{"id":371724,"date":"2026-01-15T17:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/371724\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:17:12","slug":"will-this-be-what-sophie-turners-lara-croft-will-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/371724\/","title":{"rendered":"Will this be what Sophie Turner&#8217;s Lara Croft will look like?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Opening the franchise sarcophagus<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Tomb Raider\u00a0franchise has seen a few live-action adaptations. The popular exploratory action game was first adapted for the big screen in 2001\u2019s\u00a0Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, with Angelina Jolie inhabiting the role. That film would get a sequel with Jan De Bont\u2019s 2003 film,\u00a0Lara Croft: Tomb Raider \u2013 The Cradle of Life. Then, Alicia Vikander would step into the role for a 2018 reboot (which took its cue from the recent game at the time), and didn\u2019t get to see a continuation. Now, Phoebe Waller-Bridge is dusting off the franchise for a new Prime Video series with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joblo.com\/tag\/sophie-turner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sophie Turner<\/a> announced to be in the title role.<\/p>\n<p>First peek at Lara Croft?<\/p>\n<p>At first glance, skeptics may say it\u2019s fan-made AI, but Sophie Turner herself posted a photo on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTiLjbHjRoU\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> of what her Lara Croft may look like with the hashtag, \u201c#WardrobeTest.\u201d In the image, Turner is donning the more classic game look as opposed to the 2013 reboot that the Alicia Vikander version was more inspired by. Turner has her gun holsters strapped to the iconic short shorts (which Angelina Jolie admitted to disliking when she filmed Lara Croft: Tomb Raider), along with the green top and even the round sunglasses. Waller-Bridge has professed her love for the classic games and said,\u00a0\u201cIf I could tell my teenage self this was happening I think she\u2019d explode. Tomb Raider has been a huge part of my life and I feel incredibly privileged to be bringing it to television with such passionate collaborators. Lara Croft means a lot to me, as she does to many, and I can\u2019t wait to go on this adventure. Bats\u2019 n all.\u201d Check it out below!<\/p>\n<p>Who\u2019s bringing this series to life?<\/p>\n<p>Phoebe Waller-Bridge is the creator, writer, and executive producer of Amazon\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.joblo.com\/tag\/tomb-raider\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tomb Raider<\/a>\u00a0series. Meanwhile, the project is a collaboration between Story Kitchen, Crystal Dynamics, and Amazon MGM. Chad Hodge (Single All the Way,\u00a0The Playboy Club,\u00a0Wayward Pines) and Jonathan Van Tulleken (Sh\u014dgun,\u00a0Dope Thief) are executive producers. In addition to executive producing, Tulleken will direct the production. Waller-Bridge and Jenny Robbins executive produce via Wells Street Productions; Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg, and Timothy I. Stevenson through Story Kitchen; Michael Scheel; Hodge; and Legendary Television.<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joblo.com\/wp-content\/themes\/face3-joblo\/assets\/images\/joblo-logo-icon-2025.svg\" alt=\"JoBlo logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n        Subscribe to our weekly newsletter\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-signup-text\">\n            Get the latest movie and TV news, first looks, reviews, and interviews, straight from the JoBlo crew to your inbox.        <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Opening the franchise sarcophagus The\u00a0Tomb Raider\u00a0franchise has seen a few live-action adaptations. 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