Indiana Jones 4 Update

[Kor37 9]

Blanchett on Crusade to 'Indy 4'

By Tatiana Siegel

Reuters

 

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Although Cate Blanchett's part has yet to be determined, sources say the Oscar-winner has landed a starring role. LOS ANGELES (March 16) - Cate Blanchett is in negotiations to star in the fourth installment of the "Indiana Jones" adventures.

 

Harrison Ford already has boarded the project, which will be produced by Lucasfilm and directed by Steven Spielberg .

 

With David Koepp 's screenplay shrouded in secrecy, it is unclear what character Blanchett will play. However, sources said the Oscar-winning actress has landed a starring role.

 

Shooting will begin in June in Los Angeles and at undisclosed locations around the world. Paramount Pictures will release "Indy 4" in most of the world on May 22, 2008.

 

Blanchett, who is filming David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," next will lend her voice to Wes Anderson's "The Fantastic Mr. Fox." In addition to her Academy Award win for "The Aviator," she received a supporting nomination this year for her role in Richard Eyre's "Notes on a Scandal."

 

 

 

Can't wait for this one!

[LoveMalePecs1 0]

I recall seeing the 3rd one many years ago in the theatre going to surprised how this one is going to turn out should still be action packed like the rest of the INDY Trilogy.

 

Go Indiana Jones You Rock!

[Gummy 0]

I recall seeing the 3rd one many years ago in the theatre going to surprised how this one is going to turn out should still be action packed like the rest of the INDY Trilogy.

 

Go Indiana Jones You Rock!

My youngest has seen all of them. I've never seen any of them.

[trekz 7]

Indiana Jones, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Indiana Jones character

 

Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr. Date of birth July 1, 1899 Place of birth Princeton, New Jersey Gender Male

Occupation Professor of Archaeology

Family Henry Jones Sr. (Father) Anna Jones (Mother)

Portrayed by Harrison Ford, River Phoenix, Sean Patrick Flanery, Corey Carrier, George Hall, Doug Lee

First Appearance Raiders of the Lost Ark

Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (also known as Indy), is a fictional professor, archaeologist, and adventurer - the main protagonist of the 1981 adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark (later retitled Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark), its prequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and sequel, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Jones is notable for his trademark bullwhip, fedora, leather jacket, and extreme fear of snakes.

 

In addition to his film and television appearances, the character has featured in novels, comics, video games, and other media. A fourth film has recently been announced (once again starring Ford), and is expected to be released worldwide Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, with filming taking place throughout 2007. LucasArts also has an original video game (the story of which is unrelated to the film) in development, intended to coincide with the new film's release[2].

 

Origins

Indiana Jones with his famous bullwhip and his unique costume is modeled after the strong-jawed heroes of the matinee serials and pulp magazines that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg enjoyed in their childhoods (such as the Republic Pictures serials, and the Doc Savage series). The two friends first discussed the project in Hawaii during the time of release of the first Star Wars film.[1] Spielberg told Lucas how he wanted to direct a James Bond film - Lucas responded that he "had something better than that".[1]

 

The character was originally named Indiana Smith; however Spielberg disliked the name, and Lucas casually suggested "Indiana Jones" as an alternative.[1] Indiana was the name of an Alaskan malamute Lucas owned in the 1970s (the same dog was also the inspiration for Chewbacca).[1] His name is also a reference to the character "Nevada Smith," played by Steve McQueen in the 1966 film of the same name[2].

 

Casting

During an intensive casting process, Lucas and Spielberg auditioned many actors, including Nick Mancuso, Peter Coyote (who would later star in E.T. for Spielberg in 1982), and Tim Matheson[2]. Actor Nick Nolte (who had previously been considered by Lucas whilst casting Han Solo) was offered the role, but turned it down[3]. Finally the duo cast[1] then little-known actor Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones, and pre-production began in earnest on Raiders of the Lost Ark.

