Saturday, September 19
While hardcore fans of the Indiana Jones franchise may have been disappointed by elements of the latest chapter in the Steven Spielberg and George Lucas collaboration, there's no doubt that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was a colossal hit. With a production budget of $185 million, Skull became a blockbuster its opening weekend — earning over $100 million — and went on to rake in nearly $790 million worldwide.
Manycomplained that the franchise had been reduced by the inclusion ofaliens into the Indy mythos, while others were simply hoping to see Sean Connery reprise his role as Indy's father, Prof. Henry Jones. Connery's character was initially written into the Skull script, but was removed when the Scottish actor refused to appear again. Though it is implied in the fourth chapter of the Indiana Jones series that Indy's dad has passed away, an insider source is claiming that Spielberg and Lucas are working on a script for Indiana Jones 5 that opens the door for Connery to return.
StevenSpielberg has been working on a script with George Lucas and there isan element of the story that could see Sean returning. Anything ispossible in these movies and if Sean wants to return he will becomecentral to the new story.
Posted 9/19/2009 by BrentJS
Related: George Lucas | Steven Spielberg | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Sean Connery | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Indiana Jones 5
Tuesday, May 20
It's Indy Week and ReelzChannel wants to test your Indy IQ. Sample question:
Q. Director Steven Spielberg met his future wife on the set of one of the Indiana Jones movies. What's her name and what character did she play?
A. Karen Allen -- Marion Ravenwood
B. Kate Capshaw -- Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott
C. Cate Blanchett -- Irina Spalko
D. Alison Doody -- Dr. Elsa Schneider
OK. That's one of the easy ones. See how you do on the rest of the questions.
Posted 5/20/2008 by Dack
Related: Raiders of the Lost Ark | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull