The Los Angeles Times spoke with Harrison Ford this week and the actor opened up about the status of another Indy sequel. "It's crazy, but great," the 66-year-old Ford said. "George [Lucas] is in think-mode right now. ... We did well with the last one and with that having been a positive experience, it's not surprising that some people want to do it again."Regarding worry that his too-long-gone archeologist would not fit in the new millennium, Ford said:"It was never a lead-pipe cinch. It was...
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In the wake of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull grossing 750 million dollars worldwide in just ten weeks, producer George Lucas talked last week to the press in regards to his ideas for a fifth Indy film."If I can come up with another idea that they [Steven and Harrison] like, we'll do another. Indiana Jones only becomes complicated when you have another two people saying 'I want it this way' and 'I want it that way', whereas when I first did Jones, I just said 'We'll do it th...
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WORDSLINGER'S NOTE: This is a two-part review. Part 1 is my thoughts after my initial screening of the movie. Part 2 is after my second viewing. What a difference a day makes.PART ONE - 5/22/08Well, after months of writing about the new Indiana Jones movie, I have finally seen the film and am posting my review. Truth told ... I'm still processing it. It's been 19 years since 1989's last installment, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Given nearly two decades of anticipation, expectations a...
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The new theatrical trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has been released online and to theaters. Bon appétit.If you prefer glorious QuickTime high def, click one of the following:high definition trailer - mediumhigh definition trailer - largeINDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL(new theatrical trailer) Here is a bonus video for you ... just because I care.INDY 4 LOOKS BACK AT THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY - part 1 of 2(cool new documentary) ...
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A second TV teaser for Indy 4 just appeared online. New to this spot are dialogue from Cate Blanchett as Irina Spalko, a pitch perfect Indy retort, a motorcycle escape with Indy and Mutt, and brief snippets of bigger, badder set pieces. No word when we'll be getting the real theatrical trailer (gotta be soon, Memorial Day is around the corner), but until then ... here you go. ...
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New photos, new interview, the countdown to Memorial Day continues. We should also be only days away from a new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull trailer and a HARD marketing push. Makes me feel like a kid again. (Thanks to Empire Magazine for the pics.)KAREN ALLEN AS MARION RAVENWOOD - AGELESSHARRISON FORD AS INDIANA JONES - NOT SO AGELESSSHIA LeBEOUF AS MUTT WILLIAMS? INDY AND MARION'S SON?GEORGE LUCAS AND STEVEN SPIELBERG“George, are you really sure Shia will look c...
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Thirty days.Thirty days away from the worldwide release of Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I've said all I can say about this in previous posts, and while I've found some verrrrrrrrrry interesting spoilers on the web, some of them were just a little too spoilery - better for us all to be surprised.However, I do have some new photos to whet your appetite.Sing it with me ... Bum ba duh dummmmm, bum ba dummmmm!...
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Not very much to report here ... save for the fact that a new TV spot for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull premiered this morning. It's really only a shorter version of the teaser released on Valentine's Day, with the exception of a few seconds of new Indy and Mutt banter at the very beginning. Not really newsworthy, I know, but ...What is kinda cool is the Indy Widget that Paramount and LucasFilm Marketing e-mailed me. It's got all kinds of bells and whistles on it, includi...
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Looks like we've got a pretty cool Valentine's present from Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. The first teaser trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was posted online today, and ... man, if my appetite wasn't whetted before, now I'm really drooling.STEVEN SPIELBERG AND CAST ~ INDY 4As rumored, the Ark of the Covenant from Raiders will play a part in this film - we don't see the Ark in the clip, just Indy swinging by his whip through that infamous warehouse (previously ...
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It only took 19 years, but Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is finally in the can. After countless scripts came and went (by such respected scribes as M. Night Shyamalan and Frank Darabont), George Lucas finally found a winner with David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Spider-Man, War of the Worlds). With Spielberg at the helm, and Harrison Ford once again donning his famous fedora, the new Indy will hit screens on Memorial Day 2008. Also starring are Cate Blanchett (rumored to be the ...
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