‘Indiana Jones 5’ Star Shaunette Renée Wilson Asked for Script Changes Over an ‘Offensive and a Bit Problematic’ Scene (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent SPOILER ALERT:This story discusses major plot developments in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” which is now playing in theaters.
Shaunette Renée Wilson (“The Resident,” “Black Panther”) landed the role of a lifetime when she was cast opposite Harrison Ford in his final “Indiana Jones” film.
Wilson was hand-picked by director James Mangold to play Agent Mason in the major summer release. After a Zoom meeting with Mangold, she was cast and didn’t even have to audition, but when she received the script, she wanted to implement some changes. “I was so jazzed,” Wilson tells Variety recalling her first reaction to receiving the script. “I was quite impressed by a lot of things, but I also had thoughts and wanted to make input about my character in particular.
And the brilliance and wonder of James Mangold is his ability to collaborate, and he heard me out and he was very honest about it and took what I said and it was implemented in rewrites.
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