Latest news from around the Indyworld

Cinematical finds a review and some new photos from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Their article is spoiler-free, though their link to the review may not be.

The Independent does some research into the real crystal skulls found in the world’s museums? Crystal, yes! Central American? no! Bound to be more popular once the movie comes out? You bet!

Milo “Peter Petrelli” Ventimiglia is more excited about Indy than about getting an award for Heroes at the British Academy TV awards.

USA Today covers the Indy merchandising tie-in world with Dr. Pepper, Burger King, Lunchables, M&M’s, and more. What? No mention of the British lottery scratch-off ticket tie-in?

Artist Tom Hodges has some sketch cards in the Indiana Jones Heritage trading card set, as seen on starwars.com. Check out the surprised Indy sketch in the lower right corner.

Only one more week to go before Volume 3 of the Adventures of Young Indiana Jones DVD set is released. Continuing the StarWars.com tour:

  • Disc 8 – The Scandal of 1920. Indy goes to Broadway and gets a job as a stagehand, befriends George Gershwin and tries to juggle 3 different girlfriends, all of whom will be at opening night. Hilarity ensues. Companion documentaries cover Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and Algonquin Round Table.