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Police probe "Indiana Jones" theft mystery: report". Reuters. October 3, 2007. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008 . Retrieved October 3, 2007. Paxton's modular, hierarchical design reflected his practical brilliance as a designer and problem-solver. It incorporated many breakthroughs, offered practical advantages that no conventional building could match and, above all, embodied the spirit of British innovation and industrial might that the Great Exhibition was intended to celebrate.

Hart-Davis, Adam (3 October 2005). "25. Where does "spend a penny" come from?". Why does a ball bounce?: 101 questions you never thought of asking. Firefly Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-55407-113-5. The film was nominated for Best Action Movie at the 2009 Critics' Choice Awards. [151] The Visual Effects Society nominated it for Best Single Visual Effect of the Year (the valley destruction), Best Outstanding Matte Paintings, Best Models and Miniatures, and Best Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture (the inside of the temple). [152] The film ranks 453rd on Empire 's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time. [153] It was nominated at the Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Costumes and Best Special Effects. It won Best Costumes. [154] At the 51st Grammy Awards, John Williams won an award for the Mutt Williams theme. [155] a b c "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009 . Retrieved April 23, 2016. In a 2000 interview, Spielberg said that his children constantly asked when he would make the next Indiana Jones film, and that the project would soon be revived. [46] The same year, Ford, Lucas, Spielberg, Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy met during the American Film Institute's tribute to Ford, and decided they wanted to enjoy the experience of making an Indiana Jones film again. Spielberg also found returning to the series a respite from his many dark films during this period, such as A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Minority Report (2002), and Munich (2005). [18] Lucas convinced Spielberg to use aliens in the plot by saying they were not "extraterrestrials", but " interdimensional", with this concept taking inspiration in the superstring theory. [27] Spielberg and Lucas discussed the central idea of a B-movie involving aliens, and Lucas suggested using the crystal skulls to ground the idea. Lucas found those artifacts as fascinating as the Ark of the Covenant, [47] and had intended to feature them for a Young Indiana Jones episode before the show's cancellation. [16] M. Night Shyamalan was hired to write for an intended 2002 shoot, [46] but he was overwhelmed writing a sequel to a film he loved like Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and claimed it was difficult to get Ford, Spielberg and Lucas to focus. [48] Stephen Gaghan and Tom Stoppard were also approached. [46]Moser, Stephanie. Designing Antiquity: Owen Jones, Ancient Egypt and the Crystal Palace (Yale University Press, 2012) Joseph Paxton was first and foremost a gardener, and his layout of gardens, fountains, terraces and waterfalls left no doubt as to his ability. One thing he did have a problem with was water supply. Such was his enthusiasm that thousands of gallons of water were needed to feed the myriad fountains and cascades abounding in the Park: the two main jets were 250 feet (76m) high. Water towers were duly constructed, but the weight of water in the raised tanks caused them to collapse.

a b Eller, Claudia (April 21, 2008). "Ford, Lucas, Spielberg on risky quest for treasure". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008 . Retrieved April 21, 2008. Pescod, David FRS (10 February 2005). "Correspondence" (PDF). The Linnean. London: Linnean Society of London. 21 (2): 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2007 . Retrieved 29 May 2008. a b c d e f g h i j k l m Rinzler, Bouzereau, Chapter 11: "Atomic Ants from Space: May 1989 to June 2007" p. 231–247 a b c d Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull DVD special features: The Return of a Legend Jeff Nathanson met with Spielberg and Lucas in August 2004 and turned in the next drafts in October and November 2005, titled The Atomic Ants. David Koepp continued on from there, giving his script the subtitle Destroyer of Worlds, [16] based on the J. Robert Oppenheimer quote. It was changed to Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, as Spielberg found it more inviting a title and actually named the plot device of the crystal skulls. Lucas insisted on the Kingdom part. [51] Koepp's "bright [title] idea" was Indiana Jones and the Son of Indiana Jones, and Spielberg had also considered having the title name the aliens as The Mysterians (1957), but dropped that when he remembered that was another film's title. [27] Koepp collaborated with Raiders of the Lost Ark screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan on the film's "love dialogue." [9] Filming [ edit ] The production crew converting a storefront in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, to be used in a scene set in the 1950sRay Winstone's Spielberg suggestions". My Park magazine. December 27, 2008. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009 . Retrieved December 27, 2008.