Looking For Indy

The Indy Onslaught continues...

First up, the studio has released an official synopsis for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Be advised-MINOR SPOILERS:

"This newest adventure begins in the desert Southwest in 1957 - the height of the Cold War. Indy and his sidekick Mac (Ray Winstone) have barely escaped a close scrape with nefarious Soviet agents on a remote airfield.

Now, Professor Jones has returned home to Marshall College - only to find things have gone from bad to worse. His close friend and dean of the college (Jim Broadbent) explains that Indy's recent activities have made him the object of suspicion, and that the government has put pressure on the university to fire him.

On his way out of town, Indiana meets rebellious young Mutt (Shia LaBeouf) who carries both a grudge and a proposition for the adventurous archaeologist: If he'll help Mutt on a mission with deeply personal stakes, Indy could very well make one of the most spectacular archaeological finds in history - the Crystal Skull of Akator, a legendary object of fascination, superstition and fear.

But as Indy and Mutt set out for the most remote corners of Peru - a land of ancient tombs, forgotten explorers and a rumored city of gold - they quickly realize they are not alone in their search. The Soviet agents are also hot on the trail of the Crystal Skull.

Chief among them is icy cold, devastatingly beautiful Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett), whose elite military unit is scouring the globe for the eerie Crystal Skull, which they believe can help the Soviets dominate the world ... if they can unlock its secrets.

Indy and Mutt must find a way to evade the ruthless Soviets, follow an impenetrable trail of mystery, grapple with enemies and friends of questionable motives, and, above all, stop the powerful Crystal Skull from falling into the deadliest of hands."

Other nuggets of info revealed in the notes include that the map with the red line element shows up again in the flick.

John Hurt's character is named Professor Oxley--inspired by Ben Gunn in Robert Louis Stevenson classic Treasure Island

This comes as a bit of a surprise since he was previously listed as Abner Ravenwood on the official site weeks ago back.

Meanwhile an almost 2 good to be true positive review of the film has gone up at Hollywood Elsewhere, claiming it's "the best of the Indy sequels".

Reports of a 140 minute running time for the movie are said to be untrue. Producer Frank Marshall confirmed to studio suits that the film is a few minutes past two hours - making it about equal with the 127 minute run time of 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'

As if ya needed to be reminded Indy Returns One Month From Today!!!