tomb Raider is one of the most iconic video game franchises in all of history and it looks like Amazon wants to be its new home. We say this because the electronic commerce and entertainment giant is preparing a new series of tomb Raider for Prime Video.
According to information from The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon is preparing a new television series based on Tomb Raider. This project is in an early stage of development and will be the responsibility of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, a British writer and actress best known for writing and starring in fleabag Y Crashing.
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The source indicates that Waller-Bridge will be in charge of writing the scripts for this new series of tomb Raider, in addition to serving as executive producer alongside Ryan Andolina, former head of comedy and drama at Amazon and Amanda Greenblatt, former deal manager at Prime Video. At this time it is unknown if Waller-Bridge will also star or have a role in tomb Raider.
This will not be the first time that tomb Raider It has a film or television adaptation. The first movie in the franchise came in 2001 and starred Angelina Jolie; years later, in 2018, there was a film reboot with Alicia Vikander. Tomb Raider will also have an animated Netflix series in which Hayley Atwell will play Lara Croft.
So far, Amazon hasn’t commented on its new series of tomb Raider for Prime Video. We will stay tuned and inform you when there are official details about the project.
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Amazon wants to be the new home of tomb Raider
With this, Amazon is making it clear that it wants to be the new home of tomb Raider. We say this because he’s doing more with the franchise than just preparing a new TV series for Prime Video.
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At the beginning of 2022 it was revealed that Square Enix would sell its western studios and several franchises (including tomb Raider) to Embracer Group. This started a new era for the franchise, so Amazon Games approached to take care of financing and distributing the next installment of tomb Raiderwhich Crystal Dynamics is already working on.
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