilms' INDIANA JONES, according to Deadline.

Studio execs are reportedly eyeing GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY star Chris Pratt to lead a new installment in hopes of "build[ing] the new franchise around" him.

Disney had no comment on the potential casting.

Chris Pratt portrays Andy Dwyer on NBC's hit comedy series "Parks and Recreation," which airs its final season in January.

Pratt most recently toplined Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" as 'Star-Lord,' which was the #1 grossing films of 2014 in the U.S. and more than $600 million at the global box office.

Earlier this year, Pratt lent his vocal talents to Emmett in the enormously successful Warner Bros. animated feature "The Lego Movie," which earned more than $400 million worldwide.

Pratt can next be seen in "Jurassic World," directed by Colin Trevorrow and slated for June release.

In November 2013, Chris appeared in the comedy "Delivery Man," opposite Vince Vaughn and Cobie Smulders.

Pratt also starred in "Five-Year Engagement" with Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, and Alison Brie in 2012. In the same year, he portrayed an iconic member of SEAL Team Six in Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty," which was nominated for best picture for both the Golden Globes and Academy Awards.

In 2011, Pratt starred in "Moneyball" where he delivered a memorable performance as Oakland A's first baseman, Scott Hatteberg. The film also starred Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman and received six Academy Award nominations, including a nomination for best picture.

To post a comment, you must register and login.