Indiana Jones' Crystal Skull Revealed!

by Erik Davis Feb 4th 2008 // 9:02PM

Filed under: Action, RumorMonger, Fandom, Remakes and Sequels

In every Indiana Jones film there's a McGuffin -- a film term related to an object that's usually the central focus of a story, like the briefcase in Pulp Fiction or the Ark in Raiders of the Lost Ark. And in each Indiana Jones film, Indy is always in search of an object, be it the Ark, the Holy Grail or the Sankara Stone. In the latest Indiana Jones adventure, titled Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, it is believed Jones goes in search of the elusive Crystal Skull. While we don't exactly know what it is or why he's searching for it, we may now know what it looks like.

Apparently, Action Figure Insider has posted a promotional flyer from a Japanese company that's producing a bunch of Indiana Jones-related trinkets. Among said trinkets -- and featured prominently -- is what looks like the Crystal Skull. We'll save an image of the actual flyer for after the jump (so as to not spoil the film for those who'd rather not see or know anything), but judging from the photo, let's just say Indy might be searching for something other-worldly. Check out the image after the jump; Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull hits theaters on May 22.

UPDATE: We've been asked to take the photos down, so they're no longer here. Sorry about that folks.

Beware of no pirctures below ....

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Tags: cinematical, crystal skull photo, indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull, IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull, raiders of the lost ark

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2-04-2008 @ 9:44PM

Richard said...

Sorry but your use of the term "MacGuffin" is inaccurate. The term, which was created by Alfred Hitchcock, is not used in relation to something which is the central focus of a story but rather is an uknown "something" that drives or motivates the characters and the story. We never learn what the MacGuffin actually is because it is really of no importance. The Crystal Skull is not a MacGuffin.

2-04-2008 @ 10:29PM

Tripp said...

Actually Richard, Hitchcock's term for the MacGuffin was not the first of the term, he was describing and explaining it to the audience and typically it can not be of no real importance. So a MacGuffin is an object which motivates the story forward but it's not important what the object specifically is. As long as it motivates the story forward.

2-04-2008 @ 10:33PM

E Jones said...

You are correct about the MacGuffin in the context of Hitchcock. Unfortunately Lucas himself calls the "central item" in the Indy movies a MacGuffin. The recent write up in Vanity Fair (at least I think it was VF) was all about how they had to have the perfect MacGuffin before the 3 of them (Lucas, Spielberg and Ford) would consider doing #4. So don't be so hard on Erik...

2-04-2008 @ 10:49PM

Jordan said...

it's like this- the briefcase and what's inside of it in pulp fiction is a macguffin...and it's something the audience sees and knows about. it drives the story but is not of importance otherwise. so erik is totally right.

2-04-2008 @ 10:52PM

kapgar said...

I want that headpiece from the Staff of Ra.

2-04-2008 @ 11:54PM

Big Drahma said...

If you get the headpiece, the staff, and the ascarab of Ra, you can finally escape the pyramid.

/me hopes he's not the only one who remembers that Mac game...