Some issues belong in a museum, some issues within the resume of Fleabag icon Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Or a minimum of, so the writer-actress believes, as she’s whipping from one treasure-seeking journey franchise to a different.
The Hollywood Reporter has phrase that Waller-Bridge, as a part of her cope with Amazon Studios, will pen a brand new adaptation of the enduring Tomb Raider online game franchise. The video games, which have spun off into a number of reboots and movie sequence, comply with English adventurer Lara Croft as she explores these titular tombs, dealing with threats each human and supernatural. Waller-Bridge is on faucet to script the sequence, nevertheless it’s at present unknown if she is going to star in it in any capability.
The announcement comes at a serious turning level for Tomb Raider as a sequence. With the seeming conclusion of the rebooted tackle the franchise with its third recreation in 2018’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider, starring a youthful model of Lara, the intrepid explorer has been quiet on the gaming entrance for a number of years now. A film adaptation of the rebooted video games, starring Alicia Vikander as Croft, fizzled out after a disappointing reception. A beforehand announce animated sequence, staring Marvel’s Hayley Atwell because the voice of Lara, remains to be believed to be coming to Netflix a while this yr.
We’ll carry you extra on Amazon’s plans for Tomb Raider as and once we be taught them.
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