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Special Review: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Score - 06/23/08

At last I got my Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Sountrack CD from Amazon.com. It ordered it like two weeks ago, and the moment it arrived this afternoon, I put it in my computer and listened to it like four times.

What do I think about this new John Williams score? Click here to read this special review for the Indy 4 soundtrack!

Indy is back! Full review - 05/22/08

Indy is back, finally, with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. So yeah, I guess this is it with the updates. The movie is here, I have seen it, and well... it's great!

Wanna know my humble opinion? Then read my review right here. It might not be a new Raiders but, for my money, Skull is a great Indy movie and a really fine adventure flick.

Second Full Indiana Jones Trailer!

Paramount Pictures has revealed a second full trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, hitting theaters in less than two weeks on May 22.

Click here to watch the trailer. (Follow any of the links.)

Thanks to comingsoon.net for the news!

14 new photos from KOTC! - 04/21/08

Theraider.net has just published FOURTEEN new photos from the upcoming Indy 4. I'm too lazy to upload all the images to my site, so just head to theraider to check the new pics.

In short, they're awesome, and they're making me all the more hyped up for the movie!

New photo and interview - 04/17/08

USA Today went on a hike with Harrison Ford and asked him a few questions about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (he doesn't rule out a fifth installment) and published a new photo along with the interview. Click on the link above to read the full article and on the image to see a bigger version!

Thanks to comingsoon.net for the news.

News galore! - 04/16/08

This week there have been tons of news and stuff regarding Indy 4, and since there so much material, I'll just briefly sum up each of the news, providing with the links to the original stories:

140 minutes!

Listening to John Williams discuss finishing his work on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on a YouTube video at 01:22 into the clip he says he finished work on the seventh reel and that each reel is about 20 minutes. This obviously sums up to 140 minutes... looks like Kingdom... will be the longest Indy movie to date!

Original news found at: Harrison Ford Web

Indy will succeed without Sean

From Contactmusic.com we have this mention of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull being "Connery-free" and how that will change the movie. According to Ford, "We don't need Sean. I'm old enough to play my own father."

Thanks to theraider.net for the news!

More Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Photos

I'm too lazy to upload them, and since they're nothing to get excited about - even though they're "coolish" - just check the original article at theraider.net.

So yeah, there had been tons of news, most of them really exciting. The fact that the movie is gonna be long doesn't worry; I dont't think one can get too much Indy. Now, there are also rumours circulating the web that the film's a stinker and that Shia's the "next Jar Jar Binks." Well, what do you know, there will always be haters, and I don't think we can judge the film until we see it.

I can't wait to see the friggin' film!!!

John Williams' Indy 4 Soundtrack - 04/06/08

The news of the CD release of Academy Award winning and legendary composer, John Williams' score for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is music to the ears - literally. The Soundtrack will be released just two days before Indy's big screen return on May 22nd. While the set list has no been released as of yet, it is bound to contain rousing, action compositions and of course the famed Raiders march!

Check the website Music from the Movies for more info!

Thanks to theraider.net for the news, as always.

New Kingdom of the Crystal Skull TV Spot - 03/29/08

A new Indy 4 TV spot has been released on the official site. It's only got a couple of new shots, but it definitely get my heart pumping. I really can't wait for the movie to get released!

Anyway, if you wanna watch this really cool TV spot, just click here to visit the official site.

Indy 4 Casting News and more! - 03/22/08

If you were to head over to IndianaJones.com today, there are a few things you would learn about the upcoming ”Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”. You would discover that Shia LaBeouf, starring as Mutt Williams, carries a switchblade, for example, but if clicked on the "CAST" link a few days ago, you would've learned some very interesting casting news.

The casting section of the site is now unclickable. but that doesn't mean the news aren't available...

Ian McDiarmid reprises his role as Prof. Levi which he played in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles!

And it's also been confirmed that John Hurt plays friggin' Abner Ravenwood!

Thanks to the Movie Blog in UGO.com for the awesome news!

