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The Indiana Jones Press Coverage Post

Posted By Mike on May 14, 2008

We're likely to see a ton of Indiana Jones related news pieces out there as we get ever so closer to the Indy 4 opening. Like we did with the Star Wars related pieces around the time of CIV and the 30th Anniversary, consider this post as your place to find all the links. Only have one to start today but rest assured many more updates will be coming...

CNN.com (AP) - "'Real guy' Indiana Jones ready to return." - See the excerpt below:


"Resurrecting Indy took more than a decade of debate, disagreement and compromise among the film's three principals, Spielberg and Ford disliking a way-out-there initial idea Lucas had.

"It was the three of us, Steven, George and I, coming to agreement on the central notion of it all," Ford said. "I think the original idea is still a large piece of it in the movie, but it's been developed and worked on in ways that made it a lot more palatable to Steven and I."

Though the filmmakers have been tightlipped on the plot, the era -- 1957 instead of the 1930s -- and the trailer's image of a crate marked "Roswell, New Mexico, 1947," imply aliens are involved. Roswell is where UFO buffs claim an alien spaceship crashed in 1947.

Just as the first three Indy flicks were inspired by the supernatural B-movies of the 1930s, Lucas conceded he took his cue for the new film from the equivalent of the 1950s, when B-movies centered on extraterrestrial menace.

Just how far "Crystal Skull" might venture into "E.T." territory remains to be seen, though it clearly was not as far as Lucas wanted..."



UPDATE: Make sure you check out our post about Marco Andretti's Indiana Jones car for the Indy 500 right here. In the same category, our friend Brett sent over the following:

"Just thought I'd let you know that it was announced today that Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Toyota, will carry a special Indy 4 paint scheme during Saturday night's race at Darlington (on FOX). The press release can be found here (and) an image of the left side and hood of the car can be found here."

Thanks Brett!


UPDATE #2:

DigitalSpy.co.uk - "'Indiana Jones' plot details revealed"

Telegragh.co.uk - "Harrison Ford cracks his whip once more"

Yahoo News (Video from ABC News) - "The Secrets of 'Indiana Jones'" (Thanks Tom!)


UPDATE #3:

LatinoReview.com - "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Advance Screening Giveaway"

TVGuide.com - "For Sean Patrick Flanery, Young Indiana Jones Never Grows Old" (Source: TheRaider.net)

ChinaDaily.com - "Indiana Jones tops hero poll"

Film.com - "Indiana Jones, Uwe Boll and The Release Day of Doom"

TheRaider.net - "Hasbro's Indy Toy Site Redesigned"


UPDATE #4:

RamasScreen.com - "INDIANA JONES 4: New Featurette “Indy On Set”'

SlashFilm.com - "Indiana Jones 4 Shot and Edited like an Old School Action Movie; Four New Television Spots"

DenofGeek.com - "New pictures from Indiana Jones 4"

TheRaider.net - "New "Indy Arrives!" Featurette at IndianaJones.com"

TheRaider.net - "Indy Slides into the Great American Pasttime"

Just some interesting poll results at MovieTickets.com from over 2,000 movie goers:

What is your favorite Indiana Jones moment?

46% - Indy shooting the expert swordsman in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
18% - Indy and the boulder in the opening scene of "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
15% - Indy reaches under a closing door to grab his hat in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
11% - The mine cart escape from the "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"
10% - The snake pit in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"


Their current poll asks "What is your favorite "Indiana Jones" bad guy death?" Click here and cast your vote! (down at the bottom of the page)


UPDATE #5:

MSNBC.com - "Indiana Jones is back, and he’s going old school"

TheRaider.net - "Indiana Jones 4 Soundtrack Samples"

WorstPreviews.com - "Seven More "Indiana Jones 4" TV Spots"

Starwars.com - "Indy IV Merch Now at IndianaJonesShop!"

AICN.com - "A French Score Review Of INDY 4 Is Now Available In English...With Sound Files (Sorta)!!"


UPDATE #6:

TheRaider.net - "26 New Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Photos!"

TheRaider.net - "Blockbuster gets the Indy 500 Gear Ready"

TheRaider.net - "Karen Allen gets her Geek On!"

TheRaider.net - "NBC Has Ford and Shia on Camera this Weekend"

TheRaider.net - "Get the Indiana Jones Desktop Icons"

SlashFilm.com - "Indiana Jones 4: 27 New Photos and The History of the Crystal Skulls"

SlashFilm.com - "Michael Bay Predicts Indiana Jones 4 is Gonna Suck"

Welt Online - "Regal Entertainment Group Announces Grand Opening Details for Walden Galleria Stadium 16" ("The official grand opening will be Thursday, May 22 with special offers and the latest first-run films. Regal Walden Galleria will also offer a special advance screening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Wednesday night at 12:01.")

