As Prime Video’s Tomb Raider sequence nears casting, studies reveal new particulars in regards to the seek for Lara Croft. Sources verify that actors Sophie Turner and Lucy Boynton will take a look at for the function. Led by Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the present will discover Croft’s adventures in a contemporary live-action adaptation of the legendary online game franchise.
Sophie Turner and Lucy Boynton to check for Lara Croft in Prime Video’s Tomb Raider sequence
Prime Video’s Tomb Raider sequence is casting for the function of Lara Croft, with Sophie Turner and Lucy Boynton set to check. Emmy-winning Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge leads the difference of the Tomb Raider online game franchise, now shifting to live-action tv. Lara Croft, beforehand portrayed by Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander, stays one of popular culture’s high motion heroines.
Reviews recommend Amazon MGM Studios thought-about different actors, comparable to Emma Corrin and Mackenzie Davis, for the function. Nonetheless, neither is predicted to check at this stage. Amazon MGM Studios, which secured the sequence rights in a cope with Crystal Dynamics, has not commented on the casting course of.
Amazon MGM Studios Head Jennifer Salke describes the Tomb Raider sequence as an “epic” and “globe-trotting” journey (through Deadline). Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios oversee the present’s manufacturing. Waller-Bridge and Jenny Robins from Wells Road Productions function government producers.
Turner is extensively identified for her function as Sansa Stark in HBO’s iconic present, Recreation of Thrones. A few of her different notable credit embrace Joan, The Staircase, and Survive, amongst many extra. Lucy Boynton, acknowledged for Bohemian Rhapsody and Homicide on the Orient Specific, will subsequent seem in A Merciless Love: The Ruth Ellis Story.
The Tomb Raider sequence shall be a part of an interconnected media franchise, with deliberate expansions in video games and different codecs. This method goals to proceed Lara Croft’s legacy and keep the franchise’s world affect.
The studio expects to announce the official casting resolution by late 2024.