While hardly a new name to Lucasfilm audiences, having played and voiced L3-37 in Solo: Star Wars Story, Phoebe Waller-Bridge is about to become a whole new level of famous when she co-stars in 30th June’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and here she speaks about her role of Helena, and she’s clearly excited for fans to see the film.
“I think they really achieved something extraordinary: she fits into the canon, and she feels like there is certainly an energy that she shares with all the characters that have come before, especially with the female parts, but she is unique, and she has a fresh voice. She was somebody who was mysterious from the off. I think [Indy’s] often been the mystery to those characters before, especially his female counterparts, and I think there’s something really unusual in how they flip that here.”
As Daisy Ridley found out while working on the Sequel Trilogy, John Williams clearly enjoys crafting memorable themes for British actresses, and Phoebe was the grateful recipient of his incredible talent and not only that but was able to thank him in person.
“I still haven’t really found the words for that. I managed to actually meet John at the Oscars. To be able to say thank you to him for all the work that has inspired me over the years, but then also to specifically say, ‘Thank you for writing me a theme,’ was one of the purest and most precious moments in this side of my professional life. That was the best.”
