From Amazon bought MGM (Metro-Goldwyn Mayer), there are two main creative licenses that attract great interest among fans. The first of these is of course to finally know who will be the new James Bond after Daniel Craig’s farewell in No time to die. The second, meet the actress who will play the heroine of the video game world, the new Lara Croft of the audiovisual industry. Of the first, we do not know much, but of the young adventurer, we know that Phoebe Waller-Bridge is developing a live-action series for Prime Video. An adaptation that could already have two strong candidates to take the position of the British archaeologist.
As it could not be otherwise, the casting process is full of secrecy. The choice of the new Lara Croft is a complex decision, as the studio plans to make a very powerful economic investment waiting to have a large audience over time, as part of the recent booming trend and synergy between the field of the small screen and video games. In fact, putting Waller-Bridge at the helm of the project is in itself a declaration of intent on intellectual property. The creator of Flea bag And Kill Eve She has some of the greatest ingenuity of the new generation of film creators and so this new Lara Croft is expected to have plenty of humor beyond its corresponding action sequences. Previous actresses who took on the role were Angelina Jolie in two films and Alicia Vikander in the ill-fated 2018 film. Apparently, the Swedish performer will not continue playing the role, as Netflix has renewed it for a second season. his animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft.
Two candidates for the new Lara Croft
In a process carried out in complete discretion and without knowing who else would carry out a test for the coveted rolesince executive representatives of Amazon MGM Studios declined to comment. But right now, it looks like the top two candidates to be the new Lara Croft are Sophie Turner and Lucy Boynton.
Both, like the original character, are British (the showrunner too), marking a before and after in the casting which has never been a priority in terms of its historical origin in the world of consoles. Of the two, the best known is Turner. Something completely normal given that it was Sansa Stark in the famous Game of Thrones and that he was part of the failed attempt to resurrect the X-Men before Disney’s purchase of Fox. Aside from this commerciality, the singer’s ex Joe Jonas has continued to have a large presence in the streaming space. Premiere of the HBO Max miniseries, The staircase and then, in the current Janeanother serial fiction that is currently not available on any platform in Spain. Boynton is best known for two musical stories. The first of them Sing the street and the second, the commercial success of Bohemian Rhapsody. He was recently part of the cast of barbiebut this 2024 had no new production.
Also well reported deadlinethe combination of one of popular culture’s best-known action heroines and Waller-Bridge’s involvement in the project made the character a very relevant attraction among the mecca’s 20- and 30-something actresses. British cinema and industry. Other names suggested to be the new Lara Croft were Emma Corrin (Deadpool and Wolverine) And Mackenzie Davis (Don’t talk to strangers), although it is unclear whether any of them performed any testing.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is the ideal designer
The choice of Waller-Bridge signified a decision that gives the project even greater interest than that already carried by a franchise with more 31 games published on different consoles. Before summer, the showrunner production confirmed in the event Surroundings that Prime Video organized, expressing his joy at being able to create the new story of a heroine who always accompanied him in his childhood:
“tomb Raider It’s been a big part of my life and I feel incredibly privileged to bring it to television with such passionate collaborators. Lara means a lot to me, as she does to many. “I can’t wait to embark on this adventure.”
