According to Deadline, Turner is currently in talks to star as Lara Croft in yet another adaptation of the hit video game franchise Tomb Raider. The series is being developed over at Amazon MG Studios, and they’ve tapped Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge to develop the show.

Admittedly, the last successful adaptations of Tomb Raider were the Angelina Jolie films, and even those fizzled out at the box office. The last stab at a live-action version of Lara came out in 2018 with Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) playing the lead.

There’s also the animated series that released on Netflix recently:

We don’t know much about the new series yet, but it’s said that the series is aiming to be ‘epic’ in scale with the promise of a globe-trotting adventure. Though I would prefer Waller-Bridge to just gives us shows about socially (and sexually) awkward adult women, I’m interested to see how she could tackle a franchise like Tomb Raider; maybe she picked up a thing or two while she was working on the last Indiana Jones film.

As for Turner, I’ll admit, I only ever noticed her play Sansa Stark for a long while, and the only other memorable role for her that I can remember is her short cameo in Do Revenge where she goes on an epic rant about cocaine:

I don’t imagine her Lara would have that energy, but she’s sure welcome to surprise me.

No release date has been set for the upcoming Tomb Raider adaptation from Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Check this out:

Reunited and it feeeeels so gooooood! @IFmovie pic.twitter.com/QsrQQ4ahSG

— John Krasinski (@johnkrasinski) April 24, 2024

For context, Carell had left the series in 2010, but he was able to make an appearance in the series finale which aired in 2013. The two haven’t starred in a picture together since, so that makes it roughly eleven years since the two last worked on a project together. Here’s the farewell scene between Jim and Michael from the show:

We don’t know how much Carell and Krasinski’s characters will be interacting in the show, but it is great to see the two together after all these years. Besides The Office alum, the movie has also managed to get a star-studded cast which includes the likes of Ryan Reynolds, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Sam Rockwell, Jon Stewart, and Maya Rudolph. They even managed to bring in the recently deceased Louis Gossett Jr.

I’ll admit, I was really expecting Krasinski to lean in on the horror movie genre like Jordan Peele, but I’m willing to see what he has to bring into the action-adventure stage. Sure movies for adults are complicated enough to make, but making a kids’ movie that manages to stand the test of time has got to be a different level of masterful.

Catch IF when it comes into theaters this May 17.

Here’s the first trailer:

While the original Mr. & Mrs. Smith film had John and Jane Smith not being aware that the other is an assassin, this reboot flips the story and has both be assassins that are complete strangers who slowly fall in love with each other. The official description for the show reads:

Two lonely strangers land a job working for a mysterious spy agency that offers them a glorious life of espionage, wealth, world travels and a dream brownstone in Manhattan. The catch: new identities in an arranged marriage as Mr. & Mrs. John and Jane Smith. Now hitched, John and Jane navigate a high risk mission every week while also facing a new relationship milestone. Their complex cover story becomes even more complicated when they catch real feelings for each other. What’s riskier, espionage or marriage?

Originally the movie was supposed to have Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the Mrs. Smith role, but she had left the project due to creative differences with Donald Glover. Erskine took over the part after Waller-Bridge left, and the show has managed to gather more stars for the cast which include the likes of Paul Dano, Parker Posey, Ron Perlman, Wagner Moura, Eiza Gonzalez, and Alexander Skarsgard.

So far the series looks fun, and it should have some of that signature artsy vibe that Atlanta has with Glover as executive producer. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Catch Mr. & Mrs. Smith when it premieres on Amazon Prime Video on Feb. 2, 2024.

Talking to Total Film (via Games Radar), head writer Jessica Gao reveals that Fleabag was a big inspiration for the series. Star Tatiana Maslany also added, “The irreverence of [Fleabag] and the sense of humor… there’s a lot there that I can definitely see that they drew from as inspiration.”

Though Marvel properties are usually filled with ‘end-of-the-world’ stakes, Gao talks about how She-Hulk as a series will focus on the more day-to-day aspects of the characters in the MCU. Gao explains:

“Because the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe has already done a fantastic job of huge action, enormous stakes… It’s always the fate of the universe, the fate of the free world. But that can’t be every single day. What happens in between those movies when these characters just have to live their lives, when they have to go on dates, when they have to go grocery shopping, when they have to see their family at a reunion?”

I’m already loving the angle, and after the usual stakes with properties like Moon Knight and Ms. Marvel, I’m eager to watch a character like Jen just working hard and trying to make sense of this world full of superhumans.

