Karen Allen thrilled to be in ‘Indiana Jones 4′
Karen Allen has revealed that she is thrilled to be reprising her role as Marion Ravenwood in the new Indiana Jones movie.
The actress, who is now a fashion designer, said she had no idea that she would be returning to the franchise until director Steven Spielberg called her last year.
She told “There had been a rumour for many, many years that they were trying to find a script everybody was going to be happy with.
Allen played Indy’s (Harrison Ford) love interest in first instalment Raiders Of The Lost Ark in 1981, but did not feature in its two sequels.
Talking about the storyline for the new movie, she said:
“As the film begins, they haven’t seen each other for a long time, and suddenly, they’re thrust back together. They kind of pick up from where they left off. A few bumpy roads have passed between them since then that they have to work out with each other.”
The 50-year-old refused to confirm speculation that Shia LaBeouf’s character is Indy and Marion’s love child, saying: “You’ll have to wait and see.”
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opens worldwide on May 22.
‘Twilight’ trailer to break ‘Indy’ record
The trailer for Catherine Hardwicke’s teen vampire film Twilight is on target to break the record for the most watched internet trailer.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull currently holds the record after amassing 4.1 million views in a week when its trailer was released online in March.
After debuting on MySpace on Monday, the trailer for Twilight was watched more than 2 million times over a three-day period.
An adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s young adult novel, Twilight focuses on a teenage girl who falls in love with a vampire. The novels have sold more than 6 million copies in the US.
A recent Time Magazine profile dubbed Meyer the “new J.K. Rowling”.
Twilight is scheduled for release in December.
Indiana Jones 4 – Three New Banners
And here we are again with ‘Indy 4‘ banners with the main characters, the famous Harrison Ford, of course, in the role of Indiana Jones, Shia LaBeouf as Mutt Williams and finally Cate Blanchett, as bad agent Irina Spalko.
George Lucas’ caution for fans of Indy
Legendary director George Lucas has spoken about the new Indiana Jones movie and revealed that:
“No matter what you do, it’s not going to live up to expectations!”
Lucas has further words of caution for fans:
“If you think that it’s going to be better than the other Indiana Jones films… it’s not, it’s just as great! I think this one’s a little funnier and more interesting than the others.”
‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ will be released on Thursday, May 22nd and stars returning hero Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett and Ray Winstone.
Cannes Film Festival – Indiana Jones 4 on May 18
Much anticipated and long-awaited fourth installment of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg’s
‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull‘, will debut at the Cannes Film Festival then open in theatres world-wide a few days later.
‘The Da Vinci Code‘ used the same tactic, avoiding Internet spoilers and lots of scolding critics.
The Cannes splash on May 18 will be followed by a massive press conference with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Harrison Ford and new co-stars Shia LaBeouf and Cate Blanchett.
That will be followed by the opening, May 22, which will likely be followed by some sort of box office records.
‘Da Vinci Code’ scooped up $758-million globally even as critics slammed the allegedly lifeless version of the best selling book.
Last year’s ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End‘ reached $153-million.
Can ‘Indiana Jones 4′ do either of the ‘Da Vinci Code’ or ‘Pirates’ numbers? We’ll see.
UPDATE 05/18/2008
‘Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skul’ First Reviews!
Some Of The Scenes In ‘Indiana Jones 4′ Will Be Reshot
It was reported that some changes may be done to the upcoming George Lucas’ action film ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.’ Some of the scenes in ‘Indiana Jones 4′ probably will be reshot.
The film’s director Steven Spielberg is planning to reshoot some of the scenes in Pasadena, California. They are going to shoot something on Bradford Street.
Earlier today, it was reported that the officials at the Cannes Film Festival and the representative to Spielberg have been talking about premiering ‘Indiana Jones 4′ at the festival held on May 14 to 25 in France.
Another Indiana Jones Picture
The Official Pix Blog has another new image from ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’. You can see something behind Indy…the skull….yeah!
On The Official Pix Blog for just $459.99 you can own this Indy image, signed by Harrison Ford himself!
And another one, Cate Blanchett as Russian agent Spalko, Indy’s nemesis in the new Indiana Jones.
Indiana Jones 4 – New Pic
Ray Winstone, Shia LaBeofuf amd Harrison Ford in a scene from ‘Indiana Jones and the Ko
ngdom of the Crystal Skull’, which will be released on May 22th, 2008 by Paramount Pictures.
Empire magazine has posted online a new photo from Indiana Jones
Empire magazine also talked to producer Frank Marshall who said:
‘This picture is locked. Steven’s pretty much done editing. And we’re going into the phase with John Williams where he starts scoring the movie. He’s really writing now and then we’ll start scoring in February.’
Spielber, Lucas and Harrison Ford about ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’
Spielberg promises no tricky editing for the new one, saying, “I go for geography. I want the audience to know not only which side the good guy’s on and the bad guy’s on, but which side of the screen they’re in, and I want the audience to be able to edit as quickly as they want in a shot that I am loath to cut away from. And that’s been my style with all four of these Indiana Jones pictures. Quick-cutting is very effective in some movies, but you sacrifice geography when you go for quick-cutting. Which is fine, because audiences get a huge adrenaline rush from a cut every second.
Harrison Ford: “He’s a stubborn sucker,” the actor says, “and he had an idea that he kept pushing into script form, and then they’d run it by me, and I’d usually rebel, and, finally, you know, one script came along that really struck me as being smart, not working too hard to give reference to the other films, but that carried on the stories we had told so far in a logical way. The character was allowed to age, and we found ourselves in a different period of time, and what I read was a great script, so I said, ‘Let’s go, let’s make this one.”
More pics from ‘Indiana Jones 4’ after the jump
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Indiana Jones 4 and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull : Poster
The latest, newly-released Indiana Jones 4 and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull picture with Harrison Ford looking pretty good, especially for a man of 65 years old. With his shirt sleeves rolled up, in a classic pose of defiance looking ready for anything that may happen. And of course, anything may happen in his next adventure.
