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January 31, 2008
The other Empire picture
THE OTHER EMPIRE PICTURE FROM INDIANA JONES 4 Click to enlarge Front : Cate Blanchett, Harrison Ford. Background: Andrew Divoff (left) and Pavel Lynchnikoff (right) |
| The below mentioned article in the March 2008 issue of Empire Magazine contains another new (and great!!) photo. At last Cate Blanchett in action as Irina Spalko - and Harrison looking scruffy - the Indy way. The guys in the background are interesting. We believe the actors are Andrew Divoff (left) and Pavel Lynchnikoff (right), Both speak excellent Russian (Lynchnikoff is a native Muscovite; Divoff is Venezuelan but speaks half a dozen languages fluently, Russian among them); both could be seen manhandling Indy in the first official video (from the shooting in New Mexico).... Now for the really interesting part: they are dressed in US uniforms. (The name tag on Lynchnikoff's uniform ends in --evelt. Roosevelt ??) Let's say we draw the inevitable conclusion and we won't be the least surprised if one of the characters' name is really (highlight to make visible) Dovchenko. PS. Divoff and Lynchnikoff have portrayed many Russian or Russian heritage characters on TV as well as on the big screen, they've also worked with Harrison before: remember Air Force One?? |
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Posted by Grethe at 03:49 PM
January 30, 2008
New Indy pic in UK's Empire Magazine
NEW INDY PIC IN EMPIRE MAGAZINE Click to enlarge Scan from March 2008 Issue of Empire Magazine |
 A Soviet RPG-2 Grenade Launcher |
| UK's Empire Magazine publishes a new picture from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (KotCS) in their March 2008 issue, which hits the streets on tomorrow. Regular subscribers should have it already. Producer Frank Marshall told Empire that Steven Spielberg is "pretty much" done editing and that John Williams starts scoring the movie in February. He also said that KotCS is tonally related to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade when it comes to bantering between the characters. We find Indy's weapons upgrade interesting; as far as we can judge, the bigger gun is a Soviet RPG-2 Grenade Launcher (these blowtubes aren't really called 'a bazooka' since the Bazooka is a specific US WWII line of grenade launchers.) The RPG-2 was in Red Army use from 1949 - 1962, The weapon is also known to many South East Asia veterans since it was licenced to a number of countries, notably The People's Republic of China (there called type 56) and (North) Vietnam (types B40 / B50). The later RPG-7 - today's favorite among insurgents of all calibers - weren't in regular Red Army use until 1961. We notice that the picture setting is rainforest - and guess that the threesome's transport is also courtesy the Red Army. That assumption is based on Hawaii set pictures (found here) and pictures of the upcoming tie-in Lego sets (pictures here). Big thanks to HFW member -Jones- for the magazine scan and tips/corrections on RPGs (we first assumed the launcher was a RPG-7 despite the post 1957 service date. A correct service period and a more thorough study of the trigger of the RPG in indy's hand has made us go for the RPG-2.) |
Empire Online
Wikipedia (on grenade launchers, RPG-2, RPG-7, Bazooka and Pfanzerfaust)
Posted by Grethe at 12:12 PM
January 27, 2008
Ryan Update: Fernando Mereilles to direct By Any Means Necessary?
RYAN UPDATE: MEREILLES TO DIRECT BY ANY MEANS BECESSARY? Brazilian director Fernando Mereilles |
Brazilian website Cinema em Cena, confirms the rumor that Golden Globes and Oscar nominated Brazilian director Fernando Mereilles (City of Gods, The Constant Gardener, City of Men) "is considering" an offer to direct By Any Means Necessary - and that he hasn't decided yet. The director is presently finishing Blindness (an adaption of Nobel Prize winner José Saramango's novel Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira (starring Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Gael García Bernal, Danny Glover, Alice Braga and Sandra Oh) and has Love's Labors Lost in development. The latter is a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy based on Jorge Furtado's 2006 novel of the same name (Trabalhos de amor perdidos). If realized, Mereiiles will direct and produce. |
| Fernando Mereilles is also involved as a producer in three additional projects: Uprising (2008), Xingu (2009) and Round Trip (2009). Getting him on Ryan would certainly be a fresh take. Mereilles sure knows how to wield a high quality thriller way beyond content-free boredom. | |
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Posted by Grethe at 08:04 PM
January 21, 2008
One Ryan Rumor Debunked, a new Ryan in the making?
