The new Lara Croft has apparently been found: According to a report from industry magazine Deadline, Amazon is looking to hire Sophie Turner as the title character of the upcoming “Tomb Raider” series on Prime Video. Talks are currently underway between producer MGM Studios and the English actress.
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Sophie Turner is best known as Sansa Stark in the HBO series “Game of Thrones.” He played the role from 2011 to 2019. She also played the comic book character Jean Gray in “X-Men Apocalypse” and “Dark Phoenix.” Turner is said to have outwitted British actress Lucy Boynton, among others. as per deadline Was also considered for the role.
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The role of Lara Croft has been previously played by Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander. Amazon is bringing back the iconic video game heroine for an upcoming Prime Video series written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Amazon’s MGM Studios is responsible for the production in collaboration with game studio Crystal Dynamics, which recently developed the “Tomb Raider” video game.
Recently, the “Tomb Raider” franchise took a several-year break – apart from remastered versions of the original trilogy and mobile phone spin-offs. The most recent new video game for PC and consoles appeared in 2018 with “Shadow of the Tomb Raider”. The last film in the “Tomb Raider” universe was also released in 2018.
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With “Tomb Raider,” Amazon looks to build on the success of its “Fallout” series. But such film and series releases can also be profitable for video game developers. “Fallout,” “The Witcher” and “Cyberpunk” have shown that cross-media content can also boost video game sales. Even the “Borderlands” movie, which was panned by critics, has boosted sales of “Borderlands” titles, according to recent quarterly data from publisher Take-Two.
A new “Tomb Raider” video game is also currently in the works. Crystal Dynamics confirmed this in December 2022. It is unclear how far development has progressed – there has been no new information about the title since the announcement. As part of layoffs at parent company Embracer, jobs were also cut at Crystal Dynamics.
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