Sophie Turner may be best known for the role of Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones, and after her run as Jean Grey for X-Men, it looks like she’s ready to jump into another franchise with Tomb Raider.
Though we don’t have an official look at the show yet, Turner has revealed just how jacked she’s getting in her preparation for the role of Lara Croft. Check her out:
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There have admittedly been rumors that the Tomb Raider series had been cancelled ever since it was announced back in November, but things look to be moving forward as Amazon had just renewed their deal with the producers over at Story Kitchen.
It’s also worth noting that the series is created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who is best known for her work in Fleabag.
Admittedly, the Tomb Raider franchise has been having a hard time trying to stay relevant in live-action. The Angelina Jolie films just fizzled out, and nothing came out of the Alicia Vikander reboot. There was an animated series that came out on Netflix last year, but it didn’t manage to get the hype it was hoping for.
With successful adaptations like Fallout and The Last of Us, maybe Tomb Raider has a better chance at being a series. Though I wouldn’t expect as much spectacle with a TV-format, I do think that Waller-Bridge is a great writer, and we can have an interesting characterization of Lara Croft besides the action hero we’ve all come to know.
No release date has been set for the Tomb Raider series on Amazon.