ONE RYAN RUMOR DEBUNKED, A NEW RYAN IN THE MAKING? Top:Harrison Ford, Philip Noyce Bottom: Ryan Gosling, Antoine Fuqua |
A rumor was shot down this weekend: Harrison Ford and director Philip Noyce are not reteaming to revive the Jack Ryan series in By Any Means Necessary. The source: Philip Noyce himself - at the G'Day USA Black Tie Gala in L.A on Saturday Jan. 19, where Noyce was an awardee. Who presented the award to him? Harrison Ford. (See pictures here) The rumor has been on the grapevine since the failure of Sum of All Fears (starring Ben Affleck as Jack Ryan) Sum was originally set to be directed by Noyce with Harrison starring as Jack Ryan, but Harrison pulled out of the project for script reasons - and Noyce followed suit. The two were replaced by Ben Affleck and director Phil Alden Robinson -- and the results were less than satisfactory. |
| Paramount owns the right to do movies on the Jack Ryan character, but they do not own the rights to Tom Clancy's novels. It's no big secret that Tom Clancy never fancied Harrison as Jack Ryan and that he rather saw him replaced by someone else. Nevertheless - money talks. Clancy developed a followup to Sum of All Fears called Red Rabbit before Sum went into production and was clearly not unhappy when Harrison walked. With the failure of Sum, Rabbit, Clancy - and Ben Affleck - were put into cold storage. Paramount obviously still feels there's money in the Ryan franchise and Philip Noyce was working briefly on a followup to Harrison's last outing as Ryan (Clear and Present Danger in 1994). The followup was to be called By Any Means Necessary - and the fact that Noyce was working on it inevitably fostered the rumor that Harrison would be signing up to revive the Ryan character with his original director. Now we know that neither Noyce nor Ford are attached to this project, nor is Noyce working on it anymore and this is what he confirmed on Saturday night. However - Noyce did indicate that Paramount still wants to do more Ryan, but that they're working to find a "young Ryan" replacement. He had "heard" that the choice could very well be 27 year old Canadian Ryan Gosling (Lars and the Real Girl) - and if ever realized, the script will not be based on any of Tom Clancy's novels or other work. By chance, Paramount picked up a script by Daniel Pyne in 2005. This script was called By Any Means Necessary but it was not about Jack Ryan. Naturally there's speculation that is the script Noyce was working on, trying to to turn it into a Ryan relaunch. The original Pyne script is about a cop who turns to a jailed mobster for insider information in order to stop a terrorist attack There is a project listed on IMDb Pro with the same title and the original Pyne plotline. The project is confirmed and is listed as "in development". There's yet no cast, no mention of Philip Noyce and 2009 is set as the opening frame. Director Antoine Fuqua (of music video fame, also the the original choice as director of American Gangster) will be at the helm. To us the indicating clue (despite titles -) is found, or rather not found - on the producers list: Mace Neufeld - key producer for all four previous Jack Ryan movies - honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for (among other things) his Ryan involvement. On Neufeld's plate for 2009 - with the Weinsteins: The Equalizer, a big screen treatment of the classic TV show about the veteran covert operative who, seeking redemption for his dark deeds, quits a CIA-like agency and puts a classified advertisement in the paper that reads simply: "Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer." Take as is, but we find the lack of Neufeld on By Any Means Necessary pretty decisive. We willl, however, follow Gosling, Fuqua - and Neufeld - with considerable interest. | |
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Posted by Grethe at 01:57 PM
January 19, 2008
New official video: Domus Iones
NEW OFFICIAL VIDEO: DOMUS IONES| A new video showing the interior of Indy's home is available at the official Indiana Jones website. Click Play below or even better: see the movie in glorious HD (720p = 1280 x 720) at www.indianajones.com. | |
Clip source: www.indianajones.com | |
indianajones.com
Posted by Grethe at 02:42 AM
January 17, 2008
Fan Art, Pro Art and a Black Tie Gala
FAN ART, PRO ART AND A BLACK TIE GALA KotCS Fan Poster by José Angel Villar |
We got in an astounding piece of fan art from José Angel Villar in Spain. Click thumb left or here to see Villar's poster in full glory. Literalmente fantástico!!! |
 80th Oscars poster |
