Issue No. 27, August 14, 2019Photographed here and for the cover
by Frank W. Ockenfels 3FEATURES
58 The Future Is Phoebe
With two Emmy-nominated
series and Hollywood at
her feet, Fleabag creator and
star Phoebe Waller-Bridge
reveals her next move (hint:
it’s probably not an overall
deal), the allure of writing
for James Bond (“It’s a kind
of fantasy nightmare”)
and why she can’t stop think-
ing about death.
66 Are Film Producers
the New Expendables?
As studio slates shrink
and first-look deals disap-
pear, they are scrambling
like never before.
70 Young Hollywood 2019
Wanna learn to steal a scene
from DiCaprio? Ask Julia
Butters, who joins Emmy
nominees, pint-size pro-
ducers and, of course,
those Stranger Things kids
on THR’s second annual list
of entertainment’s top 30
under-18 talents.
82 Family (Dys)function
Talk about awkward —
Emmy-nominated scribes
Jed Mercurio (Bodyguard)
and Maya Erskine and Anna
Konkle (PEN15) reveal how
they penned their tense fam-
ily moments.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge was
photographed Aug. 8
at The Paramour Mansion
in Los Angeles.
Chanel blazer, pants,
hat, cuff and belt.
ON THE COVER
Valentino jumpsuit, Marc Jacobs
necktie, Cartier rings.58