Is the IndianaJones.com weblink going to be actively updated with new content, and tied in with the upcoming Indiana Jones 4?

JW: Absolutely. Certainly, it (IndianaJones.com) is a place to come for exclusive information. But obviously somewhere out there is going to be Indiana Jones 4. And that would be a wonderful place for people to come and check things out.

Is there anything specific that is going to be on the website when the set streets?

JW: Not that I'm going to tell you that. (laughs) I want you to go there and check it out.

What is the status of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles?

JW: We are working on that as we speak. There is no specific timetable. We are very excited about the possibilities. They are really beloved. We get calls all the time about them. It will happen, definitely.

Were there any digital tweaks or changes made during the restoration? For example, during the famous Well of the Souls scene in Raiders, a well-known reflection of a snake seems to have disappeared.

JW: (laughter) Well, I'll tell you, you are going to have to look at your check disc.

Aside from the fantastic work we've seen here, there were some terrific documentaries made on each film for television at the time of each film's release. Are there any plans to release those on DVD as well?

JW: Who knows? In the future, absolutely. Part of the problem, guys, when you have the abundance of material that we did it gets hard to decide what to pick and choose. For eventual future Indy releases, that would be possible.

I will tell you that there is a specific fifth disc that you can get at Best Buy that features one of the original documentaries. It is exclusive to Best Buy. It includes about a ten-minute original documentary that was done at the time of Raiders of the Lost Ark. We feel that for our Best Buy customers, who tend to be on the leading edge of DVD purchasing and are early adopters, that they are going to be hardcore fans and will find that valuable.

Is there every going to be a possibility of a theatrical re-release for any of the films in the trilogy?

JW: I don't know. Maybe you can ask Frank and Steven that. We really wanted to focus on the DVDs. We felt we wanted to get them to the marketplace and make them the best they could possibly be in that format. Theatrical events before the DVD are marketing events. To be quite honest with you, this is Indiana Jones, and we really felt what people really wanted were the DVDs. Does that preclude someday a re-release theatrically? Again, Megan is really sweating over there again. (laughs) We haven't really gotten that far.

So, just why did the set take so long? Why six years?

JW: Well, it is always an issue. And I know when I answer this one you are going to hit me with Star Wars so I'm going to kill two birds with one stone. It is an issue of aligning the planets. In particular with Indiana Jones, you have people like Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Frank Marshall...that all have to sort of get together and create a vision for this thing. And it just takes time to do that. With schedules and timing and all of that. So it basically wasn't until a year ago when we started this project that that really could happen. And it is the same issue with Star Wars with George's focus (now) on Episode III. Yes, the original Star Wars trilogy will come out on DVD. We just don't have a timeframe. But we did get Indy out, guys! (laughter)

Special thanks to all at Lucasfilm and Paramount Home Entertainment. All images copyright Lucasfilm Ltd.

Note: Portions of this transcript have been edited for redundancy, and some questions reordered to improve continuity.

Making History
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg (from top); filming the famous Raiders truck chase; Spielberg on the set of Temple of Doom

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