 

However, CBS refused to release Selleck from his contractual commitment to the television show Magnum, P.I. (which, whilst very early in its run, was gradually gaining momentum in the ratings), forcing him to turn down the role. As a replacement, Spielberg suggested Harrison Ford; Lucas initially resisted the idea, allegedly since he had already cast the actor in three of his movies (American Graffiti, and the first two installments of the Star Wars series), and did not want Ford to become known as his "Robert DeNiro" (in reference to the fact that fellow director Martin Scorsese regularly cast DeNiro in his films). [1] However, after auditioning several other actors, Lucas finally capitulated and Ford was cast in the role - less than 3 weeks before principal photography began.

 

Costume and equipment

George Lucas obtained the services of comic book artist Jim Steranko to design the physical appearance of Indiana Jones[4]. Steranko delivered a number of paintings, which were used as a reference by the costume and set designers. The general appearance chosen was an amalgam of several characters - most notably treasure hunter Fred C. Dobbs (as played by Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre), and adventurer Harry Steele (as played by Charlton Heston in Secret of the Incas[5]). Upon requests by Spielberg and Lucas the costume designer was given the task to give the character a distinctive silhouette through the styling of the hat; after examining many hats, the designers chose a tall-crowned, wide-brimmed fedora, the Herbert Johnson Poet. Although other hats were also used throughout the movies, the general style and profile remained the same. Other elements of the outfit include:

 

The leather jacket - a variation on the famous A-2 bomber jacket, made by Wested Leather Co.

The bag - a modified Mark VII British gas mask bag.

The whip - a 10ft Bullwhip crafted by David Morgan (although different lengths were used in specific stunts)

The revolver - usually a World War I era revolver. Examples include the Webley Mk VI (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), or a .45 ACP Smith & Wesson Hand Ejector 2nd model revolver (Raiders of the Lost Ark). He also been seen using a M1917 revolver, and a 9mm Browning Hi-Power.[3]

The collection of props and clothing from the films has become a thriving hobby for aficionados of the franchise[4].

 

Models

Many people are said to be the real-life inspiration of the Indiana Jones character - although it should be noted that none of the following have been confirmed as inspirations by Lucas or Spielberg. In alphabetical order by last name:

 

Paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews.[5]

Italian archaeologist and circus strongman Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778–1823).[6]

Yale University professor, historian, and explorer Hiram Bingham III, who rediscovered and excavated the Lost city of Machu Picchu,[7] and chronicled his find in the bestselling book "The Lost City of the Incas" in 1948[8]

Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett (1867 – 1925?), perhaps the most quoted source of inspiration to the character of Indiana Jones, was a British archaeologist who disappeared in the Amazon jungle in 1925 while searching for a lost city[9];

Mayan archaeologist and U.S. spy Sylvanus Morley

The University of Chicago archaeologist Robert Braidwood[10]

Religious archaeologist Vendyl "Texas" Jones once claimed that he was the inspiration, citing his names (he notes that his first name trimmed becomes Endy — very similar to Indy), but this claim has reportedly been denied by Spielberg.[11]

Sir William Jones (nicknamed "India"), Philologist, Judge and Founder of the Royal Asiatic Society

Harvard professor Langdon Warner (1881-1955).

 

List of Indiana Jones appearances

Since his introduction in 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark (later retitled on VHS and DVD box covers as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark), the character of Indiana Jones has become a cultural icon.

 

Indiana Jones with his father Dr. Henry Jones, Sr. (portrayed by Sir Sean Connery)He has made appearances in two more feature films, a three-season TV series, dozens of novels, comic books, video games, and even has his own amusement park ride.

 

The initial trilogy of theatrical films (starring Harrison Ford) comprised of:

 

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - set in 1936, featuring a 37 year old Jones

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - a prequel set in 1935

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - a sequel set in 1938

In 1992 a television series named The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was first produced; the series aired between 1992 to 1996, and featured a 17-year-old Jones (played by Sean Patrick Flanery), a 93-year-old Jones (George Hall), and a 10-year-old Jones (portrayed by Corey Carrier). The show chronicled the early portion of Jones’s life; it began with his childhood travels with his father, and carried through to the solo journeys of his youth, his activities during World War I, and beyond. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was originally conceived by Lucas as edutainment, a vehicle to educate children about key historical events and important individuals. To this end each episode features an appearance by an important historical figure of the time integrated into the story.