Catch She-Hulk: Attorney at Law when the series premieres on Disney+ on Aug. 17.

This comes from Indiana Jones producer Frank Marshall:

That's a wrap!!! #indianajones pic.twitter.com/pQRTw0oOXx

— Frank Marshall (@LeDoctor) February 27, 2022

We also got this post from director James Mangold:

And so begins the first day after the storm.. pic.twitter.com/nb0jnHIeec

— Mangold (@mang0ld) February 27, 2022

We’ve yet to get an official look at the cast yet, but seeing that the movie has wrapped, we could be getting some official images soon.

No official plot has been revealed for Indiana Jones 5 yet, but it has been speculated that this will be Ford’s final run as Indy, and that the torch will be passed on to whoever Phoebe Waller-Bridge is playing.

When The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull came out, it looked like the franchise was preparing for Shia LaBeouf to take over any future installments. With the movie being poorly received—and LaBeouf undergoing some personal drama—it looks like Lucasfilm had to go back to the drawing board.

While the studio does seem to want the franchise to go on, I’m completely fine with the film just focusing on Indy and closing his story. If you ask me, there are already too many globe-trotting adventure franchises going around (Uncharted, Tomb Raider) that the Indy franchise doesn’t really need to compete with them. We should just get a solid story that concludes the arc of one of cinema’s most beloved characters.

Catch Indiana Jones when it comes out July 29.

As per Mail Online, Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Solo: A Star Wars Story), who is currently cast in Indiana Jones 5, could be set up to replace Harrison Ford as the new lead of Indiana Jones. Sources say that Kennedy plans to make ‘big, bold’ changes to the franchise, and it includes having the new lead be a woman. Another source claims, ‘It would be a huge statement, and a great role for Phoebe.’

With Tomb Raider and Jungle Cruise already giving us some spunky female archeologists, Lucasfilm has to find a way to give Waller-Bridge’s character her own charm that would make the character feel original. With Waller-Bridge having a penchant for playing very unique, outspoken characters, I hope she has some input in how her new character will be written.

Then again, we don’t know if Waller-Bridge is going to be the next lead yet. This is all just a rumor for now, and until Lucasfilm or Disney gives us some official details, that’s all we really have.

Catch Indiana Jones 5 when it comes out July 29, 2022.

As per Variety, sources have confirmed that Waller-Bridge has left Mr. & Mrs. Smith over ‘creative differences’ with co-star and co-executive producer Donald Glover. Apparently Waller-Bridge’s exit was amicable, and her role will be recast.

After the success of Fleabag, it seemed that Waller-Bridge has been getting busier and busier, what with her work on the latest Bond film No Time to Die as well as Killing Eve in which she’s attached as an executive producer. It’s also worth noting that Waller-Bridge will also be starring alongside the OG Han Solo Harrison Ford in the upcoming Indiana Jones movie.

In the original Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt play assassins who are married to each other and discover that they are each other’s next target. We don’t know how Glover and Waller-Bridge would have taken on the series, but we should have expected something with a more mature and meta take, seeing that Fleabag and Atlanta are far cries from the standard action/romance that the original movie was.

It’s kind of a bummer to see Waller-Bridge go as I would have loved to see her collaborate with Glover again, but at least we still have the fun dynamic between L3-37 and Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story.

No release date has been set for the Mr. & Mrs. Smith series on Amazon.

While everyone is waiting to see an official photo of Harrison Ford in costume, some new set photos that have come up online reveal Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) in a 60s outfit. Check it out:

Phoebe Waller-Bridge on the set of ‘Indiana Jones 5’ https://t.co/FpdgOAUKYu

— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) July 15, 2021

We don’t know who Waller-Bridge is playing in the movie yet, but some are suspecting that the film will set her up as the new protagonist of the franchise; something Crystal Skull was attempting with Shia LaBeouf. With the last Indy film not being well-received though, I think it would be alright if Lucasfilm made this their proper sendoff of Ford as the character—seeing as he probably won’t have the energy to pull off another one of these.

No plot has been revealed for Indiana Jones 5 yet, but a rumor is going around that the story will involve the Space Race of the 60s, and Mads Mikkelsen is playing a Nazi scientist who is hired by the US to put a man on the moon. Since this is Indiana Jones, we should expect some kind of fantasy element to the plot, but so far, we don’t have any hints of that.

With Star Wars taking a hiatus in cinemas, hopefully Lucasfilm has other projects that they can focus on. While I do miss Star Wars in the big screen, I think a breather is what the studio needs after the BTS fiasco that was The Rise of Skywalker.

