Wednesday 14 May 2008

Indiana Jones and the Spooky Media Blackout

Does Indy stink?

Something does, and the word on the boardwalk here in Cannes is that it's the new Spielberg project. Let me explain.

In the run-up to Cannes, big broadcasters were promised high-profile interviews with the A-list cast, and the media were salivating at the prospect of covering a proper Hollywood blockbuster while pretending to be arthouse.

And then the apology emails went out and the PR phones were switched off.

The big-name crews I've just been speaking to at the Palais des Festivals have been bounced, and it all points to the unthinkable - from a professional and personal point of view - that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is s**t.

Indiana Jones day is Sunday and surprise surprise screenings are scarce, but we should know more then. Watch this space.

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