 

The upcoming fourth Indiana Jones movie is in an advanced stage of pre-production, and is scheduled to be filmed in June 2007 for a May 22, 2008 release.[12] Numerous rumours have surrounded the film; however no story elements or casting choices have yet been confirmed by Lucasfilm.

 

Video games

The character has appeared in several officially licensed video games, beginning with an adaption of Raiders of the lost Ark for the Atari 2600. This was followed by an action biased adaption of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and two adaptions of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - one action orientated, one with a more overt adventure bias.

 

He then went on to make appearances in Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, and Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine. Both of these projects were based on original stories; development was headed up by legendary software designer Hal Barwood, and each game featured voice acting by Doug Lee in the part of Jones. Most recently Jones appeared in Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb.

 

A new Indiana Jones video game is in development by LucasArts, and is expected to coincide with the release of the upcoming fourth movie[6]. LucasArts have said that the story will crossover with the new film to some degree.

 

Fictional character biography

Indiana Jones is an archaeologist who divides his time between teaching at prestigious colleges and universities, and field work - generally involving the "obtaining of rare antiquities". Jones's activities often involve some personal risk; in some cases originating from rivals attempting to secure the same item. Advocating that "X never marks the spot", Jones is a strong believer in the value of painstaking research; however he is also well known for occasionally taking shortcuts where necessary.

 

Whilst Jones's main area of expertise is archaeology, his secondary specialization is linguistics. He speaks a total of 27 languages to greater or lesser degrees - including Ancient Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Arabic, Mandarin, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.

 

Jones believes that archaeology is the "search for fact - not truth" - as opposed to philosophy - however, this view has been tested several times during his adventures.

 

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

(Note : - the events in this timeline are drawn only from officially licensed media released or developed directly by LucasFilm or LucasArts. Novels, comics, and other expanded universe materials are not included, unless officially accepted as canon. Unless otherwise noted, events are sourced from The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles)[13][14]

 

[edit] Early life

Indiana Jones was born Henry Jones Jr. to Scottish-born professor of Medieval literature Dr. Henry Jones Sr. and his wife Anna on July 1, 1899, in Princeton, New Jersey. Although his father calls him "Junior," Henry Jr. adopts the name of his beloved malamute dog "Indiana", insisting he be referred to as "Indiana Jones" ("Indy" for short). It is unclear exactly when this decision is made - however, he was already being referred to as Indy by his peers at the age of 13.

 

In 1908 Henry Jones Sr. embarks on a lecture tour around the world together with his wife and then 9 year old child. Numerous adventures ensue for the young Indiana Jones, including meeting T.E. Lawrence in Cairo and noted archaeologist Howard Carter in the Valley of Kings, travelling through Paris and Florence (where his mother has a romance with Puccini), falling for Princess Sophie of Austria-Hungary (daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand), visiting Nairobi, India, and China, and meeting Leo Tolstoy after running away from his father in Russia.

 

Indiana's mother Anna Jones contracts Scarlet fever and dies. Shortly after her death, Jones (whilst on a Boy Scout trip) attempts to secure the Cross of Coronado from thieves (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade). This incident forms the 'origin' of many of Jones's personal trademarks; one of the villains can clearly be seen as Jones's inspiration for later costume choices, Indy first attempts the use of the bullwhip (receiving a small scar on the chin that would stay with him to adulthood), and he is given his first fedora. It is also during this incident that he first develops a strong fear of snakes.

 

Three years after these events, Jones (at the urging of his father) enrolls at Princeton University. During a spring break trip to Mexico with his cousin, Jones is kidnapped by Mexican revolutionaries. He reluctantly joins their group, and plays a part in the Mexican Revolution, under Pancho Villa. It is at this point that he first meets his friend Remy, a Belgian. With Remy, he leaves Mexico and travels to Ireland, arriving during the Easter Rising. He then travels to England (briefly becoming involved with the suffrage movement) before finally joining the Belgian Army.

