Indiana Jones (franchise) 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. Spielberg and Lucas discussed the central idea of a B-movie involving aliens, and Lucas suggested using crystal skulls to ground the idea. Lucas found these artifacts as fascinating as the Ark, and had intended to feature them for a "Young Indiana Jones" episode before the show's cancellation. M. Night Shyamalan was hired
Lego Indiana Jones Lego Indiana Jones Lego "Indiana Jones (stylized as LEGO "Indiana Jones) is a Lego theme based on the "Indiana Jones" film franchise, licensed from Lucasfilm. The exclusive franchise (for the 'Construction Category Rights') was first announced in June 2007, and followed the successful Lego "Star Wars" franchise, also with Lucasfilm. The first set of products were launched in 2008, based upon two of the three earlier films ("Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "The Last Crusade"). Sets featuring scenes from the fourth film, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", were released alongside the film, later in 2008.