The Queen of the North is about to grow to be a gun-toting British archeologist. Based on latest studies, Sport of Thrones Sophie Turner is ready to play the lead position of Lara Croft in Amazon’s Prime Video’s upcoming Tomb Raider TV sequence.
She has been hooked up to the upcoming sequence because it was reported in October that the 28-year-old actress examined for the position together with Bohemian Rhapsody actress Lucy Boynton. If Turner formally secures the position, she’ll be working with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who’s govt producing and writing for the sequence. The position may even mark Turner’s fourth post-Sport of Thrones TV position after Survive on Quibi (Do not forget that?!), HBO’s The Staircase and British crime drama Joan.
The sequence was picked up for a sequence order by the streamer in Could following the important acclaim and success of one other online game adaptation, Fallout. Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios, mentioned the sequence will “honor the legacy of this iconic character,” and Waller-Bridge maintained that it’ll be an journey, “bats n all,” referencing the enemies Croft ceaselessly runs into, as one does when raiding tombs. If this holds true, Turner will possible be acrobatically flipping into tight areas attempting to not fall and begin again from the start, a actuality I’m certain has simply retraumatized anybody who cried tears of frustration taking part in the unique PlayStation video games.
There isn’t a phrase on when filming will start or a potential launch date. Given the actual fact 2024 is virtually over and the main girl nonetheless hasn’t been formally confirmed, a 2025 premiere appears extremely unlikely. That’s very true since Amazon is planning to create a Tomb Raider universe by connecting the TV sequence with a deliberate upcoming movie and online game.
If Turner is ready to capable of rule a kingdom, she’ll haven’t any drawback with a number of bats and soiled tombs.