Article: Lego Promo Eyes New 'Indiana Jones' Fans

MICHELE NORRIS
NPR All Things Considered
05-19-2008
Lego Promo Eyes New 'Indiana Jones' Fans

Host: MICHELE NORRIS
Time 21:00-22:00 PM


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MICHELE NORRIS, host:

Okay, so crystal skulls aren't really real. But that doesn't bother the marketers from Lucasfilm. They're betting that plastic crystal skulls, Lego versions, are going to help them sell Indiana Jones to kids too young to remember the earlier films.

Lucasfilm has had a long and successful partnership with Lego and Lego's "Star Wars" has a huge franchise.

As Nancy Mullane reports, the two companies are using Legos as what you might call a gateway drug to get kids interested in the movie.

NANCY MULLANE: It's Lego ...

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