As Hollywood Gossip put it, another live-action iteration of the franchise Tomb Raider It won’t be heading to the big screen, but will be an original series produced by Amazon Studios for Amazon Prime Video. For who else?

Yippee new line Tom Raider for Amazon Prime Videostill without a planned release date, would be written and produced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, a British actress and screenwriter contracted to Amazon as a result of being the creator of one of its most notable critical successes, flea. Actually before Tomb Raider Phoebe Waller-Bridge is in charge of the adaptation Mr. and Mrs. Smithalso in serial format, also for Amazon Prime Video.

On the other hand, Phoebe Waller-Bridge is one of the actresses who accompanies Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the last film starring the mythical adventurer and inspiration for characters such as Lara Croft herself. So let’s just say that the British filmmaker arrives soaked in the action and adventure you’d expect from a TV series. Tomb Raider.

Who Lara Croft will be in the new Tomb Raider series for Amazon Prime Video is not known, but it is not ruled out that it is Alicia Vikander

In conclusion, it should be noted that Phoebe Waller-Bridge is also responsible for other award-winning series such as Crash either killing eve, so if it is finally confirmed that she is the one who will be in charge of the adaptation, at least the quality and rhythm are assured. However, the news has yet to be confirmed, although many media outlets consider it confirmed.

What is certain is that neither Alicia Vikander nor, of course, Angelina Jolie will play the role of the aristocratic treasure hunter again, and the point is that while the sequel to the one in which he played the first leading role in 2018, the second of the two films that Ms. Smith personified, it will be two decades in 2023, which is said to be soon. We will have to look for a new Lara Croft.

Meanwhile, Amazon Games has been confirmed to be the distributor for the next game Tomb Raider, which is still in development and is expected to be released this year if there are no delays. In short, it looks like that the Crystal Dynamic franchise has found its new home And whether for new audiovisual production or game distribution, it’s Amazon.