 

World War One

With Remy, Jones joins the Western Front, participating in the Battle of the Somme. During a German attack, he is taken prisoner. With the assistance of Charles de Gaulle, he and Remy manage to escape, and Jones enlists in the French army as a courier. During a break in his duties, he visits Paris on leave, and encounters (and loses his virginity to) Mata Hari.

 

The two friends eventually make their way to Africa; upon their arrival, Jones and Remy are commissioned as lieutenants. Jones' inability to map read causes him to lose his intended unit, and he instead joins the historic 25th Royal Fusiliers of the British Army, commanded by Frederick Selous - a team collectively known as "The Old and the Bold". Amongst other missions, the team destroy a German train-mounted cannon, and briefly kidnap the German military genius Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck.

 

During his stay in Africa, Jones becomes ill, and is treated by Albert Schweitzer (in the process meeting Barthélémy Bouganda). Shortly after his recovery, Jones and Remy are transferred to the French Army, and Jones is assigned a position as an intelligence officer.

 

Jones proceeded to work for French Intelligence for the remainder of the duration of the First World War; his first mission involved joining the Lafayette Escadrille flying unit (in the process engaging in aerial combat with Manfred von Richthofen), and subsequent undercover intelligence missions involved travel to Austria, Barcelona, Russia, Prague, Turkey, Romania, Italy, and Istanbul.

 

Post World War One

Shortly after the end of the Great War (in 1919), Jones and Remy find a map detailing the location of the Eye Of The Peacock, a large diamond once owned by Alexander The Great. The duo embark on an expedition to retrieve the gem; they travel through Alexandria and Java, eventually arriving in the South China Seas (in the process meeting anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski). Despite their attempts, they are unable to recover the diamond; Remy decides to continue to follow the trail of the artifact, and the friends reluctantly separate. Jones returns to France, and takes a position as a translator at the Paris Peace Conference. At this point, Jones becomes involved in the production of the Treaty of Versailles, once again meeting T.E. Lawrence.

 

Following these events, Jones returns to the United States, where he spends time in Chicago for several years, studying for an undergraduate degree. At this point he (briefly) becomes involved in the activities of infamous gangster Al Capone.

 

Alongside his studies, Jones takes up the soprano saxophone; he becomes a proficient jazz player, playing with such luminaries as Sidney Bechet. These musical contacts lead Jones to New York in the summer of 1920, where he works backstage at a Broadway musical, and meet a young George Gershwin. During another break in study, Jones travels to California, where he briefly works as a stuntman on an early John Ford western.

 

After completing his studies in Chicago, Jones enrolls in a linguistics graduate program at the Sorbonne - becoming briefly romantically involved with female archaeology professor Dorian Belecamus. The couple travelled to Greece to study the Oracle at Delphi, in the process becoming involved in thwarting a plot to overthrow King Constantine. Despite a number of close calls, it is at this point that Jones decides archaeology would become his lifelong pursuit.

 

It is during his studies at the Sorbonne that Jones first meets French archaeologist Rene Belloq, a student studying for his Masters in Archaeology. Belloq manages to win the Archaeological Society Prize with a paper on stratigraphy, the majority of which was plagiarized from Jones's work.

 

After completing his graduate program, Jones is hired for his first professorial post at London University. The head of the universities Archaeology department, Joanna Campbell, invites Jones to a dig in Whithorn, Scotland, on an expedition to investigate the legend of Merlin. At this time Jones met and became romantically involved with Campbell's daughter, Dierdre. The couple travelled together in other archaeological pursuits - however Dierdre Campbell was killed in a plane crash during an expedition to Brazil in April of 1926.

 

Directly following these events Jones returns to the USA, and begins studying post-graduate archaeology at the University of Chicago, under Professor Abner Ravenwood - also entering into a romantic relationship with the Professor's young daughter Marion. For reasons which are not documented, Jones abruptly leaves the Ravenwoods in the same year - leading to a rift with Marion and his former mentor.

