Sophie Turner all set to play Lara Croft in TV version of the Tomb Raider

Sophie Turner is coming back on the small screen. If reports are to be believed, Turner is all set to play the new Lara Croft in a TV series on the popular game Tomb Raider. Turner is best known for her portrayal of Sansa Stark in the popular series Game Of Thrones.

Sophie Turner is the new Lara Croft

According to a report in the Hollywood Reporter, Sophie may be seen essaying the role of British archaeologist Lara Croft in Amazon MGM Studios and Crystal Dynamics' adaptation of the adventure video game Tomb Raider. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is writing and exec producing the live-action series, which received a series order in the spring and will stream on Amazon's Prime Video.

Lara Croft was originally a video game character, headlining the iconic Tomb Raider series. There are films based on the game. Both Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander have essayed the lead roles in feature film adaptations.

Auditions for the series took place in October and several British actresses were reportedly in consideration including Emma Mackey (Sex Education) and Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody). Mackenzie Davis (Station Eleven) was the lone American to make the shortlist.

On working on the project, Phoebe previously said, “If I could tell my teenage self this was happening, I think she'd explodeTomb Raider has been a huge part of my life and I feel incredibly privileged to be bringing it to television with such passionate collaborators. Lara Croft means a lot to me, as she does to many, and I can't wait to go on this adventure. Bats 'n all.”

More details regarding the project have not been disclosed yet.

Sophie Turner shot to fame playing Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones, a role she landed when she was 13. She has also played a young Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix in the X-Men films. Her post-Game of Thrones roles include Max's limited series The Staircase, the Netflix film Do Revenge, and the ITV/CW miniseries Joan. She isalso featuredin Prime Video's forthcoming thriller Haven.

(With inputs from agencies)