Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull To Be Released In 2008
For years we have been waiting for the 4th installment of the Indiana Jones series. We are happy to announce that it is finally in production, and will be ready for release in 2008 … we hope.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is being directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas and starring Harrison Ford in the title role. It also stars Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent, and Shia LaBeouf. Set in 1957, the film pits Indiana Jones against agents of the Soviet Union for the crystal skull.
The film was in development since the 1989 release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, because Spielberg, Lucas and Ford wanted the best script possible. 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 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, with Ford performing many of his own stunts. The film is due for release on May 22, 2008.