IndianaJones.com has been updated with a new video diary “Reuniting The Family”. Director Steven Spielberg, Producers George Lucas, Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy, and star Harrison Ford talk about coming back for a fourth film. It seems like most of the interviews were done before production. The package is cut to clips from the first three films. So there is nothing really new to be found in this one, but it may be worth a watch. Check it out now at IndianaJones.com.

 
The newest Indiana Jones 4 Video diary features the first official epic footage of Harrison Ford back in his Indy gear. We see Harrison shooting a scene, and in between takes joking around with George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. I hope these video diaries will become more frequent and feature more substance and less tease. Check out the video after the jump or on IndianaJones.com.

 
Paramount has released video footage of the first day of principal photography on Indiana Jones 4. Spielberg toasts the start of production and sets up a car chase sequence. The coolest part is seeing George Lucas and Steven Spielberg riding in the period car. Check out the video at IndianaJones.com.

Conan O’Brian is live in San Francisco this week filming shows. On May 1st, Conan visited Lucasfilm and interviews Star Wars creator George Lucas on the show. Missed it? Thanks to the magic that is YouTube, you can watch the two clips after the jump. If anything, at least watch the LucasFilm visit, it’s pretty funny.

I’ve been waiting to see Fanboys for quite some time now (although, not nearly as long as I’ve been awaiting Patrick Read Johnson’s 5-25-77). SciFi has found out why we’ve been waiting so long. As it turns out, the film was delayed to add a cameo with Clerks filmmaker Kevin Smith and to obtain rights for the original Star Wars sound effects. As it turns out, George Lucas saw an early cut of the film and approved the use of the sounds.
“Kevin Smith had seen it, and [he] came in and was like, ‘Oh, man. I love it.’ So they let him write and direct one of his own scenes [...]

Frank Darabont has written (and directed) some of the best movies of all time: The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. He’s currently in post production on his latest Stephen King adaptation The Mist. The writer has started to speak out about the disasterious experience that was Indiana Jones 4. His comments are sure to anger Star Wars director George Lucas. Darabont, who also worked on The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, says that his time working on Indiana Jones 4 “topped the list” of his worst writing experiences of all time.
“It was a tremendous disappointment and a waste of a year,” Darabont told MTV. “It showed me how badly things [...]

A couple weeks back it was highly rumored that Shia LaBeouf was in negotiations to be cast as Harrison Ford’s son in Indiana Jones. George Lucas denied it. Shia told us that he hasn’t even heard from the Indiana Jones people. It turns out - He lied.
“I was hoping the rumors were true, so I couldn’t be more thrilled,” said Shia. “To be cast in an ‘Indiana Jones’ film is like grabbing the brass ring and holding on for the ride. I’ll do my best to meet the high standards that Steven, George, and Harrison have set and I can’t wait to take that giant step in front of the [...]

George Lucas says Harrison Ford will play his age in the upcoming Indiana Jones 4:
“He’s not running in any of the movies,” Lucas told USA Today. “He’s either on a horse or driving a car or a motorcycle. And he’ll play his age in this movie with what’s appropriate. The chases are more suspenseful than speedy. Like the rolling ball in the first film - it’s not that he’s running that fast, it’s that there’s a giant ball coming at him. And he will get beat up, which is a tradition for us.”
Lucas plans on having the first trailer in theaters for Thanksgiving. But we wonder what movie the trailer [...]

Ray Winstone has been cast in Indiana Jones 4 (most likely to be called Indiana Jones and the City of Gods). Winstone (seen above in The Departed) will play Harrison Ford’s sidekick.
I wonder if this means the rumors of Shia LaBeouf playing Indy’s son (and sidekick) were entirely untrue? Cate Blanchett is the only other actor on the project that has been publicly announced so far. Filming stars this Summer.
Indiana Jones 4 will hit theaters on May 22nd 2008.

Jeeeez, Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner are on a roll. I bet Paramount and Redstone are regretting that separation now. The new United Artists are in talks to acquire Francis Ford Coppola’s first film in ten years.

The latest rumor has Gong Li considering an offer to star in Indiana Jones and the City of Gods.

Pulp Fiction director Quentin Tarantino hates the idea of being called a professional film maker. He says he would rather think of making movies as a hobby and not a job.
“I don’t want to be a professional. I’m not in the Director’s Guild; I don’t want to be. I like holding on to my amateur status,” said Tarantino.
So I guess that makes Tarantino one of the most talented amateur filmmakers alive today.
Other notable big name directors who are not part of the Guild include: George Lucas (who split with the organization over a credit sequence in The Empire Strikes Back), Robert Rodriguez (who quit in a dispute over whether he [...]

It has been almost a ear since Raiders of the Lost Ark actress Karen Allen announced that Natalie Portman was cast as Indy’s daughter in Indiana Jones IV. It’s one of those persisting rumors that has overstayed its welcome, and became a fact in most people’s minds (even IMDb has Portman listed).
“No, Absolutely Not,” George Lucas confirmed to IESB.
So there you have it, we now know less about Indy 4 than we thought we did.
George also confirmed that there will be no more Star Wars movies:
“No, the Skywalkers are done.”
As a long-time fan I must say, thank god.
Indiana Jones IV will hit theaters on May 22nd 2008.

Random Notes from the Editor:
Errol Morris’ short film which opened the Academy Awards show was fantastic. If you didn’t see it, you can check out the video at Oscar.com.
Ellen DeGeneres is not funny (with exception of the Jennifer Hudson/Al Gore joke, but I have a feeling someone probably wrote that for her).

Have you ever seen the movie How Green Was My Valley? Me neither.
Have you even heard of the movie? Didn’t think so.
Yet John Ford’s film somehow won 5 Oscars including Best Picture. But what’s more shocking: It beat out such classic films as Citizen Kane and The Maltese Falcon for the top honor. (Note: I’m not saying that Ford’s film is a bad movie. I’m just saying that in terms of reviews, user ratings, and all time-top 10 lists, it’s not to the level of Kane and Falcon)
How can that be? As it turns out there are a lot of movies that should have won Best Picture but somehow [...]