Indiana Jones' Cannes Premiere: Harrison, Cate, Shia, Salma And More (PHOTOS)

"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" had its eagerly anticipated premiere at the Cannes Film Festival Sunday night. Read about the premiere and the applause it received here, read Variety's really good Indiana Jones review and The Hollywood Reporter's not-so-good Indiana Jones review, or scroll for all the pictures.

Harrison Ford and girlfriend Calista Flockhart:

Indy villain and new mom Cate Blanchett:

Shia LaBeouf, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett and Steven Spielberg:

Cannes juror Natalie Portman:

Salma Hayek:

Adrien Brody and girlfriend Elsa:

Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford, with Lucas' girlfriend Melody Hobson:

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart:

Kate Capshaw, Spielberg, Lucas, Hobson, Flockhart, Ford, and Allen

Cate Blanchett and George Lucas after the premiere:

Spielberg leaving:

Comments

[Spiriteddona]

spirited dona says-- I think it is nice to see a classic come back for the fans! it is good to see the production reunited and great to see calista so happy with harrison! now there's a movie!
once u see indy
watch my accapello rap rro hillary!
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[untergrunt]

Thing is, George Lucas wrote the screenplay. Wasn't he barred for life from screenwriting after the last Star Wars movie? His dialog plays like a mouthful of soap.

[AnAmericanGentleman]

Nope. David Koep wrote the screenplay.

[NicoleAnonymous]

Salma looks amazing - as usual. Amazing face, amazing body, amazing everthing.

But I'm not excited about this movie - Shia Labouf just doesn't do it for me. What happened to the real movie stars anyway? He doesn't have that certain "spark" that movie stars need but really none of the younger male stars do now. And although Spielberg is obviously talented, with the exception of the movie about the Israeli athletes who were murdered, he really hasn't done anything interesting in a long time.

I do like Harrison Ford though but this just seems like Hollywood lacks the creativity to do anything original that isn't a sequel.

[tippy6]

You know, George Lucas has a lot of money... you think he could by himself a neck.

[Bulbul]

He is a very smart man, look at his girlfriend...a beauty with a brain, Hobson that is.....

[NicoleAnonymous]

Why do you have to be so mean? Does it make you feel better insulting him?

[tippy6]

I was just joking...jeez!

[Agentlady007]

Karen Allen was so good in Raiders of The Lost Ark and yet one has to wonder if she found that dress inside the ark?

[Trittydi]

The picture of Ford kissing his sweetie is hot. (And I'm happily married.)
^

[southafrica4obama]

All dresses were wack. Could You Please Remove The Kissing Picture. It's disturving me, you know. Too many thoughts, you know...

[provgrays]

I'm glad Calista and Harrison are happy, but I could not stop thinking of the phrase, "Daddy Issues", when I saw the picture.

[Merin]

Aging archaeologist fights psychic commie for control of ancient Mayan alien crystal skull of power!

Written for you by a 6 year old!

[stagebandman]

Jeez, you people need to lay off the Starbucks! What's with the negativity? All the women pictured here look terrific (although Natalie Portman really needs someone else to do her makeup), and there's nothing wrong with this movie being shown at Cannes. It's a film festival, not a pretentious film festival. Remember, it wasn't that long ago that Pulp fiction WON. Lighten up,folks, it's only a movie.

[tippy6]

Right on.

If the blockbuster fare, like "Indy', is not your thing, don't go see it! But don't pretend like Cannes is being dumbed down just because stuff like this is being shown... it's supposed to be about movies, big and small, despite the venue.

I don't think the folks at Cannes will be kind to "Indy" though; they are notoriously snooty...

[amanda85]

"I don't think the folks at Cannes will be kind to "Indy" though; they are notoriously snooty..."

Oh yeah, how "snooty" for real artists who dare to make art just for the sake of art to consider commercial blockbusters made by big corporations for an audience of pre-teens trash... The true art is what makes billions of dollars! The true art is what requires no brain power or attention at all to be understood. Down with snooty idiots like Antonioni, Bergman, Truffaut etc... and their "boring" movies. The reason why "masterpieces" like Indiana Jones don't have a shot in film festivals is **ONLY** because the judges are snooty intellectuals and not people who really know and appreciate good cinema, like truckers from West Virginia with an NRA membership...

[tippy6]

OK.

I apologize for calling you hateful.

And yes, you have the right to disagree with having movies such as "Indy" at film festivals like Cannes, and I respect your opinion.

[amanda85]

"Wow. You really are hateful."

No, I'm not. But since you seem to appreciate the culture of "goodies and baddies" a lot (of which Indiana Jones is a stellar example), obviously you can't help making anyone who disagrees with you into an "evil" person (besides, I'm a foreigner and, as Indiana Jones movies teach "good" American children, the "bad guy" is always a foreigner...) Just like in the Hollywood brainless movies you seem to appreciate so much.

