Amazon announces that a Tomb Raider movie is in the works

The news was released yesterday Phoebe Waller-Bridge Created the TV adaptation for Crystal Dynamics’ long-running run Tomb Runner Right to Prime Video. On its own, that information might not be too surprising; Amazon is a habit Changing things upAnd we are in a time where there is no and Every game Become a TV or movie.

But the news came Before Additional information The Hollywood Reporter The streamer also revealed plans to add a Tomb Raider Movie in the mix. This is the first film in the 2018 cinematic reboot of the games2010s starring Alicia Vikander and Walton Goggins, and then comes Tomb Raiders Film rights Captured last year. The film is said to be part of a larger effort by Amazon to interconnect Tomb Raider universe. The film will be linked to Waller-Bridge’s TV programAnd both That Linked to upcoming Tomb Raider A game by Crystal Dynamics that Amazon plans to release for PC and consoles. Future games from Crystal Dynamics or other studios may tie into this universe that the streamer is cooking up.

Sources speaking to THR said this Tomb Raider It’s one of Amazon’s biggest commitments at the moment, and that’s saying something, as the tech giant has spent hundreds Millions in television rights Lord of the Rings. One area of ​​media related to Lara Croft doesn’t seem to factor in much Amazon is in the plans Tomb Raider moving On Netflix, which was announced back in 2021, (last we checked) Hayley Atwell will play the treasure hunter.

What does a Tomb Raider How is the universe? I guess we’ll find out whenever Amazon releases more information about the show or movie, or Crystal Dynamics offers some kind of tease for Lara Croft’s arrival.

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