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Cate Blanchett has signed on to star in the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones adventures.
Harrison Ford already has boarded the project, which will be produced by Lucasfilm and directed by Steven Spielberg.
With David Koepp's screenplay shrouded in secrecy, it is unclear what character Blanchett will play. But sources told the trade paper that the Oscar-winning actress has landed a starring role.
Shooting will begin in June in Los Angeles and at undisclosed locations around the world. Paramount Pictures will release Indy 4...
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The writer-producer-director spoke to IESB recently and for those of you still wondering whether Natalie Portman will play Indy's daughter in Indiana Jones 4, George Lucas has three words for you: "No, absolutely not."
Another wild rumor Lucas was quick to tackle was the one concerning another potential big-screen Star Wars trilogy, one that would take place after Episode VI. According to Lucas, "The Skywalkers are done."
Sean Connery is considering coming out of retirement to act in the fourth 'Indiana Jones' movie.
Connery confirmed that he was approached by George Lucas and is seriously considering it. If he accepts the offer, he will play Jones' father.
'At the moment, there's nothing decided. I haven't got the script. Everything depends on the script.' he said.
Connery last appeared in 'The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen' in 2002 in which he clashed with the director. Last year in August he said that its time for him to retire.
He said:...
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Lucas said he'll refocus on two Star Wars television projects: an animated version for 2008 and a live-action show set for 2009. Even though he has plans to start making smaller and more experimental films, getting away from the franchise is never easy.
"It's always going to be there," he said. "When I did the second trilogy, I came to grips that this was my life and that was always how I was going to be defined. It brings a lot of pleasure to a lot of people, and it's hard to sort of deny it."
Lucas said he's seen the new "Battlestar...
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Pixar was founded as the Graphics Group, one third of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm that was launched in 1979 with the hiring of Dr. Ed Catmull from the New York Institute of Technology. After years of remarkable research success, and key milestones in films such as Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Young Sherlock Holmes, the group was purchased in 1986 by current Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs after he had been kicked out of Apple and was looking for something to do with his money. He paid US$5 million to George Lucas and put US$5...
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George Lucas said Friday that filming of the long-awaited "Indiana Jones" movie will begin next year. Harrison Ford, who appeared in the three earlier flicks, the last one coming in 1989, is set to star again. Lucas said he and Steven Spielberg recently finalized the script for the film.
"It's going to be fantastic. It's going to be the best one yet," the 62-year-old filmmaker said during a break from preparing for his duties as grand marshal of Monday's Rose Parade.
Exact film locations have not been decided yet, but Lucas said part of...
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The guy that changed the way movies are made (SFX) and heard (THX), has a message for studios that are cutting their slates and shifting toward big-budget tentpoles and franchises: You've got it all wrong.
The creator of "Star Wars," which stamped the template for the franchise-tentpole film, says many small films and Web distribution are the future.
There is too much competition and not enough profit for a successful blockbuster anymore. There are too many sequels and remakes and not enough original material.
"We don't want to make...
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