{"id":395652,"date":"2026-01-06T16:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/395652\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T16:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:35:11","slug":"live-action-tomb-raider-series-cast-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/395652\/","title":{"rendered":"Live-Action &#8220;Tomb Raider&#8221; Series Cast Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/live-action-tomb-raider-series-cast-revealed.jpg\" data-caption=\"Amazon MGM Studios\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/live-action-tomb-raider-series-cast-revealed.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"live-action-tomb-raider-series-cast-revealed\"\/><\/a>Amazon MGM Studios<\/p>\n<p>Amazon MGM Studios have finally and officially announced the major cast for the live-action \u201cTomb Raider\u201d series at Amazon Prime Video.<\/p>\n<p>The series, which is expected to feature Lara Croft as an established adventurer and archaeologist and to have a 1990s vibe, was first announced in January 2023.  It is rumoured to involve Norse Mythology and Ragnarok, but will not be tied to the \u201cTomb Raider: Underworld\u201d game that was Norse-themed.<\/p>\n<p>British actress\/writer and Emmy winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge created, wrote scripts, and executive produces the series. Chad Hodge is also on board as executive producer and co-showrunner.<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported, Sophie Turner (\u201cGame of Thrones\u201d) will star as Lara Croft.  Several names previously reported have also been confirmed, along with their roles.<\/p>\n<p>Sigourney Weaver will play Evelyn Wallis, who is dubbed a \u201cmysterious, high-flying woman who is keen to exploit Lara\u2019s talents\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Jason Isaacs will play Atlas de Mornay, Lara\u2019s uncle and the executor of the Croft estate.  Martin Bobb-Semple will play Zip, Lara\u2019s right-hand man and tech expert.<\/p>\n<p>Also joining them will be Bill Paterson (\u201cFleabag\u201d) as Croft family butler Winston, Jack Bannon (\u201cPennyworth\u201d) as Lara\u2019s personal pilot Gerry, John Heffernan (\u201cDracula\u201d) as exhausted government official David, and veteran Celia Imrie (\u201cThe Diplomat\u201d) as the British Museum\u2019s Head of Advancement Francine.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Paterson Joseph (\u201cWonka\u201d) plays senior government official Thomas Warner, Sasha Luss (\u201cAnna\u201d) is a new adversary named Sasha, Juliette Motamed (\u201cWe Are Lady Parts\u201d) is a British Museum curator named Georgia, and August Wittgenstein (\u201cFaithless\u201d) is fellow tomb raider Lukas who has a history with Lara.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Waller-Bridge says: \u201cTomb Raider boasts a plethora of iconic characters.  I am thrilled to have been able to bring some personal and fan favourites to the screen while also introducing a few new rascals of our own to the mix. This cast is beyond my wildest dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan van Tulleken will serve as director and executive producer on the series, which will begin filming this month.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/entertainment\/tomb-raider-prime-video-phoebe-waller-bridge-sophie-turner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aboutamazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amazon MGM Studios Amazon MGM Studios have finally and officially announced the major cast for the live-action \u201cTomb&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395653,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,142132,134,344],"class_list":{"0":"post-395652","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-bigslider","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}