2009
Spielberg Says Indy
5 is Not for Right Now
12/01/09, 12:44pm
EST
After
accepting
the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2009 Gold Globe
Ceremonies, Steven Spielberg took a few minutes to speak with
writers from the cable channel, ReelzChannel, and here is what he said
about Indy coming back:
10:22 PM: Backstage Steven
Spielberg is asked whether he might consider revisiting any of his
characters again. "Visit them again?" asks
Spielberg. "You mean like bring them out of
mothballs? Not really. Some day there may be another Indiana Jones.
George and I have had a couple of conversations about 'What If?' we
made another Indiana Jones film, but right now we aren't in the
position to do that."
Keep your fingers crossed Indyfans
that maybe that position for Indy's return might arise soon. Until
then, we have Indy novels, video games and comics to keep us in the
world of adventure.
Source: ReelzChannel.com
Posted by Mitchell
Hallock
Indiana Jones 4
Awards and Nominations
24/01/09, 9:24am EST
The
2009
Academy
Award Nominations have been announced and,
as some of you may already know, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of
the Crystal Skull is not among the lucky nominees this week.
But there are enough other Awards Indy 4 is nominated for! Here follows
a list of Award shows you may want to keep an eye on, including the
Razzie nomination joke:
- BAFTA Awards - February 8, 2009
Nominated for Best Special Visual Effects - Pablo Helman
- Grammy Awards - February 8, 2009
Nominated for Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture,
Television or Other Visual Media - John Williams
- Art Directors Guild - February 14, 2009
Nominated for in Production Design Award Fantasy Films - Guy Dyas
(production designer)
And here follows a list of nominations
and awards the fourth Indiana Jones film has won so far:
- MTV Movie Awards - 2008
Nominated for Best Summer Movie So Far
- National Movie Awards, UK - 2008
+ Won Best Action/Adventure
- Nominated for Best Performance, Female: Cate Blanchett
- Nominated for Best Performance, Male: Harrison Ford
- Teen Choice Awards - 2008
+ Won for Actor (Action Adventure): Shia LaBeouf
- Nominated for Actor (Action Adventure): Harrison Ford
- Nominated for Villain: Cate Blanchett
- Nominated for: Action Adventure
Thanks to Heiko Behrends and Mitchell
Hallock for the info.
Posted by Gilles V
The Adventures
of Mutt Wins Grammy
09/02/09, 12:09pm
EST
Kingdom
of
the
Crystal Skull won Best Instrumental Composition for "The
Adventures of Mutt" song by John Williams at the 51st Grammy Awards on Sunday night.
This honor adds to Mr. Williams long history of accolades for his film
scores, and is one of the few awards that 2008's Indiana Jones and
the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was not only nominated for, but
actually won. Fan tastes may change, but all can agree that Mr.
Williams music has never gone out of style.
PS: What better way to celebrate John
Williams' birthday than giving him an award! He was born on Feb. 8th,
1932.
And thanks to Greg Hinkelman for
informing us.
Source: Grammy.com
Posted by Mitchell
Hallock
Indiana Jones 4
Garnishes Saturn Nominations
12/03/09, 1:12pm EST
Well,
it
is
certainly more respectful than the Razzies, and truth be told is
more meaningful to TRUE sci-fi/fantasy film fans, and that is the
Saturn Awards. Like many of the other award races of the year Indiana
Jones finds himself up against the Caped Crusader, but our hero is
never one to shy away from a good fight. In addition, the Indy-inspired
TV movie, The
Librarian:
The
Curse of the Judas Chalise also was nominated, so
lets hope fortune favors the foolish, and these men of adventure take
home some well-deserved gold (or whatever material the Saturn awards
are made of).
The categories are:
- Best Movie
- Best Actor
- Best Director
- Best Supporting Actor
and for The Librarian:
- Best TV Movie Actor
Source: Variety
Posted by Mitchell
Hallock
Sir Sean Gives His
View of the Crystal Skull
31/03/09, 11:07am
EST
While
keeping
up
with the Jones' last summer meant Indy and his new found
son, Mutt, many fans were looking for the other "Dad" - Sir Sean
Connery. MTV News caught up with the man who would be king
and the first 007 agent, better known to Indyfans as Henry Jones, Sr.
and asked if he had seen Indy's last adventure and what he thought of
it.
Sir Sean Connery stated he had seen
the film and that it was "rather good and rather
long".
Now if only Lucas and crew can come up
with a script for Indy 5 that let's Henry Sr. come back from
the dead, perhaps as a side effect from encountering the "healing
powers" of the Grail, the next film would be "rather great"!
