The Real Indiana Jones
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12 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:We don’t know. The only thing we ever heard was the alleged set list from Promobricks. But both the reported set numbers and what the sets were supposed to be based on were just assumptions
I hope Promobricks will clarify that at some point. I suppose the whole thing was just a big misunderstanding and there never were DoD sets to begin with
Right! If I remember right, we just had set numbers and basic details on those four Original Trilogy sets (with the Temple of Doom presumably canceled now). Any possible Dial of Destiny sets were just mentioned as a possibility, or a logical presumption, simply because there's a big Summer movie finally coming out this year.
Yep... Shrug... Sigh...!
Oh well! But honestly, I didn't really see anything in the trailers that made me scream "OMG I need to have a Lego set of that"... Sure, I was hoping to get some fresh stuff from the [Spoilers] Era, but there is a solid chance that one of the sets still currently in review on Ideas might pass, and we do have a bunch of CMFs.
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6 hours ago, Clone OPatra said:I think it's agreed they never existed in the first place.
Ahahaha! I totally believe you, that sounds exactly right...
OK, So new Dial of Destiny sets were just a lazy rumor or hopeful assumption, that never had any real substantiation at any point?
Is that right?
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Hmmm... OK, so is it essentially agreed that the Dial of Destiny sets are officially delayed, or perhaps just entirely cancelled at this point?
Wouldn't they be listed in the Lego Dealer's Catalog by now (perhaps just showing blank mystery boxes, just specifying the theme, and the part counts, as usual...?)
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48 minutes ago, TheBeardedBrick said:New leak of the diorama set posted
Hmm, there is some debate over whether this is real, and people are saying "Oh, it's just AI generated"... Huh, so if you ask ChatGPT or Dall-E to design a Lego MOC or a Lego leak, can it do this decent a job? Can we make an entire thread for "MOCs Designed by AI"? Just for a giggle? Or are Lego Designer's jobs in jeopardy of being replaced by a robot? Are we there yet?
Plus, to me, it looks more Polynesian than Andean, or anything from the movie, but Lego loves tiki faces, and they do that sometimes...
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6 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:And I’ve heard from a reliable source that George Lucas has a cameo in the movie, stabs Indy with a lightsaber, and then places his corpse in a museum. Source: Trust me, bro.
6 hours ago, Falconfan1414 said:Yeah the “leaks” are extremely fake. There haven’t been test screenings of the movie when the claims started. Plus it was some random YouTuber that made these claims.
5 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:Not to mention those bogus rumours started circulating quite a while back, well before even the trailer debuted. I detest how this brand of sensationalist clickbait nonsense catches traction far too quickly.
25 minutes ago, Atrius Kain said:Lol, you believe such megablocks? You know these fake rumours are made by trolls, right? It's all political actually so I won't enter into that but I think we all know which side does this.
I assure you it is fake, I followed this film's BTS for years, majority of leaks are all fake.
Hahahaha, uh oh, "unpopular opinion alert", huh? =D
It seems pretty obvious that all CGI movies nowadays have constant reshoots, and various test versions, and alternate cuts that get buried deep in a vault somewhere. They want to avoid the catastrophe of The Phantom Menace, where everyone trusts the director to do a good job, and then when it comes out, everyone mocks it!
See you in June!
Indy Out
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19 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:@The Real Indiana Jones: This pathetic garbage "rumour" has been debunked weeks ago by James Mangold himself
Don't believe any old crap you read online
...Hmmm, "debunked"? or just "fervently denied"? Remember, James Mangold has a vested financial interest in denying it all!
Obviously he is going to say "hey, guys, everything is fine! This is fine!" [cue dog meme] =D
[edit: OK, it might be the film director's golden parachute payout, or the head of LucasFilm's golden parachute payout, or both!]
