After her stints in Pandora and her soon-to-be stint within the Star Wars universe with subsequent summer season’s The Mandalorian & Grogu, it appears Oscar Nominee Sigourney Weaver may be leaping into the world of video video games if rumours are to be believed this week about her subsequent massive venture.
Deadline is reporting that Weaver is in talks to affix Prime Video’s new sequence primarily based on the favored online game sequence Tomb Raider, for which Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is writing and is an government producer. Sophie Turner, star of Sport of Thrones and X-Males, is signed to play adventurer and explorer Lara Croft within the sequence.
Nothing official has been introduced from Prime Video, which informed the outlet No remark. Additionally it is not identified what character Weaver would play within the present.
Turner was introduced within the function earlier this yr, saying:
“I’m thrilled past measure to be enjoying Lara Croft… She’s such an iconic character, who means a lot to so many – and I’m giving the whole lot I’ve received. They’re large sneakers to fill, following within the steps of Angelina and Alicia with their powerhouse performances, however with Phoebe on the helm, we (and Lara) are all in very protected fingers. I can’t anticipate you all to see what we have now cooking.”
“I’m so excited to announce the formidable Sophie Turner as our Lara alongside this phenomenal artistic group,” Waller-Bridge added then, too.
“It’s not fairly often you get to make a present of this scale with a personality you grew up loving. Everybody on board is wildly captivated with Lara and are all as outrageous, courageous, and hilarious as she is. Get your artifacts out… Croft is coming…”
Chad Hodge is about as government producer and co-showrunner alongside Waller-Bridge and Jonathan Van Tulleken (Shōgun, Dope Thief), who’s director and government producer. The sequence, from Amazon MGM Studios, has set January nineteenth as the beginning of manufacturing.
This can mark the third try at bringing the character of Lara Croft to life: Angelina Jolie performed the character on the large display screen first in 2001’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its sequel, 2003’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, which collectively grossed over $400million on the field workplace.
It was rebooted in 2018 with Alicia Vikander within the lead function – this time, merely titled Tomb Raider – with Roar Uthaug directing. The movie grossed $275million from its rumoured $100million finances, and a sequel was by no means forthcoming.
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