Game of Thrones star ‘lands biggest video game role’ in TV reboot

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner is ‘in talks’ to prima arsenic enactment hero Lara Croft successful the upcoming Tomb Raider TV series.

The actress, 28, made her acting debut successful HBO’s epic phantasy series, playing Sansa Stark crossed each 8 seasons betwixt 2011 until 2019.

She’s besides played young Jean Grey/ Phoenix successful the X-Men movie bid and recently starred successful the British transgression play Joan.

However, Sophie present looks acceptable to instrumentality connected different formidable pistillate character, the highly intelligent and diversion British archaeologist who ventures into past tombs and hazardous ruins astir the world.

It’s a relation that was antecedently played by Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander connected the large screen.

Last twelvemonth it was archetypal reported that Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge was acceptable to constitute a TV amusement adaptation of the video crippled franchise for Amazon.

Now, it’s been revealed Sophie could beryllium taking the pb role, with Deadline saying she was ‘in negotiations’ to star.

When the bid was officially announced successful May, Amazon MGM caput Jennifer Salke called it ‘epic’ and ‘globe-trotting’.

Meanwhile Phoebe shared: ‘Lara Croft means a batch to me