 

When not adventuring, Jones is a respectable professor Afer completing his Ph.D. in archeology, Jones divides his time during the next decade between teaching and archaeological expeditions, including journeys to Germany, Turkey, Iceland (where he is assisted in several digs by a young red-haired archeology student named Sophia Hapgood), and the Republic of China. During this time, Jones began operating under the patronage of Marcus Brody (a friend of Jones's father who, in conjunction with prestigious museums, funds archeological expeditions and digs), and begins a regular post teaching Archaeology at Marshall College in Connecticut.

 

In the summer of 1934, Indiana Jones embarks on an expedition to the Rub al Khali Desert in Saudi Arabia, searching for remains of an ancient nomadic culture. The project was funded by Marcus Brody, and was in development for a year or more. However, Rene Belloq had been conducting surveillance on Jones and his associates, and upon Jones's arrival Belloq (together with a group of mercenaries) had already conducted an extensive excavation at the dig site.

 

A year after these events, in 1935, Jones journeys to Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) to retrieve the idol of Kouru Watu, in the process meeting Nazi Albrecht Von Beck for the first time. Following his return to America, he is retained by the Chinese government to recover a mystical gem named The Heart of the Dragon from the ancient tomb of a Chinese emperor (Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb). During this adventure, Jones befriends the smuggler Wu Han, and meets government official Mei Ying (with whom he has a brief romantic relationship).

 

Immediately following these events, Jones and Wu Han travel to Shanghai, where Jones meets Short Round, whilst the boy attempts to pick his pocket in a Shanghai market. The duo are retained by the gangster Lao Che to retrieve an artifact; an urn containing the remains of the emperor Nurhachi (of whom Che is a distant descendant). Jones agrees to locate and recover the urn, in return for the Eye Of The Peacock, which has come (through means unknown) into Che's possession.

 

Jones and Wu Han manage to retrieve the remains, and (despite an abortive attempt by Lao Che's son Chen to steal the urn) meet Che in a Shanghai club to perform the exchange. However, the duo are double crossed; Wu Han is killed, and Jones (together with Short Round and a former nightclub singer named Willie Scott) barely manages to escape. Fleeing Lao Che, the group arrive in India, where Jones is retained by a group of villagers to recover the Sankara Stones from the Thuggee (followers of the cult of Kali) (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom). At this point he becomes briefly romantically involved with Willie.

 

In 1936, he travels to Peru, hiring the mercenary Satipo during an attempt to retrieve a golden Hovito Idol - however he is thwarted by his long time nemesis, archaeologist Rene Belloq. Upon his return to Marshall College, he is contracted by the United States government to retrieve the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis, who are at this time rising in power in Germany (Raiders of the Lost Ark). Jones travels to Nepal to retrieve the Headpiece to the Staff of Ra - an artifact said to be capable of showing the final resting place of the Ark. In Nepal he once again meets Marion Ravenwood, who is running a bar named The Raven. After Marion's bar is destroyed by a team of Nazis (led by Gestapo agent Arnold Toht), the duo enter in a partnership to retrieve the Ark before the the aforementioned Toht and his superior, a Wehrmacht officer named Colonel Dietrich. Following these events, Jones and Ravenwood rekindle their romance.

 

During the next 2 years, Jones continues to take on regular missions for the US government, and the couple grow apart. In 1937, for reasons unknown, Jones leaves his teaching post at Marshall College for a similar position at Barnett College in New York.

 

In 1938, Jones manages to recover the Cross of Coronado during a field trip to the Portugese coast - upon his return donating the artifact to Marcus Brody for museum display. Shortly after these events, Jones is contacted by Walter Donovan regarding the abduction of Jones' father by the Nazis. working with Austrian historian Dr. Elsa Schneider, Jones manages to rescue his father from custody, and (together with Marcus Brody) they attempt to retrieve the Holy Grail before Donovan, Schneider and an SS officer named Colonel Vogel (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade).

 

In May of 1939 Jones, following a visit by agents of the Third Reich, discovers that the Nazis plan to harness the power of Orichalcum; he collaborates with former pupil Sophia Hapgood in a quest to disrupt the Fuhrer's plans, in the process locating the lost continent of Atlantis (Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis).

