the movie was in "development hell" since the 1989 release of "indiana jones and the last crusade", because spielberg and ford did not agree over lucas's choice of the skull as the center plot device. screenwriters jeb stuart, jeffrey boam, m. night shyamalan, frank darabont and jeff nathanson wrote early versions, before david koepp's script was chosen by all three men. shooting finally started on june 18, 2007, and took place in new mexico, new haven, connecticut, hawaii, fresno, california, and at soundstages in los angeles. this movie uses more stunts than cgi (computer generated images) so that the movie looks like the rest in the series. the music was created once again by john williams.