Of course
Cate Blanchett
can’t talk much about her villainous role in
Indiana Jones and the
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, or the plot. We wouldn’t expect her to.
Just hearing about her first day on the set is plenty.
"It’s such a well-oiled, as you say, iconic franchise, and
one which I grew up with," Blanchett recalls. "On the first day of shooting, it
was extremely surreal. I was watching the monitor as
Steven
[Spielberg] set up the frame, and I knew the iconography of the frame. I
knew the trucks, I knew the layout, I knew the way these things were lit."
Recognizing such elements in person made it hard for
Blanchett to do her job. "When I was meant to enter the frame, it was a real
Zelig moment. So it’s
been fantastic, and so much fun. And my boys have had an absolute ball. I’ve got
a couple more weeks."
Even her sons are sworn to secrecy. "I’ll be shot and so
will you. Don’t joke, there’s FBI people on the set."
Indiana Jones and the
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull swings into theaters May 22, 2008.
