Sophie Turner officially cast as Lara Croft in live-action Tomb Raider show

Ever since the release of Shadow of the Tomb Raider back in 2018, the iconic Lara Croft has been in a bit of a state of limbo, with the biggest project to have been released being the animated Netflix show last year. That said, while we continue to wait for news on a new video game entry, Amazon’s previously-announced live-action TV show has made some significant progress – with the team having officially announced the casting for Lara Croft.

As confirmed by the publication Variety, Amazon’s live-action Tomb Raider series (which was first announced back in May of last year) has reached a significant development milestone, with the project having now found its Lara Croft in the form of Sophie Turner.

For the uninitiated, Sophie Turner is perhaps best known for having portrayed Sansa Stark in HBO’s Game of Thrones – though the actor also took on the role of Jean Grey in Fox’s ill-fated X-Men prequel film series.

Beyond Sophie Turner, Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been confirmed as the show’s creator, writer, and executive producer, with the mind behind Killing Eve and Fleabag commenting on the recent casting announcement:

“I’m so excited to announce the formidable Sophie Turner as our Lara alongside this phenomenal creative team. It’s not very often you get to make a show of this scale with a character you grew up loving. Everyone on board is wildly passionate about Lara and are all as outrageous, brave, and hilarious as she is. Get your artifacts out… Croft is coming…”

This will mark the 3rd live-action take on Tomb Raider, with Angelina Jolie portraying Lara Croft back in the early 2000s films – and Alicia Vikander tackling the role later on in the 2018 reboot. That said, this will be the first live-action TV show based on the IP, and so it will be interesting to see how the project is received when it eventually arrives on Amazon Prime.

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