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For Harrison Ford fans who've generously looked the other way while the actor made a solid decade's worth of regrettable career choices (a creatively arid period occasionally enlivened by puckishly crapulent awards show appearances), today brings the news they've long been waiting for: George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have finally approved a script and Indiana Jones 4 will start shooting in June, allowing Ford to indefinitely shelve Doggy Door, the project he'd planned to topline while waiting for Indy to come together. In a statement heralding the sequel's emergence from nearly twenty years of development hell, Ford self-deprecatingly addresses the age issue:

Fans have long clamored for another installment in the series, but some questioned whether Ford would be able to keep up with the vigorous physical requirements of the role after the long delay. "I'm delighted to be back in business with my old friends. I don't know if the pants still fit, but I know the hat will," said Ford, who is 64.

Of course, any concerns about Ford's age increasing his susceptibility to on-set mishaps will be addressed by Paramount's insurance company, who will no doubt demand that any boulders from which the actor will be required to flee be rolled at a more sexagenarian-friendly pace, and that any costs associated with time lost on the shoot due to "forseeable hip displacement injuries" be covered by the studio.

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