…To publish Indiana Jones books. (Nuk nuk nuk.) They’ve tapped author James Rollins to write the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull novelization, with Laurent Bouzereau and old hat J. W. Rinzler on nonfiction duty.
…Whoops
“Found crate with the Ark of the Covenant in it. Now everyone’s dead.” (via)
How not to further your career in Hollywood
Tyler Nelson, the extra who leaked (possible) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull plot points is in deep poodoo with the film’s Powers That Be – Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, Page Six reports. In deference to the (possible) spoilers at the link:
Spielberg, furious Nelson blabbed, has reportedly snipped his scene.
Spielberg’s spokesman, Marvin Levy, wouldn’t say whether any of Nelson’s spoilers are accurate, but noted: “Who knows whether that particular person will ever work in this town again?”
Reached by Page Six yesterday, Nelson told us, “No comment. I’m not supposed to talk about it.” But his rep at the Thomas Talent Agency said, “He’s in trouble. He’s got to know that he can’t do that.”
Meanwhile, Slate offers an image macro.
More on the Young Indy DVDs
TVShowsonDVD.com recently announced the release date for Volume 2 of The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: December 18, 2007. They also put together a series of three articles, one on each volume of the set.
- Part One discusses the contents of Volume 1, which has been mostly covered – 12 discs, seven episodes, lots of documentaries and other extras.
- Part Two shows some early cover art for Volume 2, and the 8 episodes (and 26 documentaries) being covered.
- Part Three discusses Volume 3’s contents: 7 episodes (and 31 documentaries,) and gives a sneak peak at the interactive timeline feature that will be in each DVD set.
Snippets of Indy IV stuff (and some Young Indy stuff too)…
Is it polite to serve Crystal Light out of a Crystal Skull? Does the star of “When Harry Met Sally” have a Crystal brain inside his crystal skull? Can Jawajames make any lamer puns about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?
Several bits of news from around the Indyverse may answer these questions.. or more importantly, provide real information:
- George Lucas talks with TV Guide about Sean Connery’s non-appearance in Indy IV, and how that creates a better character (read here on tvguide.com)
- An extra gets interviewed by the Edmond Sun (of Edmond, OK) and spills some plot details. (spoiler-free version on Cinematical)
- This spilling of details has led to some speculation about Cate Blanchett’s character. Cate herself might have leaked some information to MTV. (read the MTV movie blog)
and for you toy collectors out there:
- A first peek at the Indy IV toy packaging. Yup, just the packaging. Enjoy the pictures at cooltoyreview.com!
and some updates on the Adventures of Young Indiana Jones DVDs…
Continue reading “Snippets of Indy IV stuff (and some Young Indy stuff too)…”
Star Wars or Raiders? (Or Psycho?)
The American Film Institute is having a poll to decide which of their 100 most thrilling movies will be screened for free at Hollywood’s Arclight on Halloween. Both A New Hope and Raiders of the Lost Ark are on the list.
Indy IV teaser possibly on Beowulf?
The word from Ain’t It Cool News is that Paramount will likely be putting the first teaser for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on Beowulf, which comes out around Thanksgiving. Possibly with some new Indy music by John Williams.
Read about it here.
Podcast with an Indy IV stuntman
Movie Geeks United has a podcast interview with Indy IV stuntman Jeff Galpin, as well as an interview of the director of Good Luck Chuck. Check it out!
Cate Blanchett talks Indy
Entertainment Weekly catches up with Cate Blanchett at the Toronto Film Festival. The interview is rightly focused on Elizabeth: The Golden Age, which is debuting at the festival, but she also briefly speaks about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull:
It’s phenomenal to be working with Harrison Ford and Spielberg and Karen Allen, all of whom were in one of the most amazing experiences of my childhood, watching that film. And then I’m stepping into the frame. It’s a real Zelig moment for me. It was really quite moving when Karen filmed her first entry into the film the other day. You know, Spielberg said, ”I feel so young!” [Laughs] It was fantastic.
Han Solo and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Poor Harrison. His characters can’t seem to get away from crystal skulls.
We now have the title for Indy IV, but he’s been there before in a previous adventure.
(Pointed out by Paul Ballard.)