Archived News Stories from 2002: December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 September 2002 August 2002 July 2002 June 2002 May 2002 April 2002 March 2002 February 2002 January 2002

Another Take on Indiana Jones
August 26th, 2002 | Posted by Aaron

Cinescape reported on Director Kaos’s new film, "Ballistic: Eks Vs. Sever", he's also been signed to direct an action/adventure movie called Jack Hood:

"The film is being likened in spirit and tone to "Raiders of the Lost Ark", and spins the adventure of a young man who goes on a dangerous quest to a lost city when a treasure map falls into his lap."

Just thought I post it. They'll never stop folks, they'll never stop...

Happy Birthday Sr. Sean Connery!
August 25th, 2002 | Posted by Aaron

Today is the 72nd birthday of Sir. Sean Connery, the man who brought Indy's Dad to life! Connery's best known for his work as James Bond, and was a perfect fit for the role of Professor Henry Jones Sr. in Last Crusade! We'd all like to say Happy Birthday Sir. Connery

Film Captions Updated
August 22nd, 2002 | Posted by Aaron

Updated the Film Captions page with a new caption picture. We only received 6 captions last week, now we need more! So send in those funny captions people!

October 2002: Echo Base Con!
August 22nd, 2002 | Posted by Aaron

This year, the Echo Base Star Wars Convention will be held October 5th, in the Netherlands! This year they will be featuring a special guest from the Indy movies, Julian Glover, the actor who played Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade! We'll try and be there this year, hopefully Ralph will be able to make it. We'll keep you up to date!

LucasArt's 20th Anniversary Celebration!
August 21st, 2002 | Posted by Aaron

For 20 years, the people at Lucas Arts have been bringing us timeless games that hold dear in our hearts. Now, they begin the celebration of they're 20th anniversary with a special 20th Anniversary Page with lost of info! There's lots to learn about LucasArt's 20 years, and they offer lost of fun facts, trivia, profiles, an interactive time line and much more! Take a look, and happy 20 LucasArts!

Indy IV Production Schedule
August 13th, 2002 | Posted by Aaron

TheForce.net posted an Episode III schedule, where they also spoke of Indy IV:

Fall 2002 - Preproduction will head into full swing, with the art department cranking out new ideas and the script being worked on religiously by George Lucas. In an interesting twist, he's working on Indiana Jones 4 at the same time so we definitely expect Jonathan Hales to again help with the writing duties.

Sorry folks, it's been slow around here, we'll take what we can get. :-P

Emperor's Tomb Score Recorded!
August 13th, 2002 | Posted by Aaron

Music4Games.com reported that the music for Emperor's Tomb have been recorded near Seattle with a 65 piece orchestra, where they recorded 30 minutes of music. Here's some of the article:

"Indiana Jones is back and will be sounding better than ever thanks to a new original score recently recorded live with the Northwest Sinfonia (Medal of Honor, Myst III: Exile, Total Annihilation) in Seattle.

Said LucasArts' Sound Department Manager Jeff Kliment, “It was a fantastic experience all the way around. Everyone involved did a tremendous job, and the recording sounds terrific.”

"Clint Bajakian from The Sound Department (Outlaws, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Escape from Monkey Island), who composed the score, explained why they went with a live orchestra:

"LucasArts recognized that it was time to bring the magic that only a live orchestra can produce, into something as important as an Indiana Jones game. We recognized that the Indiana Jones film scores were great, not only due to the brilliant writing of John Williams, but on the dazzling quality of 80 world-class musicians playing their hearts out in an orchestral ensemble."

He added, "The aesthetic goal of the score was to echo the original film scores in style, but also to introduce original ideas and world music elements in line with the various exotic locations Indy visits throughout the game. Hence you’ll hear Turkish strains in Istanbul, Indian elements in Ceylon, and Chinese modes in Hong Kong, all within the context of a classic film score. The score explores new musical concepts while not straying too far from the musical style defined by John Williams in the films."

Glad to know there's progress with the new game, we'll keep you updated!

 

Emperor's Tomb for GameCube!?
August 11th, 2002 | Posted by Aaron

According to IGN.com sources told them that Emperor's Tomb might be released for GameCube. Here's the article:

"Sources close to LucasArts have told IGNcube that a version of the forthcoming Indiana Jones based action-adventure Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb is in development for Nintendo's next-generation console. The title is being created by software house The Collective. No release date has been given for the port.

The Emperor's Tomb follows Indy's exploits as he travels to 1935 China to retrieve a powerful artifact. The game, like Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine for PC and N64, takes place in third-person view with an emphasis on 3D puzzle solving and exploration.

LucasArts has not officially confirmed development of a GCN version of the game, though PS2 and Xbox versions have already been announced."

Great news for GameCube fans! For now this is just a rumor, but we should have more information next week. Stay tuned for more updates!

New: Indiana Jones Film Captions!
August 9th, 2002 | Posted by Aaron

I've added a new Film Captions in the Humor section, where each week we post a new picture for you to caption! So send in those funny captions!

Added a Books Section!
August 8th, 2002 | Posted by Aaron

Well, seeing as how it's been slow lately, I decided to start work on the new Indy Literature section, which contains books such as Guides, Source Books, RPG Books, stuff like that. It's not finished yet, but I'm sure Dennis will be able to help with that.

 

Spielberg Says He'll Do Indy IV Digital
August 1st, 2002 | Posted by Aaron

The Edmonton Journal reported that Spielberg likes doing movies with film, and would prefer to do Indy IV in good ol' fashioned 35mm, but he said if Lucas wanted to, he would film it digitally as a favor to Lucas.

"I don't want to shoot digital movies," Spielberg says. "I like film."

"I love shooting on film and I love editing on film. I know that digital will do the same thing film will do. It will still use lenses. It will still capture the same images. The difference is that digital is like acrylic paint. It's so photo-realistic that you don't see any flaws. With traditional film, where you have it going through shutters in a film gate, it's alive with grain -- compared to digital, it's like an impressionist painting. I would still rather see a still life painted by an impressionist than a still life painted by Norman Rockwell."

But as a favor to George Lucas on Indiana Jones 4, he might use it.

"I'd do anything for George and if George asked me to shoot Indiana Jones 4 on digital, I'd do it. But my druthers will always be to shoot on film."

Well, I'd prefer Indy IV in film, but it's all up to Lucas and Spielberg.

Thanks to Nick for the tip!