Phoebe Waller-Bridge is going from one Lucasfilm franchise to another. The talented Fleabag creator and voice of feminist droid L3-37 in Solo: A Star Wars Story has joined the cast of Indiana Jones 5, according to Disney.
Waller-Bridge will “star alongside” Harrison Ford, who will play the Nazi-bashing, treasure-hunting adventurer for the final time. Also confirmed to return is composer John Williams, who will score the film.
James Mangold took over as director when Steven Spielberg bowed out after months of delays and failed attempts to figure out a story for Indy’s swansong.
Mangold said about the news, “Steven [Spielberg], Harrison, Kathy [Kennedy], Frank [Marshall], and John are all artistic heroes of mine. When you add Phoebe, a dazzling actor, brilliant creative voice and the chemistry she will undoubtedly bring to our set, I can’t help but feel as lucky as Indiana Jones himself.”
Bridge has been making serious moves in blockbuster franchises of late. She was brought on to help on the script for No Time to Die, becoming only the second woman to write a James Bond film.
Indiana Jones 5 opens on July 29th 2022.
