Ke Huy Quan declared his love for Short Round after reuniting with Harrison Ford on the red carpet in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
a viral video From the premiere of Dial of Destiny, Quan snapped a gleeful sneak at Ford, who was talking to a reporter at the event. However, Ford gets an unexpected break when he realizes Quan has joined him and immediately turns to embrace him.
Ke Huy Quan surprises Harrison Ford at #Indiana Jones and the US premiere of Dial of Destiny pic.twitter.com/UAfORSHb77
– Indiana Jones (@IndianaJones) June 15, 2023
The duo starred together in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 39 years ago, and have been making up for lost time in recent months. Quan and Ford shared a healthy photo of themselves at last year’s D23 and Melt hearts with their celebrations at the 2023 Academy Awards.
These tumultuous moments prompted fans to campaign for Quan to reprise his role as Short Round in the Indiana Jones franchise, and Quan appears to support the crusade as he said diverse It would be “amazing” to be back after all these years.
“are you kidding me?” He replied after being questioned about whether he would consider returning. “I love Short Round. What a great character. I’d like to think he’s following in the footsteps of Indiana Jones. It would be amazing and amazing to revisit that character.”
The Oscar-winning return of Quan is all over the place at once It boosted hopes of a brief cameo (or more) in Dial of Destiny, even though that movie had already long since gone out of production by the time Quan was awarded Best Supporting Actor.
Unfortunately, Dial of Destiny director/co-writer James Mangold couldn’t find a way to bring the short film back to Ford’s Indy Swansong because it wouldn’t have served a purpose from a storytelling perspective, and he didn’t want another adult along the way “just from For it.
Several new companions have joined Indy for his next adventure, which hits theaters June 30 — but you might want to hold on to your fedoras as IGN’s review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny noted that the film “fails to recapture Spielberg’s magic.”
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.