Attila the Professor said:
Yeah, I've noticed that (but I suppose I didn't point it out). At any rate, the line would really need some legs to ever get to the point where they treat the jungle chase sequence more accurately.
I think it depends in part upon just how large a set it would be. For sets over $60 or so, I think they'll go only with either highly iconic scenes (the combined
Temple of Doom parts in the Temple of Doom set, for example), or do major scenes from a new movie in current release (as with the Temple of the Crystal Skull set). With
KotCS perhaps not held in quite the same regard as the "original trilogy," I think it's somewhat unlikely we'll get another really huge set from it, but I do think a mid-sized set around $40 or $50 would be possible, and it could conceivably be a two-vehicle set from the jungle chase with most or all of the major characters. I certainly would appreciate it if they did it - it would probably be our best bet for getting Mac and/or Ox. As you say, though, I don't think it'll be particularly soon.
Similarly, I think there are lots of fans who want specific characters officially represented in minifig form, and LEGO is probably well aware of this, but they do have a challenge in finding ideal sets to put them all in. LEGO's not going to do sets of things like offices and classrooms, or probably even the warehouse; to work as viable sets, models ideally should have various action features, moving parts, etc., and recreate scenes with lots of action or other visual interest. The warehouse is something lots of devoted fans would dig, but a set has to be a mass-market toy first and foremost, so a warehouse is unlikely, since most kids aren't going to be too excited by a bunch of stacks of boxes. The same goes for most college / university scenes.
Considering those very issues, then, I think our best bet for getting Marcus would be something from the tank battle / chase; possibly the same for Sallah. Not sure about a
Raiders Sallah, but perhaps if / when they revisit the Well of Souls (which I do think
relatively,
somewhat likely - it's as iconic and memorable as they come, and while it's been done it was one of the original launch sets in the theme, so it'll be one of the first "done" scenes to turn into a "it's been ages since we could get a ____ set" set, and there's a fair bit of room for improving and expanding upon the original set).
I'd like to see the Raven represented, though I don't think they'd do that as a large set - since the tavern itself wouldn't be loaded with action features, I could see them doing it as a smaller set, around $10 to $25, featuring just a section of the bar and maybe one or two tables, with a handful of minifigs (Marion, Indy, a henchman or two, and yes, Toht).