Phoebe Waller-Bridge ‘to replace Harrison Ford as female Indiana Jones’

The Fleabag star is enjoying an as but unknown character within the as but untitled fifth Indiana Jones movie which has been filming within the UK and sees Harrison Ford return to the function

Phoebe Waller-Bridge could possibly be swapping Fleabag to don a fedora and fill the boots of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones.

The 36-year-old actress and screen-writer is at the moment filming alongside 79-year-old display icon Harrison within the fifth instalment of the Indiana Jones movie franchise.

And, in response to stories, the British actress could possibly be moving into the titular function of the franchise for future instalments of the collection.

Plot particulars for the brand new movie – which is a sequel to 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Cranium – however it’s rumoured Phoebe’s function is as an assistant to the title character.

The Mail On Sunday stories: “Phoebe is being tipped to switch [Harrison Ford] as a feminine model of the fictional professor of archaeology within the journey film franchise.”

Whereas a movie supply instructed the publication: “The gossip on the set is that this character will slot into the main function.”

Additionally it is claimed that Hollywood producer Kathleen Kennedy – who’s President of Lucasfilm Ltd, who make the Indiana Jones movies – needs to make “large, daring” modifications to the movie collection.

An trade insider has tipped the rumours as gospel, saying: “It will be an enormous assertion, and an amazing function for Phoebe.”

Movie followers have noticed Phoebe on set of the film – which is being partially shot in Glasgow – in character wearing maroon corduroy jacket, blue trousers, a beret and wit round sun shades.

Harrison first performed Indiana Jones in 1981 within the debut movie of the collection, Raiders of the misplaced Ark.

The movie collection follows the adventures of Dr. Henry Walton “Indiana” Jones, Jr., a fictional professor of archaeology, and is about between the 1930s and 1950s.

Sean Connery joined the solid in 1989 as Harrison’s on-screen father, Henry Jones, Sr. – whereas the 2008 movie launched Cate Blanchett as villainous Soviet agent Irina Spalko.

The fourth movie additionally launched Shia LaBeouf as Indiana’s sidekick and son, Mutt Williams – with previous rumours suggesting the franchise would transfer on to give attention to Shia’s character.

The 35-year-old just isn’t believed to have returned to the fifth instalment, nonetheless, and movie collection creator George Lucas beforehand mentioned in a 2008 interview: “Indiana Jones is Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford IS Indiana Jones… If it was Mutt Williams it will be ‘Mutt Williams and the Seek for Elvis’ or one thing.”

Phoebe, in the meantime, was drafted in to re-write upcoming James Bond movie No Time To Die so as to add new vitality to the script and to present characters a brand new outlook.

The long-overdue movie, which is lastly due for launch on the finish of the month, is tipped to incorporate British actress Lashana Lynch as Nomi – a personality who replaces James because the 007 agent of MI6.

Rebooting characters with feminine replacements could also be changing into one thing of a drained trope in Hollywood, nonetheless.

In 2016, Ghostbusters was rebooted as a female-focused comedy – however was panned by critics and flopped on the field workplace.

Whereas two years later, Ocean’s 11 was rebooted as a feminine crammed Ocean’s 8 – which was met with middling evaluations, and in addition struggled on the field workplace.