Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull May 22, 2008

Indiana Jones is back with a new globe-trotting adventure! The year is 1957 and archaeologist Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is living a quiet life as a teacher at Marshall College. There Indy encounters young renegade Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf), who needs Dr. Jones's help in finding the mysterious Crystal Skull of Akator. Legend says that the skull was stolen from a mysterious City of Gold guarded by the living dead in the Amazon. Whoever returns it to the city's temple will become master of the skull's powers. Together they travel to Peru where they find themselves battling the Soviets under nefarious Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett), who wants the power of the skull as an advantage in the Cold War. Co-starring Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt and Jim Broadbent. Screenplay by David Koepp (Spider-Man, Jurassic Park), based on a story by George Lucas (Star Wars). Directed by Steven Spielberg (Raiders of the Lost Ark).