Sophie Turner will play Lara Croft within the new Tomb Raider collection, Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed, after information of the Sport of Thrones alum’s involvement was reported in November 2024. The present, from Phoebe Waller-Bridge of Fleabag fame, will formally start manufacturing on January 19, 2026.
Sharing the information on her Instagram story, the 29-year-old exclaimed that she might lastly ‘discuss’ the position.
Previous to Turner, the position was essayed by Angelina Jolie, and Alicia Vikander.
Talking about enjoying Croft on display screen, Turner mentioned “I’m thrilled past measure,” and added, “She’s such an iconic character, who means a lot to so many – and I’m giving all the pieces I’ve acquired. They’re huge sneakers to fill, following within the steps of Angelina and Alicia with their powerhouse performances, however with Phoebe on the helm, we (and Lara) are all in very protected fingers. I can’t look forward to you all to see what we’ve cooking,” as per Selection.
With Turner acknowledging her predecessors, here is some perception Angelina Jolie had shared about enjoying Lara Croft.
What Angelina Jolie mentioned about enjoying Lara Croft
Jolie, who performed Croft within the 2011 Simon West-directed film, spoke to cinema.com about her expertise enjoying the British archeologist with a penchant for motion and journey. She recalled it was “two and a half months of robust coaching,” to realize stable muscle mass for the position.
The actor had additional mentioned “That they had me on bunjis. I am canine sledding. That they had me up at seven every morning and handed me a protein shake. Out of the blue, a nutritionist was giving me 5 meals a day.”
Followers react to Sophie Turner enjoying Lara Croft
Croft has been a preferred fixture amongst avid gamers for a few years, so the movies and exhibits across the character at all times draw curiosity. Whereas some are excited to see Turner step into the motion hero’s position, others aren’t as enthused.
“Sophie Turner as Lara Croft, that is about to be an entire new period for Tomb Raider,” one mentioned on X. One other, in the meantime, commented, “Angelina Jolie is Lara Croft. Unsure Sophie Turner can pull off this position.”
Turner, for her half, appears to have been preparing for the position, with images rising from earlier this yr, displaying the actor with some severe muscle.
Turner, who has some motion film expertise from her stints as Jean Gray within the X-Males movies, and the spy flick Barely Deadly, has an opportunity to make her mark enjoying an iconic motion hero within the new Tomb Raider collection.