New Indiana Jones 4 poster! - 03/10/08

A new Drew Struzan poster has been released! And all I can say is... wow... this new image plus the teaser trailer make me even more excited for the picture. It's a great poster, and it's done by Struzan; need I say more?

Read the article at USAToday.

Thanks to theraider.net for the news.

Indy 4 Recording Sessions are Over - 03/10/08

The John Williams Fan Network reported that the 10 days of recording sessions for the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull score wrapped on Thursday, March 7th. The recording sessions were held at the Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles.

Genre Productions, LLC (the production office used for Indiana Jones 4) will be filming an extra establishing shot for the fourth film in Pasadena, California, tomorrow. This will likely be an additional exterior shot at a residential street address. /film contacted Paramount Pictures and received the following confirmation from the studio:

Well, Happy Valentine's Day! At last, we have the Indiana Jones and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull teaser trailer, and I must tell you, it is AWESOME. Harrison Ford looks better than ever, and the whole trailer has that sense of adventure so typical of an Indy flick.

Go watch it now! Enter either the official site or the Yahoo Movies! webpage to watch this amazing trailer!

Three brand new Kingdom of the Crystal Skull photos were published in Italian newspaper L'espresso yesterday. No need for scans this time as L'espresso already posted the photos online together with a lenghty article (in Italian) on the highly anticipated Indiana Jones 4.

Italian Magazine Sorrisi e Canzoni TV has published a brand new SPOILER photo from the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!

The BBFC (short for 'British Board of Film Classification') has just classified the desperately anticipated Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull trailer a PG rating with a running time of 1 min. 43 seconds!

Keep in mind that that this PG rating applies only to the Indy 4 film TRAILER in the UK!

The week of new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull photos continue with a third one at MTV featuring Indy (Harrison Ford) at a familiar location.

Yup, it's Raiders' warehouse! Now, this is baffling. How will the warehouse and, more specifically, the Ark, will fit in Indy 4's story? I guess we'll have to wait until May 22 to get all our answers.

The latest Empire magazine features two brand new Indy 4 photos. The first one was published in Empire's website, and the second one was scanned by the people at The Raven.

Sites like comingsoon.net and theraider.net have been publishing a new photo from the upcoming fourth Indy flick, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and the Star Wars Epica has it here for you.

The Vanity Fair website gives a preview for their February 2008 magazine which has Harrison Ford and Shia LaBeouf on the cover, both in their Indiana Jones 4 gear!

Beware, though, as both the article and the behind-the-scenes video have spoilers. Anyway, here are the new pics: (SPOILER)

Yeah, I know it's a litte late and most of you must've already seen the poster, but I still want to post it in here. (Sorry for the delay, by the way.)

Really, Drew Struzan is amazing, and I just love all the posters he's made for the Lucasberg. Those of you who haven't seen the poster, though - where the hell have you been?? - I hope you enjoy it!

We finally have the first movie stills from the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! (To check larger versions, click on them.)

MTV talked with Ray Winstone last Thursday and asked him about his recent experiences on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. “You go there, and you see the first camera move, and then you realize you’re in an Indiana Jones film,” said Ray excitedly.

Head over to MTV Movies to read more Kingdom of the Crystal Skull quotes by Ray Winstone on his co-star Shia LaBeouf and Indy not delivering “I’m too old for this”-type lines.

The folks at the Cessna aircraft plant of Wichita, Kansas welcomed a famous Pilot in Command (PIC), Harrison Ford, who came by to order a new $16 million CitationSovereign airplane.

The article from the Wichita Eagle talked with Cessna chairman, Jack Pelton, who said that Ford "couldn't be more excited about it (Indy 4) being the best of the Indy series yet". Cessna chairman, Jack Pelton, also reports that Ford especially likes the script and cinematography. "He thinks it's really going to make for a tremendous... film," Pelton says.

The official website for next summer's highly-anticipated Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has been updated with a video that shows the 2007 production wrapping up, as well as the wraps for the three previous movies. The site has been update with a new look with new wallpapers and more. Click here to check it out!

The fourth installment, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, Karen Allen, John Hurt and Jim Broadbent, opens in theaters on May 22.

