Sultry actress Cate Blanchett is likely to star opposite Harrison Ford in the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones series. Blanchett has starred in The Aviator, Notes on a Scandal, The Lord of the Rings, The Talented Mr. Ripley and Babel.

“She is in negotiations, yes,” publicist Lisa Kasteler told The Associated Press. She did not elaborate.

Filming is scheduled to begin later this year, with Steven Spielberg on board to direct. The movie is being produced by Star Wars creator George Lucas’ Lucasfilm Ltd.

Ford played Indiana Jones in 1981′s Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1984′s Temple of Doom and 1989′s The Last Crusade.

Harrison just got tired of making dud films so he is going back to the well that has been so kind to him. There should actually be an Indiana Jones film every two years. If you do something very well then never stop doing it.