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WOW, so this movie is STILL going through major reshoots, with major changes to the core story arcs. Apparently, they shot four or five possible endings, and the test audiences "disliked" them all... The current rumor is that the CEO of Disney is threatening to just cancel the whole movie completely, the same way that DC just totally cancelled "Batgirl" last year! If they did, they would just take part of it as a tax write-off, and deduct most of the rest from the directors "golden parachute" payout later on, as per the contract, so perhaps they mean business. This is all straight from the rumor mill, so make of it what you will... Personally, I kind of believe it!
Plus, that would explain why Lego is keeping everything under such super strict secrecy! I don't think they're going to voluntarily reveal anything until June. But there could be leaks...
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52 minutes ago, Tariq j said:Seriously though, it would be nice to get at least 1 or 2 sets from Skull.
Yeah, agreed... Now might be the ONLY chance to get a new Crystal Skull set... and then they will definitely do the iconic Peru Temple from Raiders soon enough, one way or another...!
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9 hours ago, Jack Sassy said:I can't remember, do we know approximate release date for the other wave of Indy sets (presumably meant for Dial of Destiny)?
Hmm, Dial of Destiny comes out on June 30th, so the sets for it should be on shelves on May 1st or June 1st... a month or two after the sets for the previous movies?
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15 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said:...a single wave in April...
...a really small lineup for the return of this theme...
5 minutes ago, Legopls said:The Avatar theme was launched with only four sets (except for the Brickheadz set).
Oh, this is normal... In 2008, they did four sets for the original Indy trilogy, plus four sets for the new film, and then an extra set (Peril in Peru) popped up as a surprise.
And these two waves were slated to be 90% overlapping in duration anyway, so if they are 100% overlapping, then that is fine.
Simply put, if the movie does well, and if the sets sell well, they will do more!
I just want to see leaked photos at this point...! =)
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40 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said:.....the pictures are definitely out there.....
.....is it possible we get the Dial of Destiny sets with those from the Original Trilogy?.....
Ah, wow, cool, have some photos of the 2023 sets leaked already? Where? Or what keywords to search for? So far, I'm just seeing reposts of the same original sets from 14 years ago...
And yes, I think the plan was to do 4 remake sets from all the previous movies, quickly followed up by 4 new sets from the new film... Is that still correct? I've been out of the loop! =)
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18 hours ago, Kit Figsto said:.....unless they were to do a TV show or something based on the franchise (without re-casting Indy), I cannot see LEGO ever bringing this theme back after this iteration of it...
Hmmm, yeah, they *were* planning on doing a streaming series, with a new person "taking up the mantle", but now maybe that's been put on indefinite hold, waiting to see how the movie does...?
So do we get pictures of the sets soon, or will they stay hidden until mid-March? These sets have obviously been produced and stuck in a "top secret warehouse" gathering dust, ironic, huh?! =D
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Let us know if you have similar suggestions. I'm planning some bigger works, and it's simpler to buy it all in bigger bulk. And I'm tired of waiting for Lego to release those last few colors! =)
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2 hours ago, Pulp Detective said:My speculation is January, at least for the first wave. The 2nd wave will drop probably in April, since the movie comes out in June and usually movie based waves release 2 months in advance.
Ah, yes, now that you say it, I think you are right. If we don't know the exact number of pieces count for 77015, then it must be a January wave...
In the meantime, as others were alluding, here's a sampling of some of the current going prices for the original sets. If you CAGR that out over 14 years, it's between about 8% and 18% per annum... Pretty decent, and perhaps it's no surprise that the top three all come from the first movie. So how does that compare versus other themes?
The Lost Tomb (The Well of Souls, Tanis) = originally $20, now $200, a full 10x increase...!
Race for the Stolen Treasure (truck and jeep) = originally $30, now $200, a 6.6x increase
Fight on the Flying Wing = originally $50, now $280, a 5.6x increase
Shanghai Chase = originally $30, now $150, a 5x increase
Fighter Plane Attack = originally $50, now $218, a 4.3x increase
Temple of Doom = originally $90, now $369, a 4x increase
Temple of the Crystal Skull = originally $80, now $288, a 3.6x increase
Temple Escape (Rolling Boulder, Peru) = originally $60, now $210, a 3.5x increase
Jungle Cutter = originally $40, now $130, a 3.25x increase
Venice Canal Chase = originally $40, now $120, an exact 3x increase
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On 7/25/2022 at 6:10 PM, Pulp Detective said:I generally agree with your stance but what I meant to say earlier is that I wish that Lego started off with more original sets and then resort to remakes.
