British star Phoebe Waller-Bridge is creating a series based mostly on smash hit online game “Tomb Raider” for Amazon.
The new undertaking will probably be the newest adaptation of the hit online game after the huge display variations, which have been headlined by Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander.
According to American information outlet The Hollywood Reporter, Waller-Bridge will pen the scripts for the present, which stems from her not too long ago renewed total deal with the retail big and streamer.
However, the actor-writer, finest identified for her work on a number of award-winning British series “Fleabag”, is not going to function in the present.
Jolie was the first actor to play the adventurous archaeologist Lara Croft in 2001’s “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” and its 2003 sequel “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life”.
The franchise was later rebooted with Vikander stepping in to play Croft in 2018 film “Tomb Raider”. A sequel was in improvement however was cancelled in July 2022 after MGM misplaced the movie rights to the franchise.
The lead character was additionally voiced by actors Camilla Luddington, Keeley Hawes and Minnie Driver in a slew of online game titles. Whereas, Hayley Atwell introduced the character to life in a Netflix anime series.