ROTTEN TOMATOES: Breaking: Shia LaBeouf Spills New Indiana Jones Movie Title!

Breaking: Shia LaBeouf Spills New Indiana Jones Movie Title!

Who knew watching the VMAs would pay off?

by Jen Yamato | September 09, 2007

Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards, Indiana Jones 4 co-star Shia LaBeouf made the long-awaited, Spielberg-approved announcement; just what will the dashing adventurer find himself in hot pursuit of in the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones saga? Here's the title: Indiana Jones and the...

...Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!

Yup, that's apparently the official title of the next Indy adventure. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Soak it in...now, what's that mean for the story?

Shia LaBeouf and Harrison Ford on the hunt for carved pieces of rock

Well, the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull title has been kicking around for a little while as one of six potential titles for the 2008 flick. (Back in August, a Slashfilm scooper uncovered the titles as registered by Lucasfilm with the MPAA.) As with the other five possibles, Crystal Skull refers to a pre-existing myth; this one involves 13 skulls carved from crystal quartz, hidden all over the world and thought to possess mystical powers. Five of these skulls have allegedly been found in real life. Will Professor Jones find the rest??

Of the potential titles, Crystal Skull wasn't exactly the fan favorite. Indiana Jones and...The Lost City of Gold...The Destroyer of Worlds...The City of Gods...The Fourth Corner of the World...The Quest For The Covenant...nearly all of the alternatives sound cooler. But we'll have a while to wait to see how the new title, and the corresponding plot, will sound.

Director Spielberg is currently filming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with LaBeouf, Harrison Ford, Ray Winstone, Cate Blanchett, and returning fan favorite Karen Allen for a May 22, 2008 release.

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Frown88 writes:
on Sep 09 2007 07:45 PM

is it just me...
or does that name suck?
i mean it also doesn't feel like an Indiana Jones name
it feels more like Eragon 2: Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls =P
but yeah
just my thoughts on it all
ill still go see it

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witherwings writes:
on Sep 09 2007 08:02 PM

Okay. I laughed. And then I thought it was a joke. Whatever. Does the title REALLY matter? Nah.

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Sep 09 2007 08:14 PM

At least the crystal skulls story is a mythology that's lesser known than the alternatives, which might make it more interesting. Who really wanted to see another covenant flick again?

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Sep 09 2007 08:16 PM

And yes, I stayed in the hotel instead of watching more Toronto Film Festival movies partly to watch the VMAs...though I missed Britney's performance. Sounds like I didn't miss much.

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UselessRob writes:
on Sep 09 2007 08:33 PM

Indiana Jones and the PHANTOM MENACE.

Please, don't suck. Please?

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Ender7406 writes:
on Sep 09 2007 08:33 PM

I'm sorry, but are we actually putting trust in a group of people that's let us down so many times? Don't get me wrong, it's wonderful to hope, but... Come on here, The Phantom Menace? Does ANYBODY remember that? Attack of the Clones? Need I mention Harrison Ford's seedy-at-best string of recent film projects? Unfortunately, this seems to me like one heck of a build-up for something that is going to (I hope not, but evidence points to) let down fans and moviegoers. I can only sit tight and cross my fingers.

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Mazula writes:
on Sep 09 2007 08:35 PM

is it Skull, or Skulls? because it does kind of matter and they use both in this article. either way though, it sucks.

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Frown88 writes:
on Sep 09 2007 08:38 PM

In reply to this comment (#1111811)
i cross my fingers with you

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witherwings writes:
on Sep 09 2007 08:45 PM

I don't know. Spielberg, when he directs, USUALLY gets it right. Harrison knows Indy. And Shia has the perfect attitude for an Indy film, IMO, going by his previous type-cast projects. John Williams is doing the score. And... I'm not expecting perfection, but I think it'll be a good ride.

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Lnkprk04 writes:
on Sep 09 2007 08:45 PM

Ateast it wasnt Attack of the Red Army, or The Phantom Nazi, or Revenge of the Baby's Momma, or Daddy Day Care and the Searth for the Lost Binky. I say lets wait and see before judging, Harrison Ford would not have taken the project if he didnt think it was going to be a bomb, excluding a couple here and there. Ford as a great track records of projects that he picks. But maybe we wont have to see Shia LaBeoufe being born, or that might be the next film...who knows. By the way I love Star Wars, and I think that the new trilogy was great, but every movie has flaws if we want to pick movies apart. Nuff Said!

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Sep 09 2007 09:03 PM

In reply to this comment (#1111812)
Fixed, should be "Skull" -- big difference, I know.

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Kevin E. writes:
on Sep 09 2007 09:23 PM

i thought mystical skulls were already done...in The Phantom...with Billy Zane & (shudder) Treat Williams

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Frown88 writes:
on Sep 09 2007 09:30 PM

It'll still be a good movie probably
And the title will definately play to some younger children
but i did just read some mythology around it
and have a little bit of a different point of view
but not really
i still dont like the title

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killermonkey8822 writes:
on Sep 09 2007 09:48 PM

raiders of the lost ark, temple of doom, and the last crusade were all pretty decent names.... but kingdom of the crystal skull... lmao.... that's corny beyond belief..... i don't even see the point in a new indiana jones movie... maybe if they made this sometime in the 90s but it will never work now.

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killermonkey8822 writes:
on Sep 09 2007 09:50 PM

when you click on the indiana jones 4 thing it says also known as "indiana jones and the city of gods"..... what's with that? :S

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witherwings writes:
on Sep 09 2007 09:53 PM

In reply to this comment (#1111850)
No, no, remove your mind of all familiarity and look at those titles again, especially noting "temple of doom." THAT is corny.

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TheAnswerMVP2001 writes:
on Sep 09 2007 09:57 PM

Well I guess that squashes the return of the ark, which is fine by me, I wasn't very hyped about searching for the ark again.

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wordweaver writes:
on Sep 09 2007 10:01 PM

I know Shia is excited and I totally understood but he needs to just chill. Ever since he signed on to do Indy, all he ever talks about is Indy, Indy, Indy. If I hear him talk about Indiana Jones one more time, I will pass out. Talk about cheap advertising, Spielberg is probably on a tight budget. Ford must have demanded tons of money. Anyways, even though the title is somewhat awkward, I think it will be an amazing movie.

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wordweaver writes:
on Sep 09 2007 10:15 PM

and is it just be but did the VMAs suck or what? the worst awards show I have seen in awhile. Britney spears' performance was horrendous. She looked lazy, wasted and bored. Her outright lip-synching was just unforgivable. It was also a publicity stunt for 50 cent and kanye west. Here are shameless two friends who plan to trick the public by pretending they are at war just because they want to sell a massive number of records. Pathetic! Then Timbaland and Justin Timberlake were acting as if they were the organizers of the awards. Walking all over the room and performing in all suites. And Rihanna winning best video of the year? that was just disturbing. Is the music industry so talentless to an extent that Rihanna is able to win best video of the year with the crowd-pleasing "umbrella" which lacks any aesthetic value? then all the dancing on the tables, the unfaithful P.Diddy yelling at the screen, kid rock punching tommy lee, the VMAs is morphing into a soap opera.
The only good thing about the VMAs, Beyonce and Alicia keys' curves. It's good to know not everyone in Hollywood is under the pressure of being anorexic. Mary kate and ashley, pick up your notebooks and start taking tips.

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bacoby13 writes:
on Sep 09 2007 10:20 PM

Crystal is a stripper name, and I think that's not helping this title one bit, but we HAVE to remember the origins of Indy, which is cornball 30s serials, and this title fits that perfectly, IMO.

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