Coming Soon! reported today that Lucasfilm surprised the fans with an unexpected preview of The Adventures of Indiana Jones: The Complete DVD Movie Collection that will be released this November. Here's part of the report:

Lucasfilm director of fan relations Steve Sansweet and a band of Star Wars merry-men descended on San Diego Comic Convention today to spread the gospel of Star Wars: Episode III. The panel began with an unexpected preview of the upcoming Indiana Jones trilogy DVD set.
Coming in November, the four-disc set includes a frame-by-frame digital remastering of each of the three films and a bonus fourth disc that contains bonus materials including new featurettes and interviews with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Kate Capshaw and others. The films' soundtracks have also been remastered in Dolby 5.1.

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Andrea Miniatures in Spain has released a brand new miniature based on a scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The 1/32 (54mm) miniature model kit - titled The Escape - features Indy and Henry Jones in the German motorcycle escaping from castle Brunwald scene. This very detailed metal & resin miniature model kit is unofficial so it doesn't bear the Indiana Jones name nor label. It's not the first miniature figure released in Europe that looks exactly like Indiana Jones but is released under a different name, often 'Adventurer'.

This model kit is available in model kit shops in Europe and probably also in the rest of the world. I have already spotted this 'The Escape' kit in the city Ghent (in Belgium). The box of this kit is very much inspired by the famous Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade poster and also uses the famous Indy font. But no mentions of the name Indiana Jones nor Henry Jones anywhere on the box.

The online Andrea Miniatures market place sells this miniature model kit for 75 Euros (currently $83) but the price may vary in stores. The box I saw was for sale at a price for something around 96 Euros.

Hit the link above to find out more about this miniature model kit.

Some interesting new Indiana Jones DVD rumors appeared online. First 2 rumors from The Digital Bits. They got an interesting glimpse at what we might expect to be included in the forthcoming The Adventures of Indiana Jones: The Complete DVD Movie Collection:

Information from retailers in the UK indicates that extras will include several featurettes on the making of the films, the stunt work and sound effects and music mixing, along with deleted scenes, screen test footage, documentaries, something called The Adventure Continues, trailers and galleries of still photos and artwork. It's vague, but tantalizing. With any luck, the powers that be will make more official, detailed announcements of extras soon.

And The Digital Bits posted another interesting Indy DVD tidbit:

Word is, Spielberg is making one single change to the original Raiders of the Lost Ark (whoops... maybe that should be two, since they've also changed the name to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark). And if this is true, the change could easily fall into the "digital cleaning and re-mastering" category. Remember that shot where Indy falls into the snake pit, and you briefly see reflections on the glass that's protecting Harrison Ford's face from the snakes? Well... our sources are telling us those reflections are being digitally removed from the shot so you can't see the glass. While there will no doubt be purists who get tweaked by this, we think most people will appreciate the fixed effect.

R2 Project posted more Indiana Jones DVD Feature durations information which includes the 3-part 'making of' series for the trilogy:

• Making of Indiana Jones Trilogy - Part 1: Raiders of the Lost Ark - 50m 47s
• Making of Indiana Jones Trilogy - Part 2 - Temple of Doom - 41m 6s
• Making of Indiana Jones Trilogy - Part 3 - Last Crusade - 35m 0s
• Raiders of the Lost Ark - Promotional Featurette - 9m 33s

The latest issue of the Star Wars Insider features an article about the upcoming Indiana Jones Trilogy DVDs. Here follows the article:

The bonus fourth disc promises exclusive new documentaries on the making of the films, featuring new interviews with the cast and crew, including Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, and George Lucas. When asked why this DVD released was so long in coming, Lucasfilm President of Marketing Jim Ward explained that Spielberg and Lucas had only now found a pocket of time to devote the kind of personal attention that the project deserves.

Further details on the bonus features were still under development at press time, but Ward hints at great treasures. "We went on our own Indiana Jones archeological dig in the Lucasfilm Archives," he said, "and were amazed by that we found. It s truly an embarrassment of riches, and we're currently sorting out the material to configure the disc."

"We knew we had to deliver the goods Indy fans wanted with a quality beyond anything they expected," said Ward. "In addition to the films themselves, of course, this collection explores every facet of how the films were made from stunts to visual effects to the music and sound. We take viewers around the world to explore the history behind the Indiana Jones legends."

"In addition to culling material from existing documentaries, DVD producer Lauent Bouzereau will be doing a lot of ground-up original stuff for us," said Ward, "but that ll be only part of what s on the disc. Bouzereau is a veteran of doing behind the scenes on Lucas and Spielberg films such as American Graffiti, Jaws, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Even more exciting to many fans is the prospect of new interviews with Lucas, Spielberg, and Ford."

Ward went on to talk about how the digital remastering had improved the films to such great lengths: "I had no idea it could look that great, says Ward We're used to looking at DVDs of the latest Star Wars films, but these films are from the 80s. I was blown away by the clarity and the crispness and the color, and the sound is fantastic. Forget the bonus disc and everything else; it s worth the price just to get these [movies] in this format."

This article can be found in the August issue of the Star Wars Insider, issue #69. Thanks to Ryan for letting us know.

R2 project mentioned some Indiana Jones DVD information on its Rumour Control page today. As you might all know by now, the Complete Indiana Jones Movie DVD Collection will contain a fourth disc filled with extras on it. R2 project revealed the possible duration from 3 of the mini-documentaries on the DVD. Here they are:

• The Stunts Of Indiana Jones - 10m 52s
• The Light And Magic Of Indiana Jones - 12m 22s
• The Music Of Indiana Jones - 12m 24s

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