Indiana Jones

By Geoff Boucher Would you like to pretend "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" never happened? Harrison Ford says George Lucas in "think mode" on Indy 5 On the set with Indiana Jones, past and present PHOTO CREDIT: From the set of "Raiders of the Lost Ark," Lucasfilm

By Geoff Boucher GB: Certainly, it's a place to introduce the new and celebrate the past, but I suppose what I was suggesting is that these days it seems difficult to make a big special-effects film unless it's based on some pre-exisiting, known quantity in pop-culture, such as  a novel, comic book, vid...

By Geoff Boucher The Rancor Speaks! His Nasty Grudge Against George Lucas Tom Selleck has certainly enjoyed a lot of success in his long career but I will always feel sorry for the guy. That's because he came this close to getting the role of Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost...

By Geoff Boucher Hollywood's love affair with games dates to the 1970s, when Warner Communications bought Pong-maker Atari Inc. In 1982, George Lucas, intrigued by the technical magic involved in making interactive entertainment, started Lucasfilm Games (now called LucasArts), which creates game...

By Jevon Phillips But is that magic still there? Aykroyd pointed to last year's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" as an example of how a 1980s brand can be updated successfully (and, he noted, the alien skulls "reminded me of the Coneheads"). The fedora revival got decidedly mixed reviews...

However, combined, they barely matched the opening of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" last year, leading to virtually flat total sales for the industry. The opening of Fox's family sequel was right in line with estimates based on ...

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By Geoff Boucher Terminator Salvation" looks like it's heading toward a five-day gross between $70 million and $80 million after opening Thursday to $13.37 million. That's a bit more than half of what "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" opened to on the same date last year. Also the fourth fi...

Last year on the Thursday before Memorial Day, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" grossed $25 million and went on to gross $152 million by Monday. "Terminator Salvation," which cost about $200 million, was financed by Halcyon Co. and ...

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 CA The example that made the biggest impact in studio circles involved "Iron Man" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." The two films, released within weeks of each other last summer, did almost the exact same amount of business in ...

By Geoff Boucher Last November, I talked to Frank Oz for a story about the future of three franchises, "Star Wars," "Star Trek" and "Battlestar Galactica." It was an absolute treat to chat with the witty and wise Oz, and as the conversation... Last November, I talked to Frank Oz for a story about the future of...