We don't know if this theme will outlive 2023 so there's no guarantee for more sets original or not.
And I'm not against remakes on their basis, for example I never bought the original ark tomb so I welcome the remake.
It's just the saturation of remakes that Lego does in general that I find tiresome.
Oh, I think they did a smart job of targeting the sets that really needed the most improving and updating. Most of the Indy sets still look superb and fairly up to date, even after 14 years, like the Jungle Cutter and the Peruvian Plane especially, and the Desert Chase, and the Shanghai Chase, and the Venice Chase, etc...
But the Well of Souls was way too simplistic, and needed to be amped up a lot. The Temple of Doom needs more accuracy around the ceremonial platform. The German plane needs a closed cockpit and smoother wings. And the Crystal Skull Temple (if that's the $150 set) was way too jumbly and childish. That's why I was saying they should redesign it to be more like an Architecture set. Plus, the set should include the Jungle Cutter with the temple as a side vehicle, to make the set more popular, then that could be the last set for Movie IV they ever make!
Then in the near future, I can imagine we will first get a $200+ remake of the Fertility Temple in Peru (Indy's iconic intro to the world), and then a $200+ model of the facade of the Grail Temple (the capstone of the original trilogy). It'll be the first time they've done that locale, and they can just do a great Architecture style set of the exterior, which we all know is a real Nabatean Tomb at Petra, if they want to avoid too much overt religious imagery in a Lego set. Two easy hits! If they sell strongly, then obviously Lego will design more and more every year...
OK, and so when are these being released...? I'm sure they've been boxed up stacked up and ready to go out the door for months, but just delayed, because Movie V was delayed a full year by the pandemic. It's just a few days until August now, so is this first wave of four due out on the first of September? Five weeks away?
That means they should be officially revealed almost any day now.....
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19 hours ago, Alegrispa said:...Also, can we please avoid spoiler talk here...?
OK, no worries... That's all the info I have, and I have a lot of work to get to here! Everything I said will likely be revealed (or debunked) in the first full 2-minute trailer, so it's not really a spoiler!
Hmm, also consider this... By the time the movie comes out, you will have already seen the Lego sets for Part V officially revealed, and the Lego sets always provide way more spoilers than anything else out there...! =)
Indy Out.
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31 minutes ago, Jack Sassy said:Where did ye get that information? I saw photos from the set but nothing much story-wise. Also, telling from the filming set photos, Antonio Banderas will play a ship's captain in present day (1969 that is). I expect LEGO to make a set based on final battle location in film, possibly that Roman set and something else. Those are my guesses.
All the actors are under a strict Non-Disclosure Agreement, so I think a lot of the rumors come from people who work as craftsmen and caterers on the movie sets. Some of the Roman-Era movie sets are permanently built around CineCitta, and re-used for various movies, but they have also built a lot of major set pieces for ancient cities, so it's obviously not just a gigantic fake-out. On the other hand, movies nowadays will often purposefully release a lot of deceiving decoy photos to distract away from spoilers, or to thwart the paparazzi. So it is possible that they just want to fake us all out into *thinking* that Antonio is just a simple ship's captain, which would just be a surprisingly small role that would really under-use his star power, when they are really just tricking us, and hiding the fact that he will be a main Ancient Roman antagonist, central to the plot.
Also, in the leaked set photos, some of those warriors are distinctly Classical Greek Hoplites, and some of the others look like they are either Homeric Era warriors, or perhaps from Ancient Mesopotamia. That's why people are assuming that there are multiple time-jumps. And that is why I am guessing that Olivier Richters plays a warrior from a slightly different era. I am getting a real Gilgamesh or Enkidu vibe from him. I don't think he is playing a 7-foot-plus-tall Centurion, and I do not think they are having any Vikings in it. I think they are sticking squarely to the Eastern Mediterranean World, so it is not too far-flung or far-fetched. I think he plays a god, or a semi-divine god-king figure like Gilgamesh.