 

Post World War Two

Relatively little is currently known of Jones's activities during and after the Second World War. It is rumoured that, in 1945, Jones is briefly involved with foiling a Nazi plan to resurrect Adolf Hitler using the power of the Philosophers Stone (Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix).

 

In 1947, whilst on an archaeological dig in Utah, he is retained by the recently formed Central Intelligence Agency to investigate unusual activity in Kazakhstan. Jones discovers that rogue agents of the Soviet Union, led by physicist Gennadi Volodnikov, are searching for ancient relics that form the mechanism of the Babylonian Infernal Machine - originally housed in the biblical Tower of Babel. Jones, aided once more by lover Sophia Hapgood, attempts to recover the artifacts before the Soviets (Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine).

 

Three years after these events, a 51 year old Jones attempts to save a sacred Native American relic from falling into the wrong hands in Wyoming, in the USA.

 

When last seen in 1993, a spry 94 year old Jones is living in New York City with his daughter and her family. Sporting an eyepatch and cane, he shows a predilection for stopping anyone within earshot, in order to regale them with tales of his exploits.

 

Spoilers end here.

 

Unclear Canonicity

As seen in the original versions of 'The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles', Jones (in 1993, at the age of 94) lives in New York City, and has a daughter and several grandchildren. The exact age of the daughter is not explicitly mentioned; however given her appearance it seems reasonable to place her between 30 and 40 years old. For a 1999 video release, George Lucas opted to completely remove George Hall's bookend sections from 'The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles', and consequently their canonicity (and that of Jones's daughter and grandchildren) has become unclear.

 

Portrayers

The following actors have portrayed the character of Indiana Jones:

 

Corey Carrier (ages 9–11)

River Phoenix (age 13)

Sean Patrick Flanery (ages 17–21)

Harrison Ford (ages 36–39, 51)

Doug Lee (Voice Only, aged 39 and 48)

George Hall (aged 93 - canonicity unclear)

 

Influence on popular culture

Whilst himself arguably a pastiche of various prior adventurers, the character can also be seen as a forerunner to (or in some cases direct influence on) other more recent fictional adventurers of a similar nature. These include:

 

Lara Croft, the self-styled Tomb Raider of the eponymous franchise

Jack Colton, a mercenary and treasure-hunter seen in Romancing The Stone

Ben Gates, a cryptologist featured in the 2004 film National Treasure

Symbology professor Robert Langdon, protagonist of the novel and film The Da Vinci Code

Rick O'Connell, an adventurer and treasure-hunter seen in the 1999 film The Mummy

The latter-day adventures of Dirk Pitt, Special Projects Director of NUMA (the National Underwater and Marine Agency)

Sydney Fox, a female archeologist and martial arts expert, star of the the television series Relic Hunter

Sir Jain Galewarden ap Fiona, a changeling adventurer, dashing spymaster, famed relic hunter, and feared assassin.

The character of Indiana Jones has been directly referenced by several video game characters , such as : -

 

Alabama Smith, protagonist of the Paganitzu computer game series

Rick Dangerous, as featured in the eponymous video game by Core Design

Various Indiana Jones references have found their way into popular culture:

 

Numerous references in The Simpsons; most notably in the episode "Bart's Friend Falls in Love", in which Bart recreates the opening sequence of Raiders of the Lost Ark, with Homer doubling as both the angry Hovitos and the huge boulder.[15]

A short parody near the beginning of The Rugrats Movie, featuring a rolling boulder and the iconic theme. Tommy calls himself 'Okey Dokey Jones', and carries a bullwhip (although Chuckie is dressed more like Jones with a Fedora hat, brown leather jacket, brown shoes, and bag)

In the opening sequence to the film UHF, Weird Al Yankovic parodies the opening scene from the first movie

In an episode of the NBC television show Friends ("The One with the Cooking Class"), Ross Geller, a paleontologist, is compared to Indiana Jones by a potential girlfriend - much to his delight: Katie: A paleontologist who works out... you're like Indiana Jones. Ross: ...I am like Indiana Jones!

In the popular online game World of Warcraft (during the instance known as Uldaman) the player encounters a quest for a staff and an amulet, which must be combined and placed within a miniature city (echoing the scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark)[7].

