Amazon’s Tomb Raider reboot casts its Lara Croft

• Sophie Turner has been cast as Lara Croft in a new live-action Tomb Raider series for Amazon MGM Studios.
• The series, a remake of the 2000s film, is scheduled to begin production in January 2026.
• Phoebe Waller-Bridge is producing the show as part of her deal with Amazon and announced Turner's casting.
• Turner expressed her excitement for the iconic role, acknowledging the previous portrayals by Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander.
• The casting follows the cancellation of a sequel to the 2018 Tomb Raider film starring Alicia Vikander, due to MGM losing the rights.

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Sophie Turner tapped to lead Amazon Prime Video’s Tomb Raider as Lara Croft