Catch Indiana Jones 5 when it releases on July 29, 2022.

As per Variety, Ford has sustained a shoulder injury while rehearsing for one of his fight scenes. A spokesperson for Disney said:

“In the course of rehearsing for a fight scene, Harrison Ford sustained an injury involving his shoulder… Production will continue while the appropriate course of treatment is evaluated, and the filming schedule will be reconfigured as needed in the coming weeks.”

We don’t know how serious Ford’s injury is, but it’s said that the film is going to have to rework its shooting schedule without Ford. Hopefully he won’t have to be out of it for too long.

At 78-years-old, a lot of people are wondering why Ford would agree to do one more Indiana Jones film; heck, even Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was already poking fun at how old Ford was. That being said, with the last Indy film kind of leaving a sour taste in the mouth, it would make sense for the franchise to have one more stab at sending off Indy. Hopefully director James Mangold manages to top his sendoff of Wolverine in Logan.

We don’t have a story for the film yet, but it’s rumored that it will have something to do with the Space Race of the 1960s. Until we get some official confirmation, that’s the best that fans have got.

For now, Indiana Jones 5 is set to hit theaters on July 29, 2022.

According to The Illuminerdi, a source has confirmed that Indiana Jones 5 will be taking place around the time of the 1960s space race, and Mikkelsen will be playing a ‘Nazi scientist enlisted into NASA by the United States government to work on the space agency’s moon landing initiative.’

Working with Mikkelsen will be Shaunette Renee Wilson, who will be his ‘CIA handler’ making sure that Mikkelsen’s character doesn’t pull a HYDRA and compromise the mission in the name of Nazis.

Of course, we should just take these rumors with a grain of salt, but after Kingdom of the Crystal Skull introduced Indy to the concept of aliens, it would make sense narratively for the next film to pull on that ‘space’ thread.

At 78-years-old, we should expect this to be Ford’s final appearance as Dr. Jones, and hopefully this will be the sendoff that the character deserves. While the franchise likely had the idea to have Shia LaBeouf be the new franchise lead, some speculate that this film will have Indy pass the torch to Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s character—whoever she’s playing.

Catch Indiana Jones 5 when it hits theaters on July 29, 2022.

As per Deadline, Mikkelsen has been cast in Indiana Jones 5. Wedon’t have any details about his role, but basedon Mikkelsen’s run, it’s very possible that he could be playing the main villain. Though he may have been on the side of good for Star Wars, it would be great to see Mikkelsen take on another villain—and one that’s going up against Indiana Jones no doubt.

Then again, this is just speculation on my part. After being cast as the new Grindelwald for Fantastic Beasts 3, maybe playing another villain in a major franchise could come out stale for an actor like Mikkelsen. Then again, he does make for very dashing, enigmatic antagonists; and that would be a perfect foil for an old, rough-around-the-edges character like Indy.

Mikkelsen joins a cast that includes Ford and Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Though Steven Spielberg was originally attached to direct, the helm has been passed over to Logan director James Mangold.

No details have been revealed about the script yet, but a lot of people are speculating that this film would either give the Indiana Jones franchise a definitive end or have Indy pass the torch and start the franchise anew. Either way, I don’t think anyone is expecting Harrison Ford to do any more of these.

Indiana Jones 5 is currently set to release on July 28, 2022.

As per Deadline, Waller-Bridge has been cast in the next Indiana Jones film that will be directed by James Mangold. She will also be starring alongside Harrison Ford, who at the age of 78, is still set to come back as the world’s most interesting archeologist.

No details have been revealed about Waller-Bridge’s character, but hopefully this time we’ll actually get to see her face, as compared to Solo where she was covered in a mo-cap suit, playing the sassy droid L3-37.

While Kingdom of the Crystal Skull kind of teased the idea that Shia LaBeouf would be the new lead of the Indy franchise, the terrible reception of the movie is what lead to the idea being shelved. Now Lucasfilm is ready to bring Ford back (hopefully for the last time), and maybe this time it can either be the definitive end/or new beginning for the franchise.

Indy 5 is set to come out sometime in 2022, which seems like a release date too soon, counting that the industry is still slowly getting back on its feet from the pandemic. Then again, the film has been delayed multiple times already, and it’s very likely pre-production has wrapped for a while, just waiting for everything to get up and running.

Indiana Jones 5 is expected to come out in July 29, 2022.