Sophie Turner is ‘Lara Croft’

Actress Sophie Turner (“Game of Thrones”) has signed on to play Crystal Dynamics’ ‘Lara  Croft’ in a new Amazon/MGM studios “Tomb Raider” live-action TV series, from executive producer Phoebe Waller-Bridge, with a shooting start of January 26, 2026, for exclusive streaming on Prime Video:

    

“…created by a team at British developer Core Design that included Toby Gard…

“…the character first appeared in the video game ‘Tomb Raider’ in 1996. 

“Lara Croft’ is the main protagonist of the video game franchise ‘Tomb Raider’. 

“She is presented as a pistol-packing…

“…highly intelligent and athletic British archaeologist…

‘..who ventures into ancient tombs…

and hazardous ruins around the world…”

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