Actress Sophie Turner is doing little to ease the minds of some concerned Tomb Raider fans. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the star — who will play Lara Croft in Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming live-action series — said she will not portray the character as a “sex bombshell.”
The first batch of production photos of Sophie Turner in costume as Lara Croft has sparked a new round of fan backlash. One of the most iconic characters in video game history, Lara Croft has a highly recognizable image. But the Amazon series appears to be taking the character in a direction that runs counter to fans’ expectations.
On Thursday morning, Amazon MGM Studios released the first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft for its Tomb Raider TV series. The reaction online was mixed. But now the official X account for the video game retailer GameStop has offered a blunt assessment: “This is not Lara Croft.”
On Wednesday morning, Tomb Raider fans got their first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft. Amazon MGM Studios shared the picture on social media to announce the start of production for the new series. With her amber sunglasses, teal top, short shorts, and dual pistols, the inspiration for the costume design is clearly from the original ’90s games.
Sophie Turner has officially been cast as Lara Croft in Amazon’s Tomb Raider live action series by Phoebe Waller Bridge.
For months it seemed Amazon’s big bet on a live-action Tomb Raider series was over before it began. Reports earlier this year suggested Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s expensive adaptation was dead in the water. Yet today, the streamer surprised the industry with the announcement that Sophie Turner has officially been cast as Lara Croft, breathing life back into a project many had written off.
It appears to be game over for the Phoebe Waller-Bridge Amazon Tomb Raider series. The high-profile reboot, once touted as a flagship franchise for Prime Video, is now reportedly dead. And with it, another chapter closes in the long, expensive saga of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s $100 million no-content deal.
Jennifer Salke is officially out at Amazon Studios, but not before quietly handing out one last golden parachute — this time to none other than Phoebe Waller-Bridge, a creator who’s raked in over $100 million from Amazon without delivering a single show or film.
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Amazon MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke provided an update on the company's live-action Tomb Raider project that is being helmed by Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Speaking with Variety, Salke said, "Tomb Raider” is really exciting...
Lara Croft is arriving for fun on Valentine’s Day with the announcement of remasters of her iconic games coming to “next generation” hardware with Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered. However the treasure hunter’s greatest obstacle may not be a horrifying medieval...
Tasha Huo, the showrunner for Netflix's upcoming animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, attempted to assuage fans' fears that the show will be a modern retconning of Lara Croft. Those fears were expressed following the show's first trailer where...
Tasha Huo, the showrunner for Netflix's upcoming animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft admitted she wrote the show "for little girls as much as I'm writing it for big girls." In an interview about the show with IGN's Katie Reul, Huo was asked if making...