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18 hours ago, Jack Sassy said:I would love to see that but it is possible that LEGO will do a very primitive wave for the new film.
Apparently, at least 1/4 or 1/3 of the film takes place in Ancient Rome, so I'd figure just *one* of those four planned sets for Part V will be in Ancient Rome. Seriously, it would be crazy if Lego *DIDN'T* take the opportunity to do that, especially since they don't need any new molds at all, just some new reusable prints with generic stubbly faces. Hopefully, Mark Killeen as Pontimus might re-use CMF Caesar's hair, but in dark brown or light gray this time. And I am guessing that Antonio Banderas also plays a Roman aristocrat, and I am sure that Olivier Richters will get a minifig. He may be from a different era, if they make several time-jumps... So even if they just make the smallest set be the Rome one, maybe that's perfect, because it will be nice and cheap to buy multiples as a battle pack!
18 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:See that's what I thought at first, but when I heard about the specific contents of the sets I realized I was probably going to buy at least some of them despite my better judgement.
Apparently it is. My first thought was "No, they have to just mean Italian soldiers stationed in Rome, right?", but apparently yeah, it's straight up ancient romans. If they are in any of the new sets, that'll sell like hotcakes. The roman soldier CMF figure has to be one of the most expensive on the aftermarket, aside from Mr. Gold.
Wait, that's actually awesome. My first thought was "Time travel, isn't that far fetched for Indiana Jones?"...but no, not really when compared to the aliens. And it's cool that they're basing it off an actual theory. (Which honestly isn't a far-fetched one to me if it's just saying they tried. There's some really wacky stuff the nazis were working on towards the end of the war.). Nice way to continue the tradition of the odd-numbered films being him versus the Nazis, too (and hopefully the tradition of the odd-numbered films being the best ones, as well)
Yeah, some of the LucasArts video games from the early 2000s had Indy traveling though inter-dimensional space and time... Essentially, the exact same laws of Physics and History that we saw in Ghostbusters Part One or Thor Part One. Portals and Gods. Classic. Those games were cool, it's just the fourth Indy movie that muddied the concept up a bit, with too much alien stuff. Alien invasions became popular after the movie Independence Day in 1996, and became the standard after The Avengers in 2012.
And yes, the CMF Roman, new with accessories, sells for minimum $24... If they just make the cheapest smallest set include a few of them, it will be an easy hit!
- Then the CMF Spartan (Series 2) is $19
- Polynesian Island Warrior (Series 11) is $18
- The more realistic-looking Viking (Series 20) is $16
- Aztec Eagle Warrior (Series 7) is also $16
- CMF Pharaoh (Series 2) is $10, but the Pharaoh Amset-Ra, which is more realistic looking, goes for $30, same as the Anubis-Guards.
17 hours ago, Murdoch17 said:I wonder if Pontimus is actually Pontius Pilate, as in the historical / Biblical Roman governor of Judaea during the (supposed) time of Jesus Christ?
If my theory is correct we may end up with something like "Indiana Jones and The Greatest Story Ever Told"... but with time travel and Nazis.
I think for this movie, they didn't want him chasing after any specific McGuffin or any specific historical person, they just wanted it to be a race to stop the villains from changing the outcome of WWII, and not create too many catastrophic time-paradoxes along the way!
So, "Hmm, I have a *GOOD* feeling about this!" - Young Han Solo in "Solo", ever the optimist, so famous last words! =)
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10 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:Roman soilders?
yes please!
