SIGOURNEY WEAVER JOINS LIVE-ACTION TOMB RAIDER SERIES AS WALLACE

Sigourney Weaver has confirmed that she is joining the cast of Amazon MGM’s live-action Tomb Raider series opposite Sophie Turner. The Alien and Avatar star will play a character named Wallace, according to a video report by Deadline Hollywood and shared on Meta Platforms-owned social media website Instagram.

“Yeah, I’m going to be in Tomb Raider with the great Phoebe Waller-Bridge writing and producing. I’ve very excited, the scripts are incredible, and very funny, very charming, very witty, as we’ve come to expect from Ms. Waller-Bridge. I’ve always been a huge fan of hers, so I’m delighted,” Weaver told Deadline.

Amazon MGM Studios and Crystal Dynamics previously announced their plans to develop a live-action Tomb Raider series. The project is executive produced by Crystal Dynamics, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Jenny Robins through Wells Street Productions; Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg, and Timothy I. Stevenson through Story Kitchen; alongside Michael Scheel and Legendary Television.

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