ABC30 reported that the Indy 4 crew filmed the last required scenes at Fresno's Chandler Field Friday morning. That's right, principal photography on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of The Crystal Skull has wrapped on October 12, 2007!

A local Graphic Designer and Filmmaker from Fresno, CA. named 'roQue' has published a few photos from the Indy 4 set at Fresno online on his blog. One of his photos captured Harrison Ford, in full Indiana Jones gear, enjoying a cigar. So roQue's blog is definitely worth checking out if you don't mind SPOILERS!

Cate Blanchett talked with MTV News about her return to the throne in Elizabeth: The Golden Age, which opens Friday; her daring choice to play Bob Dylan in I'm Not There, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; which she calls a "big bar of chocolate"! Cate added that she had wrapped her scenes in Indy 4 on Saturday. Here follows an excerpt from MTV's interview:

Cate Blanchett also recently told Empire Magazine (beware, they mention SPOILERS!) that working on the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is "so much fun."

Click here to read Empire's full (spoilers!) article. And don't forget to check out MTV News' great interview with the most revered actress working today!

The Los Angeles Times reported that Computers and photographs for director Steven Spielberg's upcoming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull were recently stolen.

And that's exactly what the thief started to do. He had send emails to multiple entertainment websites and offering the stolen goods for a sum of $2000. IESB.Net published more detailed info on the theft and the investigation that lead to the capture of the thief earlier today

On the eve of his Columbus concert, John Williams talked with Jordan Gentile, of The Other Paper, about Star Wars, Spielberg and mentioned he'll start composing the music for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull next month!

Head over to The Other Paper and find out how it comes a most successful film composer like John Williams never goes to the movies and rarely listens to classical music.

Shia LaBeouf, the youngest talent of the Indy 4 castmembers, announced the official title of the fourth Indiana Jones film yesterday at MTV's Video Music Awards: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Sept. 9, 2007) - The title of the new Indiana Jones adventure, now in production under the direction of Steven Spielberg, is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, it was revealed today by actor Shia LaBeouf.

LaBeouf, who stars in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with Harrison ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone and John Hurt, announced the title during today's MTV Video Music Awards, which were broadcast live from Las Vegas. Additional cast members include Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent, and Igor Jijikine.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a Lucasfilm Ltd. production, and is being distributed by Paramount Pictures. It will be released in the U.S. and simultaneously in most territories worldwide on Thursday, May 22, 2008. Frank Marshall returns as producer, with Kathleen Kennedy joining George Lucas as executive producer.

Scotland on Sunday - a newspaper up in, indeed, Scotland - has done an interview with Dr. Jones senior himself:

Paramount on Tuesday confirmed that it will release the next Indiana Jones installment on Thursday, May 22, 2008. The studio also said that it plans a simultaneous worldwide release of the as-yet-untitled film.

After years spent in script development, the fourth installment of the successful Indiana Jones franchise is set to begin production in June in locations around the world and in the U.S.

"George, Harrison and I are all very excited," Spielberg said. "We feel that the script was well worth the wait. We hope it delivers everything you'd expect from our history with Indiana Jones."

The film will be produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and released worldwide by Paramount Pictures, the parent company of DreamWorks. Frank Marshall will serve as producer, with Lucas and Kathy Kennedy joining him as executive producers.

David Koepp, who has written such previous Spielberg projects as Jurassic Park and War of the Worlds, wrote the screenplay that finally got the stamp of approval from Lucas and Spielberg. An earlier screenplay by Frank Darabont had been shelved when Lucas turned thumbs down on it.

For the moment, the title of the new film as well as its story line are being kept under wraps.

Thanks to comingsoon.net for the info! =D

Harrison Ford said at the Rome Film Festival on Friday that he was delighted to team up again with directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas for the film.

Looks like the film could happen after all, although, like in the past few years, there are really no official news about the filming or production of the movie.

Anyway, to read more about Ford's statements, click here. Thanks to theraider.net for the info.

Comingsoon.net has posted some news about Lucasfilm, Jurassic Park IV, and of course, Indy IV, although they're not as good as some fans would have wanted.

