Indiana Jones and
the Kingdom of
the Crystal Skull
(In theaters May 22)

About the Film

Indiana Jones and the
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
is a 2008 adventure film
directed by Steven Spielberg,
executive produced by George
Lucas andstarring 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
limbo 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.

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