Posted by Mitchell
Hallock
Shia Talks About
Injuries & Getting on with the Show
14/04/09, 10:37am
EST
Forget
the
big
screen dangers that Mutt Williams had to face when he set out
to find the Crystal Skull with his dad, Indiana Jones, the man
behind the comb and sword had to go through far worse.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, the intrepid young star
talks about his car accident that severely damaged his left hand, how
his surgeries and recuperation has been going, and how a call from his Indy
4 co-star got him back in front of the cameras for this summer's
sure-fire box office, blockbuster: Transformers 2.
Entertainment Weekly:
What's been going on with your hand since the first surgery?
Shia LaBeouf: I've had
screws and plates put in. They put a screw in one of my knuckles. And
they shaved a piece of bone off my hip and made a [bone for my] finger
out of it.
EW:Was your hand
out the window of the vehicle when it got injured?
Shia: Yeah.
EW: How is the hand
now?
Shia: I'm on my third
surgery. That's coming up in a week or two [from April 2]. My middle
finger is still crooked as a f---ing noodle, so they've gotta
straighten it out and put a screw in it.
EW: How long will
it take to recover from this third surgery?
Shia: I imagine like
two months and I'll be back on my feet.
EW: How much usage
will you get back of your left hand?
Shia: Probably about
80-something percent. I'll be able to make a fist again. There's a
knuckle I'll never be able to move again, but that's probably the only
permanent damage, other than the scarring.
EW: What do you
remember of the initial surgical procedure?
Shia: The first voice
I heard when I came out of surgery was Harrison's. Harrison [Ford]
called me on the phone and said, "Hey, are you okay?" I said, "Yeah,
I'm good." He said, "Well, then you need to get back to work." I said,
"Are you serious?" He said, "That's the way this cookie crumbles." So I
went back to work. The show doesn't stop for anybody.
EW: And of course
Harrison, your costar in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal
Skull, shot most of the second Indy movie with a seriously screwed-up
back. How soon did you go back to work?
Shia: I was only down
for two weeks. The average bone healing time is six months.
You can read the full article at EW.com.
Here's wishing Shia a speedy recovery
after his most recent surgery on his left hand and good health and luck
with all his future film projects, one of which I hope is Indy 5!
Posted by Mitchell
Hallock
David Koepp Open
to Indy 5
04/05/09, 12:41pm
EST
Kingdom
of
the
Crystal Skull screenwriter David Koepp recently told MTV
News that he was certainly open to the idea of a fifth Indiana Jones
film. And he is not alone.
Here's what Koepp told MTV News:
"I thought
[‘Crystal Skull'] was a pretty good way to go out, but you never know,"
he
told
us. "Somebody has a great idea — it's
always worth doing."
You can read the full article at MTV News.
Thanks to Zach Bales and Tim Wilson
for letting us know.
Posted by Gilles V
Kingdom of the
Crystal Skull Anniversary
22/05/09, 9:18am EST
Indiana Jones 4
poster by Drew Struzan. |
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Today we celebrate the first birthday of Indiana Jones and the
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!
Exactly one year ago the fourth
Indiana Jones film was released worldwide to become on of the biggest
blockbusters of 2008! More than 12.000 release prints were distributed
including dubbed versions in 25 foreign languages. To date no film had
a a larger distribution in Paramount Pictures history!
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of
the Crystal Skull became the most successful film of 2008
internationally and third best film of the year in the USA. Globally,
it was the second highest grossing film of 2008! Only The Dark
Knight did better last year.
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is
currently the 23rd highest grossing film of all time, both domestically
and worldwide.
To celebrate I have restored the once
"lost" Indy 4 screenplays
page which has now been expanded with the final screenplay by David
Koepp and the famous rejected draft written by Frank Darabont!
And that's not all. The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Screenshots
page is also finally online with not less than 500 DVD
screen captures! Which is 100 more than with the previous films.
Why not Blu-ray screens you ask?
Taking Blu-ray screen captures is a lot more difficult as the standard
player programs simply don't allow it. Blu-ray quality screenshots will
be for sometime in the future when the complete Indiana Jones Tetralogy
is available on the format. (Which might actually happen by the end of
this year.)
Today is a good day to watch Indiana
Jones
and
the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on DVD or Blu-ray... yet
again.
Posted by Gilles V
LaBeouf Says Indy 5 is Moving Forward 16/06/09, 10:46am EST
While promoting Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Shia
LaBeouf mentions in a video interview with BBC
News that a sequel to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the
Crystal Skull is moving forward.
"Steven [Spielberg] just said that
he cracked the story on it before I left and I think they're gearing
that up," LaBeouf said.
Last summer's Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was made for
about $185 million and earned $786.6 million worldwide. It was the
second-highest earner of 2008, behind just The Dark Knight.
