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on April 21, 2026
As world-renowned as the Indiana Jones series has become, it’s a bit shocking to find out that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg originally had trouble pitching the idea to movie studios. George Lucas once revealed to Empire that pretty much every studio turned down Raiders of the Lost A
In The Ten Commandments , which bombed in theatres , Molina breathes life into Ramses, who was Pharaoh during the days of Moses. While God challenges Ramses to free the Hebrews, Moses receives messages from Heaven that culminate with his titular tabl
Indiana Jones might travel all around the world for ancient artifacts, but the character was created in Hawaii. George Lucas went on a vacation with his friend Steven Spielberg when Star Wars was released __ and Spielberg revealed that he had always wanted to make a 007 mo
No moment sums up the Indiana Jones character better than this one. In the middle of the Cairo melee, a crowd clears the way between Indy and a master swordsman who wants to challenge him to a duel. The swordsman does a bunch of impressive acrobatics with his sword to show Indy the kind of opponent he’s up against. And instead of indulging the swordsman, Indy just takes out his revolver and shoots
Gaming is popular enough to have its own version of the Oscars, and presently the closest thing is the Korean Game Awards. Lost Ark PvP guide Ark had an impressive showing in 2019. A year after its launch, the game virtually swept the award with six w
Instead of going into a location blind, the crew built miniature sets of the filming locations so that when they were finally on set, they could film things as efficiently as possible. After all, in show business, time is mo
Actually, due to different filming angles and such, he had to outrun the boulder ten times! Spielberg later admitted, "He won ten times and beat the odds. He was lucky, and I was an idiot for letting him t
Molina plays Dudley's archenemy Snidely Whiplash, the kind of classic antagonist who dons a top hat and a handlebar mustache. Dudley Do-Right bombed at the box office, its zany antics ultimately landing on deaf e
Indy faces all kinds of booby traps on his way out of the golden idol’s temple home in the opening scene of Raiders , making it one of the best adventure movies of all time . Just in case the walls falling down, the bottomless pit, and the arrows shooting out from every direction didn’t kill the intruder, the temple’s designers also installed a giant boulder to chase them
While Harrison Ford got sick while filming in Tunisia, he also tore his ACL on set. In the scene where Ford was fighting a large, muscular foe around the plane, the landing gear of the plane rolled over his knee and tore his A
Along the way, the pair cross paths with one bizarre character after another, including a drug dealer portrayed by a young McConaughey. Cheesy and dull, Scorpion Spring tries to be way too big for its britc
It occurs after Indy avoids getting shot by the pilot. He's forced to turn back into his opponent, who decks him so hard that he spins out from underneath the plane. The next punch is a backhanded fist that should send Indy spinning to his left, but he instead spins to his right. The force and direction of the punch make this an obvious g
Belloq plans to test the Ark’s power on a remote island before presenting it to Hitler and has his soldiers carry it through the desert along with Marion. Indy arrives with a rocket launcher and threatens to blow up the Ark if he doesn’t let Marion
MMORPGs that trace their lineage to Korean developers include Lineage and Maple Story . Lost Ark uses artwork that ESO players would find familiar, along with features from other MMOs like quest texts and action b
First of all, Lucas needed a $20 million budget, wanted most of the control of the film, licensing, and sequel rights. Studios also didn’t want Spielberg to direct because of his flop 1941 starring John Belu
Whichever producer thought the Dudley Do-Right segments from The Rocky And Bullwinkle Show would make for a great live-action feature film was totally off-base. The comedy starring Brendan Fraser as the titular Canadian Mountie is a mess, plain and sim
This feature of John Logan's play about abstract artist Mark Rothko sees Molina taking center stage as the complicated, aging painter. Set over 1958 and 1959, the play traces Rothko's relationship with his assistant as he works on large commercial pieces for the Four Seasons ho
Selleck ended up turning down the role due to CBS picking up Magnum PI , but the show was delayed due to an actor's strike. Since Raiders of the Lost Ark filmed in different parts of the world, Selleck could have played Indiana Jones, but by that point, Ford was already cast in the role inst
Instead, the filmmakers used Mexican Redknees tarantulas for two possible reasons. First, they're native to Mexico, which is closer in geography. Second, Mexican Redknees are very docile spiders that rarely bite or kick up a fuss, making them much easier to han