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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal
Skull is a 2008 adventure film directed by
Steven Spielberg, executive produced by
George Lucas and starring Harrison Ford as
Indiana Jones. Set in 1957, this fourth film
in the Indiana Jones film series has an older
and wiser version of Indy battling agents of
the Soviet Union—led by Spalko (Cate
Blanchett)—for the crystal skull. Indy is
assisted by his former lover Marion Ravenwood
(Karen Allen) as well as the greaser Mutt
(Shia LaBeouf) and fellow archaeologist Mac
(Ray Winstone). John Hurt and Jim Broadbent
also play fellow academics.
The film was in development hell since the
1989 release of Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade, because Spielberg and Ford initially
disagreed over Lucas's choice of the skulls
as the plot device. Screenwriters Jeb Stuart,
Jeffrey Boam, M. Night Shyamalan, Frank
Darabont and Jeff Nathanson wrote drafts,
before a script by David Koepp satisfied all
three men in 2006. Shooting finally commenced
on June 18, 2007, and took place at locations
in New Mexico, New Haven, Connecticut,
Hawaii, Fresno, California, and soundstages
in Los Angeles. In order to keep aesthetic
continuity with the previous films, there
will be minimal use of computer-generated
imagery and more of a reliance on traditional
stuntwork, and cinematographer Janusz
Kaminski has adapted his style to that of
Douglas Slocombe from the previous films.
Marketing will rely heavily on the public's
nostalgia for the series, with products
taking inspiration from all four films.
Anticipation for the film resulted in a legal
dispute over an extra violating his
non-disclosure agreement, and another man was
arrested for stealing a computer containing
various documents related to the project.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal
Skull is scheduled for a worldwide release on
May 22, 2008
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