The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Indiana Jones feature films, the cast and crew frequently questioned creator George Lucas about the Indiana Jones character's life growing up. During the concept stages of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", Lucas and director Steven Spielberg decided to reveal some of this backstory in the film's opening scenes. For these scenes, Lucas chose River Phoenix to portray the character, as Harrison Ford believed that Phoenix most resembled Ford as a young man (Phoenix had appeared as Ford's son in "The Mosquito Coast"). This decision to reveal an adventure of a young Indiana led Lucas and crew to the idea
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.