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed this year's Oscar poster. Legendary illustrator Drew Struzan conceived the idea and son Christian Struzan and the creative team at XL Laboratories, Inc. executed it. For those who don't know: Drew Struzan is the man behind the posters for all six Star Wars movies and all four Indiana Jones movies - and a host of other legendary movie tentpoles. XL Labs also has an impressive portfolio. Click thumb left or here to enlarge. |
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Black tie alert: It's time for the yearly Australia.com Black Tie Gala and honors. This year's honors are presented to to Kylie Minogue and director Philip Noyce for "significant contributions in their respective industries and for excellence in promoting Australia in the U.S". |
| The award presenters are none other than John Travolta - and Harrison Ford. The event is due this weekend: Saturday January 19 at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles. Minogue was recently honored with an OBE (=Order of the British Empire) for her career and work for victims of breast cancer - and confesses to being a fan of the musical Grease. Noyce directed Harrison in his outings as CIA agent Jack Ryan in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. He was also responsible for the lauded and much awarded The Rabbit-Proof Fence and The Quiet American. | |
José Angel Villar
Sources:
The Hollywood Reporter
Centre Daily Times
IMDb
Wikipedia
Recommended:
Drew Struzan website
XL Laboratories website
Posted by Grethe at 03:41 AM
January 16, 2008
Rich A. Molinelli Topps IJ Heritage Sketch Cards, A Brazilian Special and a Labor of Love
RICH A. MOLINELLI TOPPS IJ HERITAGE SKETCH CARDS,A BRAZILIAN SPECIAL....AND A LABOR OF LOVE
 Topps Indiana Jones Heritage Sketch Card by Rich A. Molinelli |
Artist Rich A. Molinelli has also contributed to the Topps Indiana Jones Heritage Sketch Cards series. Highly recommended: click thumb left or here to see a big overview of the cards he has contibuted to the series. Rich is an old pro in the game, he's done work for clients like DC Comics, Marvel, Strickly Ink and TKLegacy - and of course Topps (e.g the Lord of the Rings Evolution and Masterpieces series). Click thumb left or here to go to Rich's website and see examples of his great artwork. |
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News for our Portuguese speakers: Brazilian website The Jedi Library has published a fine Indiana Jones e o Reino da Caveira de Cristal special. Click thumb left or here to check it out. |
 George T. Montebruno with the Indy doll he made at age 9 |
Long time Indy fan George T. Montebruno wrote to tell us about a true labor of love: the Indiana Jones doll he made 22 years ago - at age 9. Click thumb left or here to check out the pictures of his creation - impressive for a young child - and a literally a living proof of the staying power of our favorite maverick archaeologist. |
Rich A. Molinelli
Rodrigo de Freitas Abondanza
George T. Montebruno
Posted by Grethe at 03:39 PM
January 15, 2008
New Crystal Skull Publicity Still
NEW CRYSTAL SKULL PUBLICITY STILL |
| A new publicity still was released by Lucasfilm today. Click thumb above or here to see in size XXL. |
Posted by Grethe at 04:12 PM
Official Lego Indiana Jones Webpages Go Live; Solve a Riddle
OFFICIAL LEGO INDIANA JONES WEBPAGES GO LIVE....SOLVE A NICE RIDDLE
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| Official IJ4 tie-in partner Lego's impressive Indiana Jones webpages went live this weekend. The site contains a host of nice features: film clips, trailer for LucasArts' LEGO Indiana Jones Video Game, a gallery of users' creations, the Lego Indiana Jones Museum and nice animations of the new Lego sets relevant to the three first Indiana Jones movies. The pages also contain a nice little riddle:  Find the page, solve the riddle -- and you're rewarded with a very nice (otherwise hidden) Lego Indiana Jones wallpaper (available in various resolutions). Hit the picture top or click here to go to Lego's pages - and try your wits. PS. We think we can expect more very nice stuff as the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull sets become available in the months ahead. |
Posted by Grethe at 03:08 AM
January 13, 2008
Attended the Art of Elysium 10th Anniversary Gala
ATTENDED THE ART OF ELYSIUM 10TH ANNIVERSARY GALA |
Harrison, Calista and a host of other artists attended a gala at the Vibiana in L.A last night benefiting the Art of Elysium - an non-profit organization that encourages working actors, artists and musicians to voluntarily dedicate their time and talent to children battling serious medical conditions. The Gala celebrated the organization's 10th anniversary. We have a few pictures for you; hit thumb left or click here to go to HFW Gallery 1. |
