Sophie Turner has been cast in the lead role of Lara Croft in Prime Video’s live-action Tomb Raider series.

Turner, who is best known for playing Sansa Stark on HBO’s Game of Thrones , was linked to the Tomb Raider series in November , but this marks an actual confirmation from Prime Video.

Turner will be the third person to play the video game icon in live-action, following Angelina Jolie, who starred in two early 2000s movies, and Alicia Vikander, who headlined the eponymous 2018 film.

Prime Video’s Tomb Raider series was created by Fleabag ‘s Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who also serves as writer, co-showrunner and executive producer. Chad Hodge ( Good Behavior ) will also serve as co-showrunner and executive producer, while Jonathan Van Tulleken ( Shōgun ) has been tapped to direct and exe

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