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Hollywood legend Harrison Ford has swapped the brown fedora and bullwhip he made iconic as the character of Indiana Jones for a kilt and a glass of single malt Scotch whisky to support British farmers producing barley.

Glenmorangie Scotch whisky

Having graced the big screen for more than 50 years, playing revered characters including Han Solo in Star Wars and Deckard in Blade Runner, Ford has appeared in a new campaign alongside Glenmorangie to boost Scotch distillers producing some of the finest whisky in Scotland.

Barley

Now 82 years old, the actor has featured on a series of short videos directed by Australian filmmaker and actor, Joel Edgerton, promoting the Scotch whisky brand to boost malt distillers and farmers producing the barley that goes into making the iconic drink. 

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Ford has made light humour of his action man persona and 'grumpy' demeanour while taking in the sights of the glorious Scottish Highlands to encourage people to support farmers and maltsters.

The reality of Ford's vision in the films, as he tells the audience in the short films, is to sit beside the fire, wearing a kilt, while enjoying a glass of refreshing Scotch malt.

Indiana Jones

He is instantly recognisable to many as Dr Henry Jones Jr, aka Indiana Jones, a role he played opposite James Bond's Sean Connery in the Last Crusade, and the veteran actor has no plans to slow down anytime soon.

Next month, he will star in Marvel's Captain America: Brave New World as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross and the red Hulk.

But for now, Ford is embracing his new-found look as a supporter of Scotch whisky and British farming.

"I loved working with the team at the distillery – they were all great," he added.

"The whole process of filming was full of unanticipated joys; little unexpected moments.

"It is a tribute to Glenmorangie's sensibilities that they let us be less than totally serious.

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"I think what Joel [Edgerton] has produced has a certain charm to it, because it is unpretentious and just amusing."

Edgerton said he wanted to produce something 'different' for the commercial.

"I have spent my whole life watching commercials that follow an expected format and so I really like it when things are a little disruptive, fun, and irreverent," he added.

"It was nice that we got a chance within the very traditional industry of whisky to get behind the scenes, to subvert the seriousness that often goes into an advertising campaign and have fun with that.

"I hope that people get to see the short film and the full-length episodes – and enjoy them and share them around."

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