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Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny: Phoebe Waller-Bridge is starring in the next instalment of this iconic adventure franchise
2 years ago
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The next instalment of Indiana Jones is on its way – complete with a very special addition to the cast.
It is a fact universally acknowledged that if a TV show, film or music video needs zhooshing up these days, there’s one person who can always be relied upon to bring the star power: Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Even as we’ve been eagerly awaiting the next move from the inimitable PWB, her presence has been felt far and wide in recent times. The creator of Fleabag and Killing Eve has directed Phoebe Bridgers’ Savior Complex video, voiced L3-37 in Solo: A Star Wars Story, made significant contributions to the latest James Bond film No Time To Die and even popped up in Harry Styles’ Treat People With Kindness music video to perform an utterly joyous duet.
And now, there’s another to add to the mix: Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny.
“Daredevil archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history,” promises the synopsis.
“Accompanied by his goddaughter, he soon finds himself squaring off against Jürgen Voller, a former Nazi who works for Nasa.”
Any Indiana Jones fans out there will know, of course, that Steven Spielberg directed all four of the previous chapters. After he previously expressed a desire to “pass along Indy’s whip to a new generation to bring their perspective to the story”, however, the reins have been handed to Logan and Ford v Ferrari director James Mangold.
“When you’re in franchise land, it’s very hard for critical thinkers to overlook what I’m sure their editors want, which is this business prism of how does it rate to the other ones?” Mangold explains, per Variety.
“I always thought if I were second or third best to one of the greatest films of all time, I’d be good. I mean, it all vaporises later. Either the movie will live or it won’t.”
The film has mixed reviews so far, and is set to be the longest Indy film so far, with a runtime of two hours and 34 minutes.
However, with Waller-Bridge set to star as Helena Shaw, Indy’s brave and resourceful goddaughter, we are expecting plenty of trademark wit alongside the usual skin-of-the-teeth scrapes. Who knows, we might even get a cheeky look to the camera in classic Fleabag style, too.
Anyone else so ready to see her with a fedora and whip?
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny will arrive exclusively in UK cinemas on Wednesday 28 June.
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