Phoebe Waller-Bridge‘s long-awaited Tomb Raider series at Amazon Prime Video just took a big leap forward with a crucial piece of the puzzle: casting Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones) as Lara Croft.
Variety reports that Turner “is nearly set” to star in the show, the first result of Amazon’s big-bucks take care of Waller-Bridge—final seen starring in a special tomb-raiding milieu due to Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, however whose skills behind the digicam are additionally well-established in initiatives like Fleabag and Killing Eve. The former Sansa Stark could be the newest to play the titular Tomb Raider character, who rose to pop-culture prominence due to her blockbuster online game franchise, however has additionally hit the massive display screen with Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander providing takes on the adventurer.
The commerce doesn’t give any extra particulars, however we did study in late October (by way of Deadline) that the casting had been narrowed down to 2 potential Laras: Turner and Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody). Presumably as soon as Turner locks in her deal, we’ll study extra about who else will seem in the collection—and once we’ll get to see it.
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