View the video interview with Shia LaBeouf now at BBC
News.
Thanks to Brandon, Maxime Ferland, Todd, Andrew B., Nick Delgado,
Brandon Bush, Andrew and C.A. Bryers for informing me.
Posted by Gilles V
Frank Marshall Confirms Indiana Jones 5 18/06/09, 10:50am EST Crystal Skull co-star Shia LaBeouf's statements
that Indy 5 was in the works, Indiana Jones film series
producer, Frank Marshall confirms the report.
Speaking with Empire
Magazine, Marshall had this to say about Harrison Ford's 5th
big screen go around as the intrepid archaeologist:
"It's really about the script,"
Marshall said to Empire. "Once we see
that, we'll see. We're not going to wait another 20 years. We'd
all love to make another one. I'm anxious to hear the idea!"
UPDATE: Frank Marshall's latest Twitter message reads:
"The story for Indy5 is progressing.
It is still in the research phase."
So there you have it Indyfans, Indy is preparing his whip and
fedora for another big screen adventure. I am thinking that we will
get more details at next month's ComicCon in San Diego. Let the
story rumors begin!
Thanks to Kevin, The Stranger, Marc Stynen, Jeroen Hoogakker, Brian and Aaron Aguiar for letting us know.
Posted by Mitchell Hallock
Ford Set to Play Indy "One Last Time" 06/07/09, 9:03am EST
Well, the character of Indiana Jones just celebrated his 110th
birthday (born July 1, 1899 in Princeton, New Jersey) and the man
that plays him will be turning 67 on July 13, but all together it's
a fine age for big screen adventure.
The Insider is reporting that Ford will play the famed archaeologist
for "one last adventure", and it will be around 2011.
Rumors and remarks have been flying around from Indy producer Frank
Marshall and co-star Shia LaBeouf for several weeks and now we have
word that the man who makes it all possible will be donning the
fedora one more time.
Read the rumor for yourself at The
Insider and start oiling that whip and dusting off the leather
jacket Indyfans!
Posted by Mitchell Hallock
Latest Indy 5 Story "is not accurate..." 07/07/09, 12:13pm EST
Indiana Jones Producer Frank Marshall has commented on a fast spreading
article, by The
Insider, about Harrison Ford playing the famed archaeologist
for "one last adventure" around 2011.
Marshall responded through Twitter
that "That story is not accurate..."!
Credit goes to "popcornm"
for asking Frank Marshall if the article was accurate. And thanks
to Perry Harovas for informing us.
While we are talking about Twitter; TheRaider.net updates
can be followed there as well. See you there!
Posted by Gilles V
Harold Ramis Calls
Indy 4 "A Disaster"
10/07/09, 11:32am
EST
In
a
new
interview at MakingOf.com writer/director Harold Ramis talks
about the upcoming Ghostbusters 3 and his thoughts on special
effects and today's use of CGI in films.
But what stands out in this interview
is Harold Ramis' own thoughts about film sequels and how hard it is to
make them as good as the first film. As an example the writer/director
of Year One mentions what "a disaster" Indiana Jones and
the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was to him!
Harold Ramis his opinion about Kingdom
of
the
Crystal Skull is getting a lot of interesting reactions on
our The Raven forums or on websites as Ain't It
Cool News and JoBlo.com.
Thanks to Mitchell Hallock for the
video interview link.
Posted by Gilles V
Ford Says Indy 5 is in the Works 14/09/09, 9:09am EST
While speaking to reporters after receiving his latest accolade
in France, Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford commented on the development
of the fifth big screen adventure of the famed globe-trotting archaeologist:
Harrison Ford told France's Le Figaro that he's ready
to reprise his role as the outspoken professor-turned-hero for
the fifth time -- if the script is right. "The
story for the new 'Indiana Jones' is in the process of taking
form," Ford explained. "Steven
Spielberg, George Lucas and myself are agreed on what the fifth
adventure will concern, and George is actively at work. If the
script is good, I'll be very happy to put the costume on again."
Source: People.com
Thanks to Jeff Roberts, 'ikbengert', ferry, and Pat for the heads
up!
Posted by Mitchell Hallock
Ford "Waiting On A Script" For Indy 5 22/09/09, 12:37pm EST
While Harrison Ford is busy helping the environment, he's also
waiting to hear from George Lucas about what he can expect from
a fifth Indiana Jones movie:
"We're waiting on a script,"
he told MTV
News at a Team Earth event. As for when that script might
surface, Ford isn't holding his breath: "Ah,
not yet."
Patience looks to be the key for quality!
You can read the full report at MTV
Movie News.
Posted by Mitchell Hallock
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