She is the creative genius behind hit BBC comedy Fleabag and the last James Bond blockbuster.
It seems Phoebe Waller-Bridge might be developing something new, as she was seen in north London carrying a folder of notes tucked under her arm.
The 40-year-old actress appeared at ease in denim overalls as she was out and about in north London, sparking speculation that she could be diligently working on a new script.
After all, she secured a $100 million, five-year agreement with Amazon back in 2019, following an intense competition among Hollywood studios to enlist her talent after the conclusion of Fleabag’s final season.
However, Ms. Waller-Bridge, whose significant other is Martin McDonagh, a distinguished British-Irish playwright and filmmaker at 55, has yet to achieve the early writing success for Amazon that she experienced previously.
The Crashing star’s long-awaited Tomb Raider TV series seems to have run into a wall as sources say the idea is ‘dead’.
So far, Amazon Studios’ $100 million investment in the British actress hasn’t yielded results, as the Fleabag creator’s scripts have been slow to materialize and deemed not ready for production.
There are no signs of the series being filmed ‘in early 2025’, which was the promise from a Prime Video executive last year.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, aged 40, was seen in north London with a large tote bag, flaunting her growing bump in comfortable denim overalls and a striped T-shirt.
It appears Waller-Bridge may be working on a new creation – after being spotted with a folder of notes hidden under her arm
And Game Of Thrones star Sophie Turner, who was reportedly in negotiations to play Tomb Raider protagonist Lara Croft, is busy with other films for much of this year.
A spokesman for Prime Video had no comment; nor did representatives for Waller-Bridge.
Waller-Bridge got stuck into the idea of bringing Lara Croft to the small screen in 2022 and a script was delivered around the middle of last year, according to sources.
But not a single minute of broadcast content has been developed to date. The project was dealt a serious blow last week when the executive who was overseeing the project, Jennifer Salke, was booted from her role as the head of Amazon Studios.
Salke, formerly head of entertainment at NBC, was the key negotiator who signed Waller-Bridge to a staggering $20million-a-year golden handcuffs deal back in 2019, when she was in demand after Fleabag.
That deal has become one of the most notorious flubs in Hollywood – a black mark against Salke which may even have contributed to her demise.
Waller-Bridge has taken on two acting roles over the past six years – in Disney’s Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny and animated Paramount film ‘IF’.
She also contributed to the script of 2021 James Bond film No Time To Die.
Waller-Bridge, has described her partner Martin McDonagh, 55, a British-Irish playwright and filmmaker, as a ‘genius’ (pictured together at the Golden Globe Awards, 2023)
The Crashing star’s long-awaited Tomb Raider TV series seems to have run into a wall as sources say the idea is ‘dead’
Game Of Thrones star Sophie Turner, (pictured) who was reportedly in negotiations to play Tomb Raider protagonist Lara Croft, is busy with other films for much of this year
She was to have written and starred in a TV reboot of the film Mr And Mrs Smith, but quit her role in 2021. Her contributions to the project were so thoroughly erased she wasn’t even given a writing credit on the show, which eventually came out starring Maya Erskine and Donald Glover.
She is, however, due to star in A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, an American fantasy film, alongside Barbie actress Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, star of McDonagh’s The Banshees Of Inisherin and In Bruges.
Ms Waller-Bridge, who was part of the writing team on Bond movie No Time To Die, has been dating Mr McDonagh since 2017.
In a Vanity Fair interview two years ago, the actress gave a glimpse into their relationship and how they sometimes swap notes when working on scripts.
‘It’s really useful being with someone who I think is a genius, it just ups your game,’ she said.