"But I also like to think I can find some good fun in the big blockbuster trash, that, yes, requires no "brain power"."

So, you admit it's trash. It's a start. But you still think it belongs in film festivals, right? BTW, that's not what you said before. Your words, verbatim:

"I don't think the folks at Cannes will be kind to "Indy" though; they are notoriously snooty..."

And BTW, Indiana Jones is NOT in competition. Only "snooty films" are... The only reason Indiana Jones is at Cannes is to attract big corporate money. And that's definitely not good for arthouse movies. All over the world, people watch less and less good movies and more and more Hollywood trash. That's bad, period, and I have the rights to complain.

[tippy6]

Wow. You really are hateful.

What I meant was that all films deserve an equal chance at a fair hearing, so to speak. And I don't think a film like "Indy" would get a fair hearing at Cannes. It might actually be a really good movie, you may be surprised.

By the way, I am a big fan of Truffaut, Bergman, Kurosawa, Ozu and Fellini. In fact, I'm the ONLY person I know that prefers films that are in black-and-white and are subtitled. But I also like to think I can find some good fun in the big blockbuster trash, that, yes, requires no "brain power".

amanda, that's the second time you've made incorrect assumptions about me. You are only making yourself look like bad. How embarassing for you...

[marymansour]

Calista Flockhart looks a tad preggers!

[johnnygoodwud]

i'll take karen allen, she always seems so 'up' and isn't into the whole hollywood thing

[OhReallySheSaid]

Karen Allen rocks the universe!

I as so dissappointed when she didn't do the other 2 Indy films, and I'm glad she's back.

[sufi66]

These corporate, movie- by -committee people bore me. I believe, in light of much of their subsequent work, that their good movies were accidental. They did make a few good movies but there is simply too much filler and trash in their careers for me to take them too seriously.

[barrista]

Yeah because they really care if sufi66 takes them seriously. They're soooooooo disappointed.

[EricSaeger]

Gee, what a nicely crafted argument: "Feed everyone but this guy garbage! We like it!"

[urnumbersix]

Who is the lovely African-American women with George Lucas? She's beautiful!!

[JohnCochtosten]

Holy crap! George Lucas has a girlfriend! Awesome.

[JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin]

It's his first one. He finally put the porn away and moved out of his parents' house.

[Bulbul]

Ha, I know, Melanie Hobson it says, finance Guru in GMA, extreamy bright and a stunner with a knock out smile...

[Bulbul]

By far the best looking one in that overly done crowd, actually the only one....

[Bulbul]

Eick factor...
Geezer..babe romance...

[LizDexic]

Racism, sexism = not cool.

Ageism = AOK

[Mort]

Ford could call the next one Raiders of the Lost Youth.

[FirstShirt]

Hey, keep it up Mort. Your ancestors in the democratic party were big fans of birth control as a means of controlling the expansion of the population [something to do with resources]. That was before abortion so you lucked out. Consequently we have an aging population that were children of the 60's. Old folks to you. But, old revolutionaries are still able to throw a lever to vote and march for their rights. When I was young the slogan was "Never trust anyone over 30". Probably still good words to live by.

[Mort]

That's funny, First! Not only were all my ancestors Republican, but I I'm a child of the 50's. Care to try for strike 3?

[Vincero]

there are still more the n enough people being born on this planet.
they just dont have white skin.

and that is what really offends types like you.

[LizDexic]

ooo. Birth control: BAD

Controlling women's wombs: GOOD

[NoOtherWay]

That's not Shia LaBeouf. That's one of Ford's children, I think.

[Agentlady007]

The top movie distributors in the world go to Cannes. Speilberg and Lucas aren't fools. It's about money and distribution deals when these guys go to Cannes. Also the celebrities are photographed in wire images seen around the globe. The best publicity location on the planet for them. Massive interviews and press meetings go on all day and all night. It's work more than show for these executives in Cannes. This is why movies like these bring on over 500 million trillion in box office receipts. They set sail to cover the globe, and they make it happen. (These commercial fiilms are solid gold.) Then the movie is dubbed in diffferent languages and posters, marketing franchise toys are made and this goes worldwide...into France and Italy and every where else you can think of - starting their Indiana Jones Crystal masterpiece for the world to see, and become thrilled with.

[amanda85]

"for the world to see, and become thrilled with"

For the world to see and become numbed with.

"But now, maybe 90 per cent of the movies that you"d see in Barcelona will be American. And they are not good movies, they are just bullshit, just stupid Hollywood movies."

http://www.jigsawlounge.co.uk/film/cescgayinterview.html

[Agentlady007]

This reminds me of West Side Story & Rita Moreno. -Don't ask me why.

[Agentlady007]

Amanda85,Obviously you don't have room in your mind for imagination, or you would enjoy these movies. What's the matter? Are you going through a divorce? You seem bitter toward the world. It'll get better.