The 2023 Temple of Doom set which was meant to be a remake of 7199 The Temple of Doom in inconspicuously absent from this initial wave, and LEGO provided the following statement, via the LEGO Ambassador Network

Use of pidgin English by Short Round and pretty much every non-white character shown in the film. One of the few erudite Indians shown in the film is Chatter Lal, who is a bad guy. Naturally more Thuggees come running to see what's happened. As you fight them, one of the freed slaves goes through the crawlspace at the top of the steps on the right and pulls the lever there to raise the 2 square platforms below. You'll use these to reach the exit soon, but there's more to do here first. Forgot to add to my original comment. Disappointed with the Luftwaffe pilot and Belloq minifigs. The latter wore short sleeves and boots in the movie, yet both details are missing. Considering Temple of the Golden Idol is an 18+ set, surely giving Belloq more detail is not too much to ask." No matter what opinions you have about the Lego company and it's values, the cancellation of this set will conveniently serve as a confirmation of those preconceived notions..." The depiction of Kali, a real-world Hindu deity, is potentially problematic given LEGO's general avoidance of religious symbols and subjects. However, some might reasonably point out that the Monkie Kid and Chinese Traditional Festival sets already include LEGO depictions of Chinese deities. Moreover, 77013 Escape from the Lost Tomb contains the Ark of the Covenant, which is considered to be a real-world Judeo-Christian artefact.I'm cynical, but if you have moral principles, you shouldn't even present Star Wars...the most loved character has "only" massacred children....now I'm going to be lynched :) Here’s more photos from the 2023 LEGO Indiana Jones release! 77012 Fighter Plane Chase – 387 pieces

Generalized misunderstanding and inaccurate depictions of the goddess Kali as some sort of demonic figure. Throughout 2022, the LEGO Group worked closely with Lucasfilm to optimise our planned product line up for the upcoming LEGO Indiana Jones product launches in April 2023. Smash the tool barrel just to the left of the wooden door to get the wrench inside. Use it to repair the engine that runs the lift. Now break the other barrel under the ledge with the slave cage to get a shovel. Use it to dig in the sparkling area on the right to unearth a golden key. Use this in the mechanism under the ledge to raise a whip platform.

As I’d expected a while, sets based on the existing movies are mostly conceptual remakes of the sets from the 2008-‘09 line, rather than previously untreated subject material. I still hope it brings a few totally new ones eventually, though, like a Lao Che Air Freight Ford Trimotor or a Republic of Hatay tank. Interesting that the Last Crusade fighter chase moved to later in the sequence, though, to replace the Jones’s appropriated biplane with their subsequently appropriated roadster, and actually produced a smaller, less expensive set in the process (the new design for the remaining plane undoubtedly helping in this goal). A welcome surprise, given how both the Raiders location-based sets are grander and more expensive than the previous versions. Not that I’m complaining about the lovely designs, just the fact I need to be able to pay for them. I don’t foresee myself being able to get duplicates of practically the entire line this time around like I did with the original Indy line. This was almost certainly cancelled because of a combination of Temple of Doom being the least like of the original trilogy and a level of appropriation that is very, very bad. Maybe it is more the former, and Lego just realized that they needed to concentrate on three sets. But I'd also bet it's partly the latter. While all of Indy is problematic on some level, Temple of Doom is definitely the most problematic of the original trilogy since it portrays the cult as the villains. It's one thing to have an idol or the ark in a portrayal of colonialist archaeology, but the ark defeats the Nazis and there are probably bigger problems with how indigenous people were portrayed in the opening of Raiders. I don’t think the statement rules anything out. I’d go as far as to say it deliberately dances around 77014 and Dial of Destiny. The notion that they’ve “consolidated the launch” leaves open the possibility of more sets in the future, but it could also be referring to an isolated wave. The statement is too vague to be anything of substance.

There's something wrong there. I wouldn't be surprised if that 40 is a typo and that set will end up costing a lot more. Detailed Instructions that have been professionally designed in high resolution PDF file format which is the same as you would receive with any official LEGO model.Before going after the Maharajah, jump over to the handrail on the left. Climb to the left and jump up onto the ledge with artifact piece #10. Move to the tunnel opening above the lava pool. Jump to grab the dangling rope and then jump from there to the small platform ahead. Funny that this announcement should arrive the morning after Harrison Ford and Ke Huy Quan had a heartwarming TOD reunion at the Oscars.

Personally, my family took me to see Temple of Doom, at the theater when I was 13-14ish years old. I loved the film then and I recently watched it about a month ago, enjoying it even more at age 52. This film has amazing set pieces / scenes that should be depicted in LEGO form. But like yours, which I respect, this is just my opinion. Now grab a bundle of dynamite from the box on the right. Target the jumble of silver bars in the doorway and throw the dynamite to blow them up. Go through the opening to the next area. Lego’s original take on the classic Golden Idol scene from the first movie, Lego Temple Escape is a great play set, though quite hard to get a hold of at a decent price these days. From a boulder that’s actually a ball and can be taken out to chase Indie, to swishing blades, and a sea plane to escape on, this is a really fun Lego Indiana Jones kit, and a must-have if you can find a cheap enough copy.

I am delighted to get Marion*, Sallah and Henry Jones Sr. in affordable sets, but I do regret that one Temple is prohibitively expensive, and the other is prohibitively gone. Why do they even let sets get this far into production, only to decide to cancel them for whatever reason? Remember the City dynamite factory? Or the rescue Technic Osprey?" This isn’t the first time a LEGO set has been cancelled at the last minute. In 2020, the LEGO Group halted the release of 42113 Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey just before it hit shelves, citing its policy not to manufacture military vehicles. The explanation for 77014 The Temple of Doom’s cancellation is much vaguer by contrast, leaving the door open to debate and speculation around exactly why the 801-piece set has faced the chop. What Fright Knights reference did you see? The Well of Souls set has a Bionicle Kaukau mask and an Exo-Force drone head on the right, “these two droids” on the left pillar, and what kinda looks like a Crystal Skull above where the Ark sits. Additionally, the Golden Idol set appears to have King Kahuka’s mask in the upper left of the Golden Idol chamber. I’m not seeing anything else out of the ordinary. That's his overall philosophy. He's happy to work as a professor (except grading papers lol), not live a high life and use small artifacts to help sell to the museum to fund his 'adventures'. Again he doesn't do it for monetary gain. But to protect these priceless artifacts from people who'll exploit those indigenous cultures.