Merrick again...

Producer Frank Marshall gave an interview to USA Today in which he briefly discusses the origin of the "Crystal Skulls".

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Numerous rumors have indicated that the Skulls of the title are extraterrestrial in origin; I've pointedly been told that this was absolutely the case. Some online reports have said the "alien" creators of the Crystal Skulls would be suggested by temple statues that were pointedly designed to evoke the aliens in CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (i.e. a deliberate cross-connect between the two films); I know nothing about whether this particular conceit is in any way accurate.

More concretely, here's what Marshall had to say about the Skull issue:

"The theory is they are shaped by higher powers or alien powers or came from another world, or an ancient Mayan civilization had the powers," Marshall says.

CLICK HERE to read the whole piece, in which you can also find out the name of Cate Blanchett's character, and the nature of Ray Winstone's role.

>>>ORIGINAL STORY FOLLOWS<<<

Merrick here...

CLICK HERE to download a bigger, High Resier version from the Official Site.

This is artwork from longtime Lucas art guy Drew Struzan; it's the first thing I've seen about this film that sent a chill down my spine.

Pretty damn cool.

Pretty damn cool.