Forget the rumors for a second the official Indiana Jones IV website has just informed the world that filming on the fourth film in the franchise is officially underway with the following announcement:
Today director Steven Spielberg will shout “Action!” marking the return of the character who redefined cinematic action as cameras roll on the first day of principal photography on the new Indiana Jones adventure. Spielberg reunites with executive producer George Lucas and star Harrison Ford to bring the classic hero back to the big screen. It’s the trio’s first collaboration since the last film in the Indiana Jones series, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Shooting will continue throughout the summer before the film goes into post-production to be ready for its May 22, 2008 release. The new Indiana Jones film is a Lucasfilm Ltd. Production distributed by Paramount Pictures. Frank Marshall returns as producer with Kathleen Kennedy joining Lucas as executive producer.
To go along with the news the site has also posted a video featuring Shia LaBeouf talking about the film right here.
Indiana Jones IV is set to hit theaters on May 22 and stars Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone and John Hurt with Steven Spielberg directing from a David Koepp and Jeff Nathanson script.