In the 2006 movie Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Captain Jack Sparrow (in a homage to a similar scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom involving Jones's Revolver) is shown trying to draw his sword, pausing for a moment as he realises it is not there, then grinning sheepishly, before the action continues.

Indiana Jones makes an appearance in the Flash movie Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny, where he trips a zombie Abraham Lincoln with his bullwhip, and attempts to shoot Godzilla (only to realize, in a tribute to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, that his revolver is missing). He is later defeated by a kick to the groin, delivered by Chuck Norris.

 

DVD release

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

As detailed in the revised and updated edition of the book George Lucas: The Creative Impulse (by Charles Champlin), Lucas has been working for some time on drastically re-editing and restructuring the show for a DVD release. According to a statement by series producer Rick McCallum of Lucasfilm, this work has been 'ramped up' in order for a boxset release to tie in with the theatrical debut of the as-yet-untitled fourth movie. Amongst other extras, the discs will include approximately 100 new historical featurettes, now in production. Major structural changes are alleged to have been made to the show, including the complete removal of the 93 year old Jones 'bookend' sections, extensive re-shoots, and removal of complete episodes for better historical continuity.

 

Feature films

The 2003 DVD release of Chapters 23–25Chapters 23–25 of the Indiana Jones series (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, respectively) were released on DVD as a boxed set of all three films (complete with a fourth disc of bonus materials) in 2003.

 

Obituary: Robert and Linda Braidwood. Chicago Maroon. Retrieved on 2006-09-21.: "Some say he was the real life inspiration for Indiana Jones." END WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE

 

More than you ever wanted to know about Indiana Jones! But I learned a few things from this article.

[Theunicornhunter 2]

I always wonder how things would have turned out if Selleck had been able to do the role. He's certainly aged better.

 

For "spoofs" they should have added "Digging for the Truth" on the history channel - they make obvious spoofs of Indiana Jones with their adds - even named one of their eps "The Real Temple of Doom"

[Odo 0]

Kate Capshaw who was Indys love intrest.

in the second movie.

became romanticaly involved with Spielberg

during filming causing his wife at the time

Actress Amy Irving to divorce him Reportedly costing

Spielberg 100 million dollars.

Spielberg and Capshaw were married shortly

after the divorce was finale.

[Kor37 9]

Karen Allen Back For 'Indiana Jones 4'

 

We still don't know what the title will be for the 'Fourth Installment of Indiana Jones,' but we did get wind of a new cast member. In a live feed from the set, Steven Spielberg, who sat alongside stars Harrison Ford, Ray Winstone and Shia LaBeouf (still in shock that he's in an Indiana Jones movie), pulled up a chair for Karen Allen, now reprising the role of Marian Ravenwood. It will mark the actress's most high profile role since, well, 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.'

 

Wow! Marian is coming back. This is great!.. :)

[Bethlehem 7]

I wonder how Marian, has held up over the years? Tom Selleck would have been fantastic :)

[Indy 8]

Marion looks great:

 

[Indy 8]

According to IndianaJones.com, the first teaser trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will hit theatres on February 14th!! The trailer will air on ABC's Good Morning America between 8 and 9 AM, then be available on IndianaJones.com and Yahoo!Movies.

[Captain Armstrong 0]

I've been an Indy fan my whole life. I must've watched the Temple of Doom 300 times when I was a kid. I'm really looking forward to this.

[Kor37 9]

Marian looks a helluva lot better than Indy!..... <_<

[trekz 7]

Nice pictures on your pages Indy!

 

I can't wait to see this movie!

[Indy 8]

Thanks, trekz! The trailer is up now at the official site. Click here.

[Kor37 9]

The trailer looks great!

[Itchygomba69 0]

he's in a walker in this one right <_<

[Indy 8]

In cast anybody's interested other than making jokes about age, here's the newest poster:

 

Edited March 10, 2008 by Alterego

[Theunicornhunter 2]

OMG, I feel so old - it's been 19 years since The Last Crusade

 

This will be one of the very few movies that I don't wait for the video.

