US EditionSigourney Weaver Circling Role In Live-Action ‘Tomb Raider’ Series Starring Sophie Turner – The Dish
Sigourney Weaver is negotiating to join Amazon's Tomb Raider series with Sophie Turner starring; production starts Jan 19, part of a deal with Crystal Dynamics.
- On January 19 the Tomb Raider series moves into production, with sources telling Deadline Sigourney Weaver is in talks to join the Prime Video project.
- The series was developed under a pact between Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios via Story Kitchen's first-look deal, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge as creator, writer and executive producer and Sophie Turner set to star as Lara Croft.
- With Avatar: Fire and Ash bowing this month and other projects slated next year, Sigourney Weaver is available for another high-profile role, but Amazon/Prime Video reps declined to comment.
- Attaching Sigourney Weaver would boost the adaptation's star power alongside Jonathan van Tulleken, director and executive producer, and series executive producers Story Kitchen, Crystal Dynamics, and Legendary Television.
- Developed under a Crystal Dynamics–Amazon MGM pact via Story Kitchen, the project positions the studio to expand Tomb Raider into series and films, while Phoebe Waller-Bridge, under overall deal at Amazon MGM Studios, links the series to the studio's wider development slate.
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