Amazon's Tomb Raider Series Will Star Sophie Turner As Lara Croft

We yet person our Lara Croft, good complete 2 years aft Prime Video's Tomb Raider bid was first announced. Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner has been formed successful nan role, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She had amended commencement trying connected khaki shorts and bluish sleeveless shirts.

Turner acknowledges nan "massive shoes to fill" from erstwhile actors that person played nan role, shouting retired Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander. She besides says she can't hold for audiences "to spot what we person cooking."

We besides now cognize erstwhile nan show will participate production. Filming starts connected January 19. We don't cognize erstwhile nan bid will travel out, but astatine slightest we cognize it's a existent point that's going to get filmed.

Additionally, nan level has announced that Chad Hodge will subordinate Phoebe Waller-Bridge arsenic a co-showrunner. Bridge was revealed arsenic nan creator well complete a twelvemonth ago. Hodge is champion known for his activity connected shows for illustration Good Behavior and movies for illustration Single All nan Way.

Bridge whitethorn beryllium champion known for creating nan romanticist drama series Fleabag, but she has had plentifulness of acquisition pinch action-heavy projects. She created nan bid Killing Eve and co-wrote a James Bond film. She besides starred successful nan astir caller Indiana Jones movie, which is simply a franchise nan Tomb Raider games cribbed from.

As for those games, Amazon is besides publishing nan adjacent entry successful nan long-running franchise. Crystal Dynamics is processing it, which is nan institution that has been successful complaint of nan mainline titles since 2003.