BREAKING: It's Official: 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'
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Thanks to two separate Cinematical readers, they informed us that Shia Labeouf apparently announced to the world the official title of Indiana Jones 4 during the MTV Music Video Awards tonight. And, in case you haven't figured it out yet, the title will be Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. This was indeed one of the six titles rumored to be in the running back in August when six names registered by Lucasfilm were leaked online. It also happens to be one of the titles I didn't like so much, mainly because it reminded me of He-Man for the some reason.
Although I wasn't watching the awards show myself (Curb premiere, as well as Giants game on), SpielbergFilms.com is also confirming this to be true. Besides, it would be pretty odd if two random people emailed us the exact same tip ... and lied. And if Shia was fibbing, it's also an odd title to fib about. Regardless, this is what they're going with -- and it seems to mesh with all of the plot speculation, blah blah, about skulls and Gods and pyramids and kingdoms. Personally, I'd rather this be the last bit of info we receive prior to the first teaser for the film. I don't want to know anything except for the fact that this Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will play a major role. Even if I do somewhat expect Skeletor to now be the film's main villain. So what do you think -- good title? Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will arrive in theaters on May 22, 2008.
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9-09-2007 @ 11:12PM
sean said...
Terrible title.
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9-09-2007 @ 11:26PM
Curt said...
I don't like it, but I don't know the context so it's not for me to judge until I see it.
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9-09-2007 @ 11:56PM
McCurdy said...
Anyone else notice Crystal Skull is the name of the Indiana Jones ride in Tokyo DisneySea?
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9-10-2007 @ 12:06AM
YouFaceTheTick said...
Bad title. It should have been: Indiana Jones and the Retirement Center Bedcheckers.
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9-10-2007 @ 12:15AM
Gail Reilly said...
Sounds like they let George pick the title. Not a good sign, if you ask me.
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9-10-2007 @ 6:52AM
RP said...
"Sounds like they let George pick the title. Not a good sign, if you ask me."
Perhaps it was the only way to keep him out of any other major decisions. One can only hope...
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9-10-2007 @ 7:43AM
Bondarus said...
Guys its a film title. Relax.
Remember what the the scond one was called?
'Indiana Jones and the temple of doom'!!!!
That's not exactly a winner either is it???
As long as the film delivers, who cares what its called ; )
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9-10-2007 @ 7:48AM
tozmervo said...
Er, did you actually see Temple of Doom?
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9-10-2007 @ 10:31AM
Kaeli said...
It's a bit of a tongue-twister, sure. But we may now have a Macguffin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_skull
Highlights:
"A modern legend claims that there are 13 crystal skulls worldwide, of which five have actually been found, which have mystical powers and are of ancient origin."
"Dorland also claimed that the skull's origin was Atlantis and that it had been carried around by the Knights Templar during the crusades."
Sounds like a textbook Indiana Jones Macguffin to me. :)
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9-10-2007 @ 10:32AM
Kaeli said...
It's a bit of a tongue-twister, sure. But we may now have a Macguffin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_skull
Highlights:
"A modern legend claims that there are 13 crystal skulls worldwide, of which five have actually been found, which have mystical powers and are of ancient origin."
"Dorland also claimed that the skull's origin was Atlantis and that it had been carried around by the Knights Templar during the crusades."
Sounds like a textbook Indiana Jones Macguffin to me. :)
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9-10-2007 @ 11:35AM
Tush said...
I hope it isn't going to be a yawn-fest
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9-10-2007 @ 12:18PM
YouFaceTheTick said...
Tush, it's an action flick and it has a nearly-70 year old man as its lead...how can it be anything BUT a yawn-fest?
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9-10-2007 @ 12:36PM
Wayne said...
I'm surprised George didn't decide to use a CGI Indy this time around. It worked well enough for Yoda in Episodes II and III. It would take years of Harrison Ford's appearance and agility.
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9-10-2007 @ 2:33PM
The Addict said...
The plot: Indy goes around the world searching for thirteen horcruxes, all in the form of crystal skulls that he must destroy to bring Skeletor out of power.
Indiana Jones and the Deathly Hallows?
(A title I hated when I first heard it, but come to like after reading the book)
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9-10-2007 @ 11:41PM
Benjamin said...
I wonder if they're getting Mastodon to do the soundtrack..
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9-14-2007 @ 1:10PM
Darren Walton said...
I cant say I'm surprised at the Title. This is an archaological topic that has just the right ingredients for an Indy film. Crystal skulls have been popping up for decades, the most famous of which is the Mitchel-Hedges Skull. Carved from pure crystal blocks,against the Grain and possessing strange properties when subjected to light. HP tested it and these things should be impossible to make. no-one knows how they were created thousands of years ago with primitive technologies...expect lots of references to alien origins
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10-25-2007 @ 12:20AM
Lord Cheeseburger said...
I think they should've called it, "Indiana Jones and the Dirt Monster".
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11-13-2007 @ 10:21AM
Bondarus said...
Several times and I love it.
I refer to the title of the film, when I said it wasn't a winner!
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