Amazon Lastly Confirms Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in ‘Tomb Raider’ Sequence

In a not-so-surprising announcement, Amazon MGM Studios has named the star of its long-gestating Tomb Raider sequence: Sophie Turner. The dearth of shock is as a result of Turner was recognized to be “practically set” to signal on as Lara Croft, according to reports from November of final yr.

Those self same stories famous that Turner had been chosen over the opposite contender, Bohemian Rhapsody‘s Lucy Boynton, however that the deal wasn’t but official. Now, Variety confirms that not solely is Turner set for the half, but in addition the sequence will start capturing January 19, 2026. That’s an enormous step ahead for the present, which was first announced in early 2023, greenlit in Could 2024, after which—as talked about above—rumored to have found its Lara in late 2024.

There’s additionally some behind-the-scenes information so as to add: whereas Indiana Jones movie vet Phoebe Waller-Bridge (whose different TV credit embody Fleabag and Killing Eve) continues to be the present’s creator, author, and govt producer, she’ll now have an help from Chad Hodge (Wayward Pines, Good Habits) as co-showrunner and govt producer.

“It’s not fairly often you get to make a present of this scale with a personality you grew up loving,” Waller-Bridge mentioned in an announcement to the commerce. “Everybody on board is wildly enthusiastic about Lara and are all as outrageous, courageous, and hilarious as she is. Get your artifacts out… Croft is coming…”

To this point there’s no launch date for this newest Tomb Raider iteration, however given the filming begin date, 2027 seems like a strong guess.

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