Phoebe Waller-Bridge is reportedly set to write a Tomb Raider remake for Amazon.
According to the hollywood reporter, sources claim the Emmy-winning star and Fleabag creator is developing a new TV series based on the popular game, writing scripts and serving as an executive producer. Amazon has yet to confirm the news.
The character of Lara Croft, an archaeological adventurer, was previously brought to the big screen by Angelina Jolie in two films and most recently by Alicia Vikander in 2018. After the film underperformed, a planned sequel was canceled and in 2022, MGM lost its rights to the franchise.
In December, it was Announced that Amazon Games reached an agreement with Crystal Dynamics to publish the next installment in the game series.
It was also Announced in 2021 that Netflix would create an anime series featuring the character, voiced by Hayley Atwell, but the release date is unclear.
There was news this week that Waller-Bridge would be writing and developing an adaptation of a dark comedy novel. Sign here for Amazon. The book, by Claudia Lux, tells the story of a guy who works in hell.
Waller-Bridge, whose comedy Fleabag won four Emmys, recently resumed her deal with Amazon after other studios tried to nab her with sources claiming she was worth something in the mid-eight-figure range.
He had joined a new series based on the hit movie Mr and Mrs Smith alongside Donald Glover, but left when her vision of the project was different from his. The series, now co-starring Maya Erskine, will premiere later this year.
Waller-Bridge, who co-wrote the Bond thriller No Time to Die, will next appear on the big screen alongside Harrison Ford and Antonio Banderas in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Next year, he will be a part of John Krasinski’s fantasy comedy If, starring Ryan Reynolds and Steve Carell.