Art of Elysium website
Posted by Grethe at 05:11 AM
January 12, 2008
Indiana Jones Tie-In Products Spoilers Galore; Topps IJ Heritage Sketch Cards Overview
INDIANA JONES TIE-IN PRODUCTS SPOILERS GALORE...and Topps IJ Heritage Sketch Cards Overview Flyer
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It's no secret that security on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has been tight but there have been major leaks. The first came from Shia LeBeouf already when he was in top secret negotiations for the part as Mutt. The next came when an unfortunate extra talked too much to his hometown newspaper. The former is now the industry's upcoming golden boy and is obviously forgiven his previous sin, the latter was dragged to court for his big mouth and the case was settled on undisclosed terms. The extra's hometown newspaper probably got a friendly call and prompty protected their online interview with a required registration feature (userid and password) |
| The other major leaks have come from the major players in the tie-in game, notably Lego and Hasbro - mainly in the form of presskits, newsletters or 2008 catalogs to their distributors. Many of these companies' distributors have their own websites - and that's how the information hit the Net and a potentially big audience. It goes without saying that people hired by Lucasfilm directly have to sign a cover-it-all non-disclosure agreement. The tie-in partners obviously don't and for an equally obvious reason: Lucasfilm can't very well force a blatant non-disclosure down the throats of companies they don't control. But we admit our moral instincts are piqued: we don't know the terms of the Lucas Licencing tie-in contracts but it is not unlikely they might contain some sort of agreement on not to publish material containing information on KotCS until an agreed date and perhaps even penalty for breaches of contract. Nevertheless, terms or not: major spoilers are now out in the wide open - and they remain and have remained there with no apparent effect on the spoiler sources: the major tie-in partners. We don't know what's going on at the moment in the various board rooms and we're pretty sure the legal terms have been fullfilled to the dot - but this still doesn't smell good: one individual - an extra - gets his tongue tied and has his professional reputation destroyed. Major (and loaded) business partners and friends seem to get away with it. Who knows; perhaps allowing the spoilers to stay is even part of the overall marketing strategy - - We know well there's precious little help in howling at the moon when serious business is involved but we choose to do so anyway: This is unfair; also unwise re: in-house morale and company reputation in the long run. | |
| One company that has remained solidly on safe ground so far is Topps. We got in a new flyer from them last night, showcasing an overview of the sketch cards available in their Indiana Jones Heritage series. Click thumb below to see the flyer bigger size: | |
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Overview of Lego spoilers
Overview of the (latest) Hasbro spoilers
Topps (big thanks to Colin Walton!)
Posted by Grethe at 12:47 AM
January 08, 2008
Topps Indiana Jones Heritage: Grant Gould Sketch Cards
TOPPS INDIANA JONES HERITAGE: GRANT GOULD SKETCH CARDS |
| Freelance illustrator Grant Gould revealed the first batch of his Topps Indiana Jones Heritage sketch cards today. Be sure to check out his site regularily if you're a collector as he will be publishing more soon. See link below. |
GrantGould.com
Posted by Grethe at 05:08 PM
Great fanart: Meet Jack Charcoal
GREAT FANART: MEET JACK CHARCOAL |
We got in a great piece of fanart a couple of days ago. The poster left is the work of Jack Charcoal. A few words on Jack: He is 37 years old and lives with his wife in Belgium. Originally from London, he moved to the continent eleven years ago for work related reasons. Art has always been a passion of his and he's been a Harrison Ford fan since the age of eight. Jack's hobbies include: travel, photography, movies, good books, soundtracks, eating out and clubbing, Click thumb left to see Jack's work in full glory - and why not get in contact with him and other great fans through the HFW Forums? Send or an e-mail to join in!! |
Posted by Grethe at 02:24 AM
January 04, 2008
Rumor: Harrison in 'Lincoln'??
