Phoebe Waller-Bridge rebooting Tomb Raider as TV sequence at Amazon, Leisure Information

Lara Croft is again, and so is Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The Emmy-winning author has been tapped to pen Amazon Studios’ Tomb Raider TV sequence.

This TV sequence is a part of a possible Tomb Raider universe that may span tv, movie and video games. Different tasks a part of this multi-platform universe features a new single-player sport developed by Amazon Video games and Crystal Dynamics.

Fleabag and Killing Eve creator Waller-Bridge is answerable for the sequence now however might be concerned within the potential film too. The Tomb Raider franchise will likely be overseen and developed by Dmitri Johnson.

No actress has been connected to play the function of Lara Croft as of but. Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander beforehand portrayed the character.

This sequence marks Tomb Raider’s return to MGM. The studio held the rights to supply the movie franchise and spawned three films – Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) and Tomb Raider (2018) – however misplaced the rights in July 2022 after they didn’t greenlight a sequel.

Waller-Bridge is the proper option to convey this character again to the display screen. The actress and author rose to prominence due to Fleabag, her acclaimed one-woman sitcom at BBC, incomes 19 awards throughout varied classes.

Fleabag’s success earned Waller-Bridge an general deal at Amazon Studios, which incorporates Tomb Raider and a mysterious sequence that is nonetheless saved below wraps.

She may also be starring reverse Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones 5 when it releases on June 30.

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This article was first printed in Geek Culture.