The basic gist of the deal is that Crystal Skull needs to make that $400 million dollars in order for Parmount to make back the bucks it spent making the movie. Then Lucas, Spielberg, Ford and get to see some cash.

The real question, then, is what about other actors, like Cate Blanchett and Shia LaBeouf? Are they "smaller profit participants," I wonder? Or are they getting standard Hollywood upfront paydays? I'm guessing the latter, since they aren't part of the original franchise and were brought on just for this picture.

If the actual news doesn't whet your Indy appetite, don't worry, there's more:

Hollywood Elsewhere gives some third-hand information from someone involved in the movie who calls it "the best of the Indy sequels." It's hard to tell if he's a plant responding to the recent bad press the movie's been getting or if it could be legit. Either way, it's one guy's opinion, so there's no wrong or right. That said, the more buzz the better for the movie. So, even with tightlipped Spielberg, people are talking about the movie -- good or bad -- which is probably going to make people want to go see it for themselves.

Finally, for spoiler lovers, there's someone revealing the plot on a MySpace blog. They say the info looks like it's from the official press kit, but it's still pretty in-depth about the plot, so if you don't want know, you shouldn't follow that link. If you just can't wait a month to find out some of what happens, that blogger is your new best friend.