RUMOR: HARRISON IN LINCOLN??? The Man After Lincoln: Andrew Johnson |
The latest on the rumor mill: Is Harrison the actor Steven Spielberg has in mind for the role of Andrew Johnson, the Vice President who became President when Abraham Lincoln was murdered on April 15, 1865??? Steven Spielberg probably has the busiest agenda in Hollywood: no less than four heavy post Indiana Jones 4 projects have been reported as being on the director's pad: Tintin (a series of three movies in collaboration with Peter Jackson, two of the them have been officially announced), Chicago 7 (Spielberg's next official project), Interstellar and Lincoln. |
| Lincoln is based on the biography by Pulitzer prize winner Doris Kearns Goodwin, with an original screenplay by John Logan, Paul Webb and Tony Kushner. Looking at the list of other central people behind the camera is an experience of serious dejá vu: Producers: Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy. Music: John Williams, Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski, Editor: Michael Kahn. Already cast in the title role as Abraham Lincoln: Liam Neeson, who is and has been doing extremely thorough preparations for the role. (Let us add that on top of our personal wishes list is Johnny Depp as John Wilkes Booth - not that that is ever going to happen. Depp is extremely busy until 2010, he also doesn't come for free.) Preliminary release date of Lincoln is listed as 2009 but it is by no means certain. This is a project we're really enthusiastic about: in our opinion Harrison would fit like a hand in a glove in the Andrew Johnson part and not only for the uncanny physical likeness. With the Sebastián Cordero Manhunt project in limbo (where Harrison was cast as Col. Everton Conger) Lincoln would also be a wonderful chance for Liam Neeson and Harrison to show what they're really made of after the artistically successful but financially failing K-19 The Widowmaker in 2002. (And getting the excellent Johnny Depp on board would have been nothing less than marvellous!!!) | |
CHUD.com
IMDb Pro (on Lincoln)
IMDb Pro (on Johnny Depp)
spielbergfilms.com
Wikipedia (on Andrew Johnson)
Wikipedia (on Abraham Lincoln)
HFW Manhunt Page
Posted by Grethe at 06:45 AM
Topps Indiana Jones Heritage Card Series
TOPPS INDIANA JONES HERITAGE TRADING CARD SERIES |
Here's news for you collectors and/or nostalgia fans out there: Venerable trading card producer Topps Co. is introducing their Indiana Jones Heritage series in Fabruary. |
The Heritage series will contain the follwing:
See pictures/examples in HFW Gallery 1 here. | |
Topps Co. Website
Topps Co. Presskit
Posted by Grethe at 05:13 AM
January 02, 2008
Indiana Jones 4 Gets the Vanity Fair Treatment
INDIANA JONES 4 GETS THE VANITY FAIR TREATMENT Vanity Fair February 2008 Cover |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull gets some high priority top class treatment & PR from Vanity Fair in their upcoming February 2008 issue. Don't panic: the article is available now at the Vanity Fair website. Fair writer Jim Windolf has penned a great article called Keys to the Kingdom: George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford talk about - among other things - the long standoff over the plot, why critics and fans will be upset, and how they've updated Indy. Top photographer Annie Leibowitz was hired to do exclusive on the set photographs - and as usual she has delivered absolutely marvellous and intriguing work. |
| In short: a visit to the Vanity Fair webpages is nothing less than compulsory. Also be sure to have a look at Vanity Fair's video of the Leibowitz photosession below: | Video Source: Vanity Fair |
Vanity Fair
Posted by Grethe at 04:19 PM
January 01, 2008
Draw HFW Contest December 2007
DRAW HFW CONTEST DECEMBER 2007South Dakota USA |
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Two vintage Indiana Jones posters: Poster left: 51 x 70 cm / 20 x 27.5" Poster right: 60 x 89 cm / 23.6 x 35" Donated by Mary Marshall | |
The winner of the January contest takes both, so why not join?? Click here or hit the the Monthly Contest banner!!
Posted by Grethe at 05:56 PM
Big Size Dark Horse Comics Illustration
BIG SIZE DARK HORSE INDY 4 COMICS ILLUSTRATION Click thumb to enlarge |
| A nice scoop at theraider.net today: A big size version of the cover of the upcoming Dark Horse Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull comics book. The cover artist is Steve Anderson, an artist who has done - among other things - illustrations for a number of Star Wars products. Read the details on the find at The Raider here or look in at Steven Anderson's web pages here. (The Indy 4 illustrations are yet not available in the artist's webpage gallery). |
Steve Anderson Design & Illustration
Posted by Grethe at 12:24 PM