Nicole Kidman, a grittier Indiana Jones? I'd buy Harrison Ford as a Moulin Rouge courtesan first. If they want to go comparing The Eighth Wonder to Indy, they're just asking for opinionated bloggers such as myself to automatically start comparing character and casting choice. I feel it's my prerogative to point out that Kidman would have been snapped in half in Raiders before Alfred Molina even swatted the spiders off of him. And for those of you thinking "Marion!" Marion Ravenwood was a badass who could drink your drunk uncle under the table, but not only was she the second-billed damsel-in-distress, she got stuck in a wicker basket for 20 minutes. I don't think that's the kind of grit Kinberg's going for.

Honestly, the "globe-spanning race" part intrigues me, and if they hadn't aimed to be a version of Indiana Jones, I'd probably be fairly psyched for the project to start rolling. But henceforth, comparisons are all I'll be able to draw, and instead of a-whip-and-a-sidecar-escape, all I'll see in my head is Kidman trying to escape from the Nazi's by trying to blend into an ecru-painted wall.