Looks like Lucas is not too sure about the making of Indy IV... although it looks like it could happen. Anyway, click on the link above to read the full story.

Today's Hollywood Reporter has an article on all the projects that CEO Stacey Snider is working on at DreamWorks Pictures.

The article provides tidbit of an update on what's happening with the Indian Jones 4 script. Hollywood Reporter reports that 'Snider's current task will be finding the next picture Spielberg directs. There are several projects on the drawing board, including an Abraham Lincoln biopic, an untitled space travel project at Paramount and a script by Rod Lurie set in the glitzy New York media world as well as Indiana Jones 4, which Paramount would co-finance with George Lucas' Lucasfilm. David Koepp's script is expected in two to three months.

George Lucas told Access Hollywood that he is pushing to get Sean Connery to appear in Indiana Jones 4, in which Lucas is an executive producer.

Lucas was among those honoring Sean Connery as he received the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award on Thursday.

When Madsen was in New York to do press for Garrison Keiller's A Prairie Home Companion ComingSoon.net had a chance to ask the actress about playing a character in Indy IV.

Virginia Madsen is good in anything she does and she would certainly make a good leading lady in the fourth Indiana Jones film. But, for the moment, it looks like it might not happen.

MTV had a chat with George Lucas who says the script for Indiana Jones 4 is finally done! And he added that the film won't be any louder, bigger or faster than the previous 3 films.

Looks good, but Lucas still remains quite vague. He only said that the script is finished and that they'll "probably" start shooting next year. Oh well, at least the screenplay is finished, which confirms that the movie will definitely happen.

Click here to read the complete article. Thanks to theraider.net for the information.

According to the Movie News section of imdb.com, Harrison Ford has hinted fans around the world a reunion with Sean Connery in the fourth Indiana Jones movie.

Sounds interesting, for Sean Connery is a truly magnificent actor, and it would be really cool to see him as Indy's father once again.

BBC ONE just aired their first episode of a new programme called Hollywood Greats tonight. This first episode centered around Harrison Ford's career and included an extended interview with Ford, by British film critic Jonathan Ross.

At the end of the great interview Jonathan asked Ford how much of a chance there was of another Indiana Jones film.

Nothing concrete, for the moment, but a "99.75%" of probabilites sounds pretty good. It's good news, really, we just have to hope that it's true. Click here to read the entire article.

Spielberg has hired yet another writer to work on the Indy IV script. His close friend/writer David Koepp will be taking over Jeff Nathanson's job and hopefully finish the script for good.

I have David Koepp on it now, and he’s my 'closer,' Spielberg said, using a baseball reference to the pitcher who comes in during the 9th inning and finishes up a winning ball game.

Well, looks like the script wasn't totally satisfying, but Koepp will hopefully make it as good as it can be. Thanks to theraider.net for these news.

While director Steven Spielberg remained largely silent on his work on “Indiana Jones IV” during the busy days on “War of the Worlds” and “Munich,” Spielberg finally broke the silence in a recent interview with Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.

I haven’t given up making entertaining films, but over the last decade I have been making some films that express the respect I have for history, Spielberg said.

Click here to read the full interview. Thanks to spielbergfilms.com for the info.

Here's another article that has appeared on Stuff.co.nz regarding Harrison Ford's Firewall promo tour in Australia. The short article also mentions Indiana Jones IV:

Well, it's not much, but it's gotta count for something. Anyway, if you want to read the full article, click here.

MovieWeb spoke with the head of Lucasfilm fan relations, Steve Sansweet, in an exclusive interview where they talked a great deal about the Star Wars TV show. Steve also spoke briefly about Indiana Jones 4 as well:

Click here to read the full interview. Thanks to The Indy Experience for the news.

The AP ran an interview with Harrison Ford where he spoke about various projects including his upcoming film Manhunt and of course Indiana Jones 4. Here's a quote from the interview:

Dark Horizons posted an interview with Harrison Ford where they discussed his new film Firewall as well as Indiana Jones 4 (once again). Here's a quote from the interview:

Nothing new, really, but it's always good to hear some more news about this highly-expected film. To read the full interview from Dark Horizons, click here.