Yes! There were confirmed leaked photos from the set, showing several actors dressed as Roman soldiers, near a Roman war-ship. And on the IMDB page, it shows one of the actors plays a character named "Pontimus". I think that is Ancient Rome confirmed. So we should get flesh-toned movie-detailed Roman soldiers, plus Pontimus, presumably an aristocrat who is an antagonist or redeemable villain, and probably a little bit of architecture, ideal for expanding into MOCs. Apparently, some of the German villains survived, and by the 60's they completed the secret time-machine project code-named "Die Glocke"... They try to go back 20 years to change the outcome of WWII, and then.....?????
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On 7/16/2022 at 4:10 AM, LOTR34 said:As for 77015 it'll be hilarious if the most the most expensive set ends up being based on the least popular movie
Haha, yeah, I think they will want to make the first four sets to be one from each of the first four movies. Sure, KOTCS wasn't the best, but if they do a huge Mesoamerican/Andean style temple for $150, it will be definitely be an eye-popping set purely on it's own merits, regardless of the movie!
We should also get the Ugha Warriors in a more accurate flesh-tone, and Russian soldiers wearing olive green now, instead of the sand green. Plus it's a clever way to nudge/force everyone to go ahead and buy a KOTCS set, because there will only be a few other sets to fill your craving at that time...
After that, they will probably announce a huge D2C set of the Hovitos Fertility Temple in Peru from ROTLA for $200+
Then the sets for Part V will likely include flesh-toned Roman soldiers, with movie-detailed armor... Plus more WWII villains!
I am on board! =)
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Hey all, as I mentioned elsewhere, it's worth noting here that there are two new official colors in the Lego palette this year... Aside from "neon yellow", there is a distinctly new flesh tone that BrickLink is calling "medium brown". It's a step darker than medium nougat, and a step lighter than reddish brown, so a nice coffee-with-milk kind of color. You may have noticed it in set 76399 Hogwarts Magical Trunk, with the interchangeable student minifigs, and some minidolls in Friends sets too. Hopefully, they will make art tiles of that new color, because it's a perfect shade for more subtle shading on art portraits!
I think they previously had the wrong RGB value for it, but now it's fixed... They might also need to correct some of the photos of parts...
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=84086#T=C&C=240
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Hey all, as I mentioned elsewhere, it's worth noting here that there are two new official colors in the Lego palette this year... Aside from "neon yellow", there is a distinctly new flesh tone that BrickLink is calling "medium brown". It's a step darker than medium nougat, and a step lighter than reddish brown, so a nice coffee-with-milk kind of color. You may have noticed it in set 76399 Hogwarts Magical Trunk, with the interchangeable student minifigs, and some minidolls in Friends sets too. Hopefully, they will make art tiles of that new color, because it's a perfect shade for more subtle shading on art portraits!
I think they previously had the wrong RGB value for it, but now it's fixed... They might also need to correct some of the photos of parts...
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=84086#T=C&C=240
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On 2/21/2022 at 10:15 PM, The Stud said:I’m sure the sets are going to be based on the films themselves...
13 hours ago, BlueberryWaffles said:The "connection" to The Adventure Continues frankly sounds like something that was made up for clout on social media...
Hmm, yeah, you're right... It may have a few things vaguely similar to the game, naturally, but the branding on the box will just be "Indiana Jones"... I am going to stop speculating, and just wait and see... Peace out!
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Yes, so the colors still missing for round plates (studs) are: dark green, light nougat, nougat, coral, lavender, medium lavender, bright light blue, medium blue, and dark azure.
So aside from dark greens and flesh tones, it's all of the exotic colors like light purples and variously subtle light blues you get in the Dots sets.
Also, that new key-tool that they include in the Dots sets is excellent. Grab one on your next BrickLink order!
Indiana Jones 2023 - Rumors & Discussion
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Ah, or maybe I'm being a bit too dismissive... Is there anything in the trailers (or perhaps in the spoilers) that would make a great MOC, even if it isn't going to be an official set?
And on that note, are we at the point where we ALREADY HAVE all of the elements we could possibly need for any Indiana Jones / Adventurers MOC you could ever imagine?
Simply put, are there any other specific elements or cultures we could possibly need to create the world's coolest MOCs in an archaeological or exploration type of vibe?