Friday, April 09, 2021

The Temple of Phoebe


Today's all about good vibes going out to women we adore, it seems -- I just wished Kristen Stewart (here) and Elle Fanning (here) happy birthdays on Twitter, and now comes word that the great Phoebe Waller-Bridge has just landed the biggest role of her career (yes, bigger than writing the new Bond script): she's going to play the female lead in the fifth Indiana Jones movie. Will this movie be better than the last one? I don't know. Harrison Ford's back of course but Steven Spielberg isn't directing -- it's James Mangold, who, well I know a lot of you are but I'm not at all a fan of. But honestly whether the movie's "good" or not doesn't matter at this point, because even the shittier shit elements become iconic -- "nuke the fridge" anybody? I even consider Cate's Evil Russian Bob iconic...

... and no, I will not be taking questions. Anyway time-wise this one will be in the 1960s won't it? Will they go to Cuba? Hiring Phoebe makes me think the series will go right at the James Bond thing head-on -- ye olde archeologist Indiana being a relic of the past, with "Super Spies" being the hip cool cats of the mod future. God I've half written this thing already, haven't I?

3 comments:

bdog said...

I'm about as excited for a 5th Indiana Jones movie as I am for the next 4 Avatars. Not at all.

Aquinas1220 said...

I adore Phoebe, so I'm excited, but I have to admit I'd be more excited if Harrison Ford was simply making a cameo appearance. At the risk of sounding awfully ageist, I really hate watching former action stars who are approaching octogenarian status attempt to relive their glory days. It ends up just being sad to watch.

Anonymous said...

excellent and 60s ta boot, oh I hope she's playing his daughter or something, I didn't see the Cate one (shia's fault). I guess she's never kissing Damien Molony on camera again damn it. Still holding out for a Greta&Pheobe performance, something saucy and period (sorry keira just this once take a seat) They both look like they stepped out of a Renoir.