CanadianPress.google.com - "New DVD releases include a rather timely 'Indiana Jones' boxed set"

Digital Post Production - "'Indiana Jones 4' Tickets Now Available From Fandango"

Waleg.com - "Indiana Jones on MBC2"


UPDATE #7: (Starting to see some reviews pop up)

MSNBC.com - "Karen Allen is thrilled over ‘Indy’ return"

Aintitcool.com - "Derek Flint compares INDY 4 favorably to WRATH OF KHAN! Plus new trailer in glorious Quicktime HD!"

Aintitcool.com - "Harry Steele says INDY IV is the 3rd best of the series!">

Aintitcool.com - "A more positive, yet far more damning, review of INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL comes in..."

TimesOnline.co.uk - "Harrison Ford returns as Indiana Jones: digging up a golden relic"

YouTube - Spoof Indy 4 Interview with Lucas and Spielberg (Watch out for some language)


UPDATE #8: Our friend Brett sent over the following Kyle Busch news: (See the first update above)

"Just thought I'd let you know that Kyle Busch won tonight's NASCAR race at Darlington in his M&M's Indiana Jones Toyota. Trust me when I say that it was a good thing that the decal of Harrison Ford was on the right side of the car because the wall had its way with the left. I should also add that Jeff Gordon won at Talladega back in 2005 in his Pepsi/ Yoda Chevy, so maybe Lucasfilm movies bring a little luck to these race teams."

Thanks Brett!

Some more links below...

Canada.com - "Forces behind Indiana Jones films stick with winning formula"

TheRaider.net - "A Third Theatrical Indiana Jones 4 Trailer!"

TheRaider.net - "The Man with the Hat: From Ads to Interviews"

TheRaider.net - "Ford and LaBeouf TV Talk Show Schedule"


UPDATE #9:

iFMagazine.com - "Exclusive Interview: KAREN ALLEN CRACKS THE WHIP AGAIN FOR 'INDIANA JONES'" (Thanks Sean!)

TheRaider.net - "Indy and the Burger Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"

NYTimes.com - "Indiana Jones Is Battling the Long Knives of the Internet"

CNN.com - "Real-life skull worship inspires new 'Indiana Jones' film" (Thanks Tom!)

Screaming Pennies - "Free Indiana Jones Ticket from K-Mart"

InsideBayArea.com - "Tripipedia: Take an Indiana Jones adventure with Expedia"


UPDATE #10: Our friend "Master Devwi" sent over the following:

"Microsoft has just released a pack of Indiana Jones IV gamerpictures (display pictures) and a theme for Xbox 360. They’re available for download under the “New Releases – Themes and Gamerpics” category* on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. They are free, and are really well done. (via Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson)

* In two weeks, these will not show up under New Releases. To download them, you’ll have to go to the Themes and Gamerpics store under the name Indiana Jones."
(Thanks "Master Devwi"!)

Now, on to the links...

ThisisLondon.co.uk - "Indiana Jones and the hunt for memorabilia: No. 1 fan Harrison Ford scoops up his own action figures" (Thanks Mitchell!)

CNN.com - "Experts: 'Indiana Jones' pure fiction"

MovieBlog.UGO.com - "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Spoilers"

JoBlo.com - "Indy 4 goodies"

Conntact.com - "'Indy'-Fest Takes Center Stage"

TheRaider.net - "IndyFest & APOTAC's Collectibles Swap Meet"


UPDATE #11:

IGN.com - "LEGO Indiana Jones Demo Now Live"

TheStarpress.com - "Indiana Jones flies into Muncie"

TheStar.com - "Indy fever cracks whip at film fest"

Bloomberg.com - "Che Guevara, Indiana Jones to Make Comeback at Cannes Festival"

FoxNews.com - "'Indiana Jones': Will 'Indy 4' Get Rained On, or Reined In?"

MercuryNews.com - "Tell us your favorite Indiana Jones movie scene"

KCRA.com - "Iconic Indiana Jones Fedora Has Local Ties"

Easier.com - "In the footsteps of Indiana Jones"

The Press Association - "All eyes on Indiana Jones at Cannes"

Slashfilm.com - "Box Office Tracking: Indiana Jones 4 Targets $170M in First Five Days"

TheRaider.net - "IndianaJones.com Updated with Production Info"

MLive.com - "Win passes for "Indiana Jones" movie!"








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