Indiana Jones and the hunt for memorabilia: No. 1 fan Harrison Ford scoops up his own action figures
www.dailymail.co.uk - 12th May 2008
Harrison Ford: It appears no one is more excited about the upcoming release of the latest Indiana Jones installment than its leading man,
Harrison Ford.
The greying actor was spotted carrying a stack of his own action figures - including a fedora-clad Mr Potato Head - while out in Los Angeles yesterday as he prepares to return to the big screen in his signature role for the first time in 19 years.
Harrison has again pulled on his his leather jacket and picked up his bullwhip for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which will premiere for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18.
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'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull': The Untold Story
Harrison Ford keeps his own hangar at the Santa Monica Municipal Airport. Among his inventory are a helicopter, a jet, and an immaculately painted blue-and-green biplane. He's a skilled pilot, and sometimes he goes for rides between earthly appointments. Today's a helicopter day. In fact, Ford's been out choppering around on this clear, calm mid-March afternoon, touching down only now to do an interview. Wearing jeans, a navy blue T-shirt, and dark aviator glasses, he strides across the landing area so purp
Trailer: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
65-year old Harrison Ford goes on another rampage, battles Nazis, saves priceless archaelogical treasures - here's the official trailer.
This time, in addition to Karen Allen reprising her role as Marion, he's got Cate Blanchett to keep him company, along with Shia LaBeauf as his sidekick Mutt.
Harrison Ford Got Ear Pierced After a "Drunken Lunch With Jimmy Buffett"
What prompted Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford to get his ear pierced?
"A semi-drunken lunch with [late 60 Minutes correspondent] Ed Bradley and Jimmy Buffett, who were both wearing rings," he tells Maxim of the 1997 decision.
"Afterward," Ford said, "I walked down Madison Avenue till I found the first jewelry store that pierced ears."
Ford's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull hits the big screen May 22.
He said it wasn't tough stepping back into the role after nearly 20 years.
New Indiana Jones Photo, Ford Interview
USA Today went on a hike with Harrison Ford and asked him a few questions about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (he doesn't rule out a fifth installment) and published a new photo featuring Harrison and Shia along with the interview.
Follow the link for the full story.
Video: Harrison Ford gets air
Maxim talks to Indiana Jones about his real life aerial adventures, and his eagerness to crack the whip once again.
Video: Indiana Jones TV Spot 2
2nd TV spot of the 4th Indy movie!
The movie stars Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen and Ray Winstone.
Indiana Jones 4: First Review
Someone has seen Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Jeff Wells has the scoop from someone on the Crystal Skull team over in Spielberg-land (read: I’m not sure how much you can believe this over-the-top positive report), and here are the highlights:
“The best of the Indy sequels.”
“The film has the strongest supporting cast of the sequels.”
“There are many breakneck set pieces, with a protracted jungle chase being particularly memorable. As well as being evocative of the t
Ford and Flockhart to marry this year
Harrison Ford will marry Calista Flockhart when he has finished promoting the new Indiana Jones movie, reports say.
The couple have been an item since meeting at an awards ceremony in 2002 and live with Flockhart's seven-year-old adopted son Liam.
A source told The Daily Express: "Marriage is something Calista has wanted for some time. It's like they're pretty much married anyway.
"Harrison loves Liam like he's his own son and wants to adopt him. Calista thinks it's a brilliant idea but wants him t
Indiana Jones to Debut at Cannes Film Festival
Harrison Ford had better send his tux from the Oscars to the cleaners. The star of the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – the first Indy adventure in 19 years – is going to the Cannes Film Festival.
Despite initial rumors that the movie would open this year's annual rite of spring in the South of France – to run from May 14-25 – the movie, which also stars Shia LaBeouf and original Raiders of the Lost Ark costar Karen Allen, is due to be screened out-of-competition in
Indy set to be a smash hit - trailer seen over 200 million times in first week
Times sure have changed in the 19 years since Harrison Ford last donned the signature fedora of thrill-seeking archaeologist Indiana Jones. The viral spread of the trailer for "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" is proof of that.