Turns out that actress Virginia Madsen impressed Harrison Ford in his new film Firewall (where Madsen plays Ford's wife) so much that he is now saying that she could appear in Indy IV. Contact Music posted quotes from Harrison Ford where he talked about this:

Could Virginia Madsen be the next "Indy girl"? Well, nothing is official, for the moment, but it's interesting to see a new name behind the "Indy IV" title besides Harrison Ford. Thanks to The Indy Experience for the news.

MTV.com posted another quote coming from Harrison Ford about the fourth Indiana Jones film. Here's what they wrote about it:

Click here to read the original MTV article. Thanks to theraider.net for the information.

Harrison Ford was guest at the Tonight Show with Jay Leno this Tuesday promoting his latest thriller Firewall. At one moment Leno asked Ford if he will do another Indiana Jones. Harrison answered as follows:

Even though the anticipation for the new Indy film grows more and more as the time passes, there is also more concern that the leading man may not be physically ready for the role.

The 63-year-old actor is frank about his age and doesn't hesitate to point out that he's as physically fit as ever.

MTV.com has posted an update on Indiana Jones IV today. Here follows George Lucas' latest comment on the Indy IV script:

It's nothing new, really, but Lucas and Ford sound a little more confident on this movie. It may be possible that Indiana Jones IV starts production in about a year... finally.

In a similar news, Harrison Ford has given Steven Spielberg and George Lucas a two-year period to make Indy IV. IMDB mentions that Ford is keen on making the movie, but that they should hurry.

On January 9th, Frank Marshall, producer of all three previous Indiana Jones movies, gave IESB.net an update about Indiana Jones production, as well as other movies such as The Bourne Ultimatum.

He mentioned that Indiana Jones will happen after The Bourne Ultimatum, meaning that shooting could begin about autumm this year. He wouldn't confirm or reveal anything but said it is moving forward and everyone is happy with what they have read. He wouldn't say if Sean Connery would return or not.

On Sunday afternoon (January 8th) producer Frank Marshall talked with a group of journalists about his upcoming IMAX documentary, Roving Mars, but also about The Bourne Ultimatum and Indy IV.

FOXNews.com reported that George Lucas went to New York on the 5th of December only to attend the blockbuster premiere of today's hottest adventure film King Kong. Lucas just woke up one Monday morning and said, "Let's go to New York for Peter Jackson and King Kong." But that's not what this news message really is about.
Lucas mentioned to FOXNews in the 5th of December that he is now devoting himself full-time to writing and producing Indiana Jones IV:

Even though the press conference held last Thursday (October 6th) was about the Revenge of the Sith DVD, there were some interesting news including stuff about Indiana Jones IV:

"Rick McCallum, producer of the prequels, said George was working on the Indy IV script and expected to have it done this coming Sunday, then meeting with Steven Spielberg about it."

'Rush Hour' scribe Jeff Nathanson has signed on rewrite George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones 4, according to Variety.

Frank Darabont had previously written a script for the project in February, but Lucas, Spielberg and Ford hadn't given it a unanimous thumbs-up. Paramount Pictures then called off a planned summer production start.

Producer Frank Marshall says that ongoing script changes will delay Indiana Jones 4 for at least another year. "Indiana Jones [IV] is still in the writing stage," Marshall told Sci-Fi Wire. "It's still a live project, and [producer George] Lucas is working on the script at this time."

Indiana Jones 4 has been put on hold while a new script draft is commissioned, according to reports by Variety. Trade sources say that George Lucas was unhappy with the current draft by scribe Frank Darabont. A new screenwriter has reportedly come on board to hone Darabont's script.

The Indy Experience have posted what they claim to be a list of Indiana Jones 4 reports on the current and upcoming status on the movie.

"It’s going to totally be in the style and the tone of the first three. I mean, were not going to do anything different. We’re not going to try and change things or modernize things. We’re going to stick to what works, and we’re probably going to be in the fifties. So, we’re acknowledging that we’re all a bit older and that’s about all I can tell you except that Frank Darabont is writing it."