[trekz 7]

OMG, I feel so old - it's been 19 years since The Last Crusade

 

This will be one of the very few movies that I don't wait for the video.

Wow! The poster looks great!

 

I agree TUH. We haven't been seeing many movies lately but I want to see this one on the big screen the first week!

[LordOfTheBorg 1]

this one is gonna own. i am gonna go watch it 12 times.

[Indy 8]

Check out the new trailer!

[Warrior_Princess 0]

I love the new trailer! I have always been a fan of Indy and I can't wait for the new movie to come out.

[Kor37 9]

This is one of my most anticipated movies. I can't wait for this one!!!

[hangon 3]

I managed to get a version*cough* last night night only thing was it had no sound effects or cgi..lol but i cant wait to see it when it comes out for real and will be willing to part with 15euros to see it on the big screen :)

[Indy 8]

All three Indiana Jones movies will be shown today on Sci-Fi beginning at 1 PM. Then, at 9 PM and 11 PM they are airing a program called The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls.

 

About the Mystery of the Crystal Skulls

 

One of archaeology's most compelling mysteries is that of the 13 crystal skulls. The crystal skulls have been some of the most powerful mystical symbols in human history. Several "perfect" crystal skulls have been found in parts of Mexico and Central and South America. Together, they form a mystery as enigmatic as the Great Pyramids and Stonehenge.

 

This summer the connection will become known worldwide, with the release of the new Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

 

Hosted by Lester Holt, SCI FI's investigative special Mystery of the Crystal Skulls will explore the history of these perplexing artifacts — the myths, the legends, the controversies, and the secret scientific tests performed on them behind closed doors.

 

But if we wish to comprehend their deepest mysteries, we must hurry. According to the prophecy, only by reuniting all or nearly all of the 13 crystal skulls can humankind unlock secrets that will allow us to avoid the apocalypse predicted by the ancient Mayan calendar — which comes to end on Dec. 21, 2012.

 

The countdown for the salvation of the human race has begun.

 

More info.

[Lizy 1]

I goin to see the fouth one can't wait I am goin to get the three dvds to watch them before seeing the new one to remember it

[hangon 3]

Then, at 9 PM and 11 PM they are airing a program called The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls.

 

LOL they are showing that same program in 2hrs on dutch tv followed by part 1 2 & 3

[trekz 7]

All three Indiana Jones movies will be shown today on Sci-Fi beginning at 1 PM. Then, at 9 PM and 11 PM they are airing a program called The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls.

 

About the Mystery of the Crystal Skulls

 

One of archaeology's most compelling mysteries is that of the 13 crystal skulls. The crystal skulls have been some of the most powerful mystical symbols in human history. Several "perfect" crystal skulls have been found in parts of Mexico and Central and South America. Together, they form a mystery as enigmatic as the Great Pyramids and Stonehenge.

 

This summer the connection will become known worldwide, with the release of the new Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

 

Hosted by Lester Holt, SCI FI's investigative special Mystery of the Crystal Skulls will explore the history of these perplexing artifacts — the myths, the legends, the controversies, and the secret scientific tests performed on them behind closed doors.

 

But if we wish to comprehend their deepest mysteries, we must hurry. According to the prophecy, only by reuniting all or nearly all of the 13 crystal skulls can humankind unlock secrets that will allow us to avoid the apocalypse predicted by the ancient Mayan calendar — which comes to end on Dec. 21, 2012.

 

The countdown for the salvation of the human race has begun.

 

More info.

Well I know what I'll be doing today. :P

 

I can't wait to see this movie, in what should be a good spring-summer movie year. Just saw Prince Caspian last night.

 

I really enjoy Lester Holt - he worked for a Chicago tv station for many years. Classy guy, good tv voice.

 

2012! So I guess I should be working on my bucket list ... :lol:

[Kor37 9]

I cannot WAIT to see this movie! I just watched Iron Man in the movies the other day and I'm in a movie mood!.......

[trekz 7]

I'm watching Raiders now. Best classic quotes so far:

 

"I'm making this up as I go."

 

"It's not the years, it's the milage."