By Christopher Stipp

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Hey everyone.

A) Go enjoy the Oded Fehr piece that’s gone live. Oded was just an eloquent actor who knows how to play his roles with equal parts seriousness and bombast. Check out RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION if zombies are your thing.

B) I hate when things disappear; makes you wonder what happened and it makes me want to get to the bottom of things real quick like a crazed weasel on crystal.

The thing that bugs me most about this situation is that AICN is usually pro-rumor and pro-high-level secret outing and usually doesn’t give a fuck unless they’re served legal papers dictating otherwise. I know that’s an oversimplification of their rumor m.o. but what triggered this note that you’re reading is that the story they published on Tuesday, September the 18th of this week was utterly fascinating just due to the sheer unbelievability of the source. (Praise the Lord of Google cache) It wasn’t some agent, it wasn’t some suit looking to piss off those involved in the production and it really wasn’t someone with a grudge: It was a leak supplied by a very happy, very joyous actor who made it big, relatively speaking, and wanted to share with his hometown newspaper. The author of the story is a journalist by the name of James Coburn who writes for the Edmond Sun.

This was a story in the newspaper. (Praise the Lord two times for Google cache)

Now, for those keeping score and want to add things up the Internets maths go like this: AICN posts link and story to Edmond Sun, AICN allows people to comment about the story, comments last from 4:42 am on the 18th until about 5:24 am when the last post is allowed to go up and, like a burning mist, it all goes away. Away from the front page, away from their archives and it goes away without so much of one of those “UPDATE” notices about what some lawyer has told them about the validity or legality of their information.

I’d usually let things lie about here. I could almost not care what some low-level actor had to say (although, as you will see below) but what made me REALLY curious was that that the Edmond Sun no longer has an existence of the story on their site; oddly, they have some User Name and Password feature that’s essentially blocking all access to the page. But, like I said above, thanks be to God for a cache screen shot. Regardless, here’s the article in question so *SPOILER ALERT* for those who tread into sticky territory and here’s to me for wondering what happened. I’m waiting to hear from the journalist in question as to why the story has evaporated from their site.

Oddly, or more curiously, the INDIANA JONES story is the number two search result when you type in EDMOND SUN into Google. Stay tuned for more information. And for those who want to start talking Non-Disclosure Agreements, I’d like to introduce you to the 1st Amendment; it’s the spillee – not the reporter – who’s up to their neck in trouble.

Enjoy!

New Indiana Jones film has Edmond actor

James Coburn
The Edmond Sun
EDMOND — Tyler Nelson’s dancing talent has landed him a part in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”

The fourth film in the Indiana Jones saga will once again star Harrison Ford and is produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Release of the film is expected during the week of Memorial Day, according to Lucasfilm.

The 23-year-old actor and dancer is the son of Theresa and Dr. David Nelson of Edmond. He now lives in Los Angeles and also appears in an upcoming movie with Brad Pitt.

“He has demonstrated that he is tenacious once setting a goal. He loves the process of mastering a new talent,” Theresa Nelson said.

What Tyler understands about the Indiana Jones movie is based on his own scenes that were filmed during the first week of September. Tyler plays a Russian soldier. Only the lead actors were ever given scripts, so Tyler still doesn’t know the entire plot.

“Apparently, the Soviet Army was searching for a crucifix skull in the jungles of South America and Indiana Jones was searching, as well,” Tyler said.

The Russian Army tries blackmailing Indiana Jones to help them find the crystal skull by “threatening to kill Karen, his old flame from the Lost Ark.”

Actress Karen Allen of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” fame returns to play Jones’ love interest Marion Ravenwood. Cate Blanchett was cast as the Russian interrogator.

“We took Indiana Jones hostage and managed to find the skull,” Tyler said.

Afterward, Tyler and the other Russian soldiers rejoice in the jungle by wildly dancing and singing to Russian balalaika folk music beside a roaring campfire.

His ability to perform classical Russian dances landed him in the movie. Professional opportunities opened for Nelson after graduating from Russia’s Kirov Academy and studying with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow a few years ago.

“They were filming us outside of a tent dancing and then turned the camera inside the tent,” Tyler explained his scene. “I saw Harrison Ford strapped in a chair being interrogated. I started to gather they were holding this big crystal-looking thing in the tent and heard someone mention a crucifix skull.”

In the movie, Indiana actor Shia LaBeouf plays Indiana Jones’ son. Jones learns of this and falls in love with Ravenwood again, Tyler said.

“After we did the first take, Steven Spielberg came up to us and shook our hands and said that we were great,” Tyler said.

Spielberg’s smile and easygoing personality puts actors at ease.

“He’s subtly suggesting things so actors can do it on their own and not just follow blindly,” Tyler said.

Spielberg’s direction style is in contrast to the more aggressive director, David Fincher, with whom Tyler worked with on the production set of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

The movie starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett is set to be released next spring or summer. Pitt’s character ages backward in the film.

Tyler shares a small scene with Pitt in the film by playing a theater usher.

“If I was rushing, he would hold me back,” Nelson said. “I waited for signals from him.”

Blanchett was a perfectionist while Pitt spent his time reading between filming, Tyler said. A skilled film actor, Pitt is keenly aware of camera lighting and timing.

“I learned a lot being next to him and seeing how observant he was about his movements,” Tyler said.

Theresa said she’s confident her son will accomplish whatever goal he sets for himself.

“Tyler is living his dream, enjoying every day what comes his way because of his planned and well-executed preparation,” she said.

TO LEARN MORE about Edmond’s Tyler Nelson, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Nelson.

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