The trailer for the May 22 release has drawn highly enthusiastic responses in theaters. But it may have had its biggest impact online, on a younger audience that may not think of Ford, 65, as equal to today's spry action heroes.
After premiering Feb. 14 on "G
More Indiana Jones Photos
Paramount Pictures has provided ComingSoon.net with more photos from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull of which many have debuted in magazines recently. Opening May 22, the anticipated Steven Spielberg action-adventure stars Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, Karen Allen, John Hurt and Jim Broadbent.
Follow the link for more pics.
Hear The Indy IV Soundtrack
Indiana Jones would lose a good deal of its enjoyment without the majestic score by John Williams.
So rejoice, as Amazon now has clips from each track on the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull CD.
You can listen here, but be warned that track names could potentially give a few things away. All sounding good, but we can't help but go back to Raiders March over and over again.
Harrison Ford: Calista Flockhart Is the Best Mom "in the World"
Harrison Ford has the Indiana Jones franchise under his belt, but it's fatherhood that gives him the most pride.
"It's made me just a tiny bit less self-centered," he says of helping to raise girlfriend Calista Flockhart's 7-year-old son, Liam.
"She's brought a child back into my home," he tells Reader's Digest. "It's a wonderful opportunity to be a part of a child's growing up, which is always an endless springtime. You see the blossoming and the growing and the nurturing and the payoff."
Ford, 65
Clint Eastwood's `Changeling' leads Cannes Film Festival
American directors Clint Eastwood and Steven Soderbergh will headline the streamlined competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which features fewer big-name directors and more emerging voices from across the globe.
Eastwood will show "Changeling," a mystery set in 1920s Los Angeles and starring Angelina Jolie as the mother of a kidnapped child. Soderbergh, the director of the lighthearted series that began with "Ocean's Eleven," gets serious with his four-hour-long marathon, "Che," about Argentin
Carrie: I gave Ford Obi-Wan
WHAT would Chewbacca say? Hollywood legend Carrie Fisher reveals she got up close with Harrison Ford while filming the iconic Star Wars movies.
The 51-year-old actress is still best known for impressing millions of teenage boys with her buns as Princess Leia.
Now, after decades of rumours, she finally spills the beans on her relationship with ever-hunky Harrison, 63, who played Han Solo.
She tells Justin Lee Collins in new C4 show Bring Back . . . Star Wars: “I went on the film saying ‘I’m
Ford and Flockhart Hitch Ride with Police
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart were escorted away from Sir Elton John's post-Oscars party in the back of a police car.
The Hollywood couple was forced to ask for a little assistance from Los Angeles' finest when the chauffeur-driven car they arrived at the party in failed to show up for the journey home.
Calista Flockhart with Harrison Ford at Elton John's Oscars party
Calista Flockhart with Harrison Ford at Elton John's Oscars after-party.
The 60-year-old singer's 16th annual viewing dinner and after-party benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation topped other bashes Sunday, with 750 guests and a bevy of A-list stars who sipped cocktails and feasted on a four-course meal under the Pacific Design Center's red-draped tent.
Video featurette: hanging with Shia on Indy set
The official Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Krystal Skull site has a speacial featurette with Shia LaBeouf, also featuring some Harrison Ford.
Check it out by following the link.
Sam Raimi in Talks To Revive Tom Clancy Jack Ryan Franchise
Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man) is in talks with Paramount Pictures for a revival of the Jack Ryan franchise.
Ryan is the brainy CIA analyst turned action hero character created by novelist Tom Clancy that went on to launch four hit movies for the studio. The character was first portrayed by Alec Baldwin in 1990's The Hunt for Red October and then by Harrison Ford in 1992's Patriot Games and 1994's Clear and Present Danger. Ben Affleck last played Ryan in 2002's The Sum of All Fears.
Those four movi