<p><em>Fleabag</em> actor and creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge will star alongside Harrison Ford in the new <em>Indiana Jones</em> movie due to hit screens next summer, Lucasfilm said Friday.</p>.<p>The series' fifth installment, to be directed by James Mangold (<em>Ford v Ferrari</em>) has been billed as 78-year-old Ford's final film as the hero archaeologist.</p>.<p>The new adventure will feature a "dream team of all-time great filmmakers" including producers Steven Spielberg - who was initially set to direct - and Kathleen Kennedy, said Mangold in a statement.</p>.<p>"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," Mangold added.</p>.<p>The casting caps a remarkable rise for British actor and writer Waller-Bridge, 35, who won multiple Emmys for <em>Fleabag</em>, the smash-hit TV adaptation of her one-woman show about a disillusioned young singleton in London.</p>.<p>Waller-Bridge also co-wrote spy thriller <em>Killing Eve</em> and the upcoming, pandemic-delayed James Bond film <em>No Time To Die</em>.</p>.<p>She has worked previously with Lucasfilm, playing acerbic droid L3-37 in <em>Solo: A Star Wars Story</em> (2018).</p>.<p>The fifth Indiana Jones film has been in production for years, with Lucasfilm parent company Disney confirming Ford's return at an investor day in December.</p>.<p>Ford first picked up the adventurer's signature hat and whip in 1981's <em>Raiders of the Lost Ark</em> - just a few years after achieving global fame as Han Solo in the original <em>Star Wars</em> film.</p>.<p>Three years later, <em>Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom</em> followed. In 1989, <em>Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade</em> hit theaters, with Sean Connery playing Indy's dad.</p>.<p>Nearly 20 years would pass before Ford starred in the fourth film, <em>Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull</em>, which had box office success but was critically panned.</p>.<p>Legendary composer John Williams, who created Indy's famous theme, will return to score the fifth film, which is due in July 2022.</p>
<p><em>Fleabag</em> actor and creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge will star alongside Harrison Ford in the new <em>Indiana Jones</em> movie due to hit screens next summer, Lucasfilm said Friday.</p>.<p>The series' fifth installment, to be directed by James Mangold (<em>Ford v Ferrari</em>) has been billed as 78-year-old Ford's final film as the hero archaeologist.</p>.<p>The new adventure will feature a "dream team of all-time great filmmakers" including producers Steven Spielberg - who was initially set to direct - and Kathleen Kennedy, said Mangold in a statement.</p>.<p>"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," Mangold added.</p>.<p>The casting caps a remarkable rise for British actor and writer Waller-Bridge, 35, who won multiple Emmys for <em>Fleabag</em>, the smash-hit TV adaptation of her one-woman show about a disillusioned young singleton in London.</p>.<p>Waller-Bridge also co-wrote spy thriller <em>Killing Eve</em> and the upcoming, pandemic-delayed James Bond film <em>No Time To Die</em>.</p>.<p>She has worked previously with Lucasfilm, playing acerbic droid L3-37 in <em>Solo: A Star Wars Story</em> (2018).</p>.<p>The fifth Indiana Jones film has been in production for years, with Lucasfilm parent company Disney confirming Ford's return at an investor day in December.</p>.<p>Ford first picked up the adventurer's signature hat and whip in 1981's <em>Raiders of the Lost Ark</em> - just a few years after achieving global fame as Han Solo in the original <em>Star Wars</em> film.</p>.<p>Three years later, <em>Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom</em> followed. In 1989, <em>Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade</em> hit theaters, with Sean Connery playing Indy's dad.</p>.<p>Nearly 20 years would pass before Ford starred in the fourth film, <em>Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull</em>, which had box office success but was critically panned.</p>.<p>Legendary composer John Williams, who created Indy's famous theme, will return to score the fifth film, which is due in July 2022.</p>