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Posted: Wednesday, July 11th, 2007 10:20 AM HST

"Indiana Jones" filming taking place on Big Island

By Associated Press

HILO, Hawaii (AP) _ The fourth ``Indiana Jones'' movie is being filmed on the Big Island along the Hamakua Coast north of Hilo. Studio officials aren't talking about the invasion of the ``Indiana Jones'' film crew over the next three weeks, which includes stars and producers including Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. The Honolulu Advertiser reports that the movie opens with a battle sequence with Russian soldiers near a Hamakua waterfall. The unnamed film's budget is estimated at 125 (m) million dollars. Hawaii film commissioner Donne Dawson confirmed the film's presence on the Big Island, which is being called ``The Untitled Genre Project'' until it gets an official name. The film started production earlier in Deming, New Mexico, and it will be distributed by Paramount Pictures for an expected May 2008 release. (Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved)