Harrison Ford talks 'Indiana Jones' with Jimmy Kimmel

LOS ANGELES, March 22 (UPI) -- Harrison Ford offered some background on his decision to continue his role as Indiana Jones in a fifth film, joking the contract is what swayed him.

During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday night, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor said he's not only excited about the contract, but the opportunity to bring "pleasure" to fans of the treasure-hunting archaeology professor.

"We're here to kid around," Ford said after admitting his contract was a good one. "The opportunity to work with Steven [Spielberg] again...a chance to revisit this character -- which has brought pleasure to so many people, not to mention me. It's great fun to play this character."

Ford also used his appearance on Kimmel to explain a behind-the-scenes exchange between himself and Force Awakens directer J.J. Abrams about a deleted scene being added to the DVD and Blu-Ray packages.

He explained his misunderstanding of the term "deleted scene," asking why Abrams would ever put the scene back in the film.

"It like took me four days to figure that out," the actor said about learning of the deleted scene section of the DVD.