Spielberg said they would change the name to Indiana Joan.
Steven Spielberg said it was time for Indiana Jones to take a different form, and would be okay if they turned the franchise into a female lead. None of this would happen until Harrison Ford, who has held the role down since Raiders of the Lost Ark, retired.
This could be sooner rather than later, as Spielberg suspects the fifth movie in the Indiana Jones franchise will be Harrison’s last.