US EditionSigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs Join New 'Tomb Raider' Cast
- On Thursday Amazon Prime Video confirmed Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs have joined the Tomb Raider cast, with production set to begin later this month under Jonathan Van Tulleken.
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge began developing the series in early 2023, and Prime Video placed a series order in May 2024 with co-showrunner Chad Hodge, produced by Amazon MGM Studios, Crystal Dynamics and Legendary Television.
- Sigourney Weaver will play Evelyn Wallis, a mysterious woman keen to exploit Lara’s talents, while Jason Isaacs portrays Atlas DeMornay, with Martin Bobb-Semple and Bill Paterson as Zip and Winston.
- Turner said, `I’ve been a long-time fan of Tomb Raider and the character of Lara. She has always felt for me, very emboldened in a male dominated world. She’s a fierce female role model!`
- The series adapts the long-gestating Tomb Raider video-game franchise and follows Lara Croft's adventures, while Netflix runs a rival animated Tomb Raider series that just aired its final season.
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The audiovisual fever in the world of video games has no rest. The end of 2025 gave us Fallout’s second season and now, well into January 2026, Tomb Raider’s series starts filming with an Amazon that seems to have put all the meat on the grill to set up a completely stellar casting, within a fiction written and created by Fleabag’s actress and showrunner Phoebe Waller-Bridge. We still do not know an official release date, but the stimulating ann…
"Game of Thrones" star Sophie Turner has long been a performer for the planned "Tomb Raider" series. Now more stars are added, including Sigourney Weaver.
A familiar fantasy star steps into an iconic action role
LOS ANGELES, California — Amazon MGM Studios has unveiled the cast for its highly anticipated live-action “Tomb Raider” series, officially centering “Game of Thrones” alum Sophie Turner as the legendary adventurer Lara Croft, the company announced Tuesday.
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