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.&nbsp;

<h2>Sophie Turner is the new Lara Croft</h2>

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.&nbsp;

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.&nbsp;

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.”&nbsp; 
 
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 is&nbsp;also featured&nbsp;in Prime Video's forthcoming thriller Haven. 
 
(With inputs from agencies)

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.

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 is also featured in Prime Video's forthcoming thriller Haven. (With inputs from agencies)

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

When video game character Lara Croft first debuted in Tomb Raider&nbsp;on the big screen nearly two decades ago, she was a daring, action-superwoman embodying a role reserved for men. 
 
Now, with the same feminist spirit, the reboot starring Alicia Vikander and opening worldwide this week, spins the usual action-adventure tale, but also dives into Croft`s beginnings, portraying a heroine with an emotional life and personal growth. 
 
&quot;We show this journey of Lara when she`s not the action hero ... and it`s a way of us still to root for her,&quot; the 29-year-old Swede in her biggest role to date told Reuters Television. &quot;You actually get to feel that`s she`s human, and she`s open to be vulnerable.&quot; 
 
The franchise`s revival is based primarily on a 2013 iteration of the game, which takes place on the fictional lost island of Yamatai near Japan. 
 
In the film, Croft leads a profligate youth following her father`s disappearance but then is pulled back into the fold when she is inspired to scrutinize his vanishing while on one of his treacherous archaeological adventures. 
 
Tomb Raider,&nbsp;which first made it to the big screen in 2001 with Angelina Jolie as Croft, is a bit of a throwback with an elaborately constructed studio set in an era when most action films depend heavily on computer effects. 
 
&quot;I was really looking to get an authentic and gritty feel to the whole movie, so we shot a lot of it for real,&quot; Norwegian director Roar Uthaug said.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;I think it brings some edge to it, some rawness,&quot; the 44-year-old added. 
 
Tomb Raider&nbsp;arrives at a time when Hollywood is putting more women in central roles in the macho blockbuster genre. 
 
It is also a bet Warner Bros.&nbsp;has placed on Vikander to be Hollywood`s next breakout female action star following the roaring success of little-known Israeli actress Gal Gadot in last year`s Wonder Woman. 
 
Vikander, who won a best-supporting-actress Oscar in 2016 for The Danish Girl,&nbsp;had yet to take on top billing in a blockbuster and is best known for her intense, emotionally dramatic performances. 
&quot;I too had to overcome, like Lara, a lot of questioning,&quot; Vikander said. &quot;But it`s an adventure, and I was really intrigued to go on it.&quot;

Tomb Raider, which first made it to the big screen in 2001 with Angelina Jolie as Croft, is a bit of a throwback with an elaborately constructed studio set in an era when most action films depend heavily on computer effects

When video game character Lara Croft first debuted in Tomb Raider on the big screen nearly two decades ago, she was a daring, action-superwoman embodying a role reserved for men. Now, with the same feminist spirit, the reboot starring Alicia Vikander and opening worldwide this week, spins the usual action-adventure tale, but also dives into Croft`s beginnings, portraying a heroine with an emotional life and personal growth. "We show this journey of Lara when she`s not the action hero ... and it`s a way of us still to root for her," the 29-year-old Swede in her biggest role to date told Reuters Television. "You actually get to feel that`s she`s human, and she`s open to be vulnerable." The franchise`s revival is based primarily on a 2013 iteration of the game, which takes place on the fictional lost island of Yamatai near Japan. In the film, Croft leads a profligate youth following her father`s disappearance but then is pulled back into the fold when she is inspired to scrutinize his vanishing while on one of his treacherous archaeological adventures. Tomb Raider, which first made it to the big screen in 2001 with Angelina Jolie as Croft, is a bit of a throwback with an elaborately constructed studio set in an era when most action films depend heavily on computer effects. "I was really looking to get an authentic and gritty feel to the whole movie, so we shot a lot of it for real," Norwegian director Roar Uthaug said. "I think it brings some edge to it, some rawness," the 44-year-old added. Tomb Raider arrives at a time when Hollywood is putting more women in central roles in the macho blockbuster genre. It is also a bet Warner Bros. has placed on Vikander to be Hollywood`s next breakout female action star following the roaring success of little-known Israeli actress Gal Gadot in last year`s Wonder Woman. Vikander, who won a best-supporting-actress Oscar in 2016 for The Danish Girl, had yet to take on top billing in a blockbuster and is best known for her intense, emotionally dramatic performances. "I too had to overcome, like Lara, a lot of questioning," Vikander said. "But it`s an adventure, and I was really intrigued to go on it."

'Tomb Raider' reboot tests Oscar-winner Vikander''s star power

Actor Alicia Vikander, who is playing the latest iteration of video game hero Lara Croft in her next Tomb Raider, has said watching the iconic character during her childhood felt like an empowering experience to her. 
 
The 29-year-old actor takes over from Angelina Jolie, who played the role in two films, in the Roar Uthaug-directed film, and she revealed that she initially felt &quot;ashamed&quot; when she signed up for the project as none of her friends had ever played the game. 
 
&quot;I also grew up in a time when there were none of my girlfriends who played video games. I was kind of ashamed for doing it,&quot; Vikander said on The Graham Norton Show. 
 
Vikander said she was introduced to Tomb Raider at a friend&#39;s house and she was intrigued by the game that it led her to change her mind. 
 
&quot;It was a female protagonist in a video game, and I had never seen that. I was a bit too scared to play the whole game when I was about 10, so I mostly spent time doing the tricks and learning her moves in that manner. But yeah, I was a big fan when I was a kid,&quot; she added. 
 
The actor also said that she left her Oscar award that she won for The Danish Girl&nbsp;in Los Angeles as it was &quot;too heavy to bring home&quot;. 
 
&quot;I only had one night with him. I decided he was too heavy to bring home in my hand luggage so my friend&#39;s daughter has him in her bedroom,&quot; Vikander said.

&quot;I get updates with photos on what he&#39;s up to. I&#39;ve been on the move for some time but I am going to get him soon and bring him home,&quot; she added.

The 29-year-old actor takes over from Angelina Jolie, who played the role in two films

Actor Alicia Vikander, who is playing the latest iteration of video game hero Lara Croft in her next Tomb Raider, has said watching the iconic character during her childhood felt like an empowering experience to her. The 29-year-old actor takes over from Angelina Jolie, who played the role in two films, in the Roar Uthaug-directed film, and she revealed that she initially felt "ashamed" when she signed up for the project as none of her friends had ever played the game. "I also grew up in a time when there were none of my girlfriends who played video games. I was kind of ashamed for doing it," Vikander said on The Graham Norton Show. Vikander said she was introduced to Tomb Raider at a friend's house and she was intrigued by the game that it led her to change her mind. "It was a female protagonist in a video game, and I had never seen that. I was a bit too scared to play the whole game when I was about 10, so I mostly spent time doing the tricks and learning her moves in that manner. But yeah, I was a big fan when I was a kid," she added. The actor also said that she left her Oscar award that she won for The Danish Girl in Los Angeles as it was "too heavy to bring home". "I only had one night with him. I decided he was too heavy to bring home in my hand luggage so my friend's daughter has him in her bedroom," Vikander said. "I get updates with photos on what he's up to. I've been on the move for some time but I am going to get him soon and bring him home," she added.

Alicia Vikander was 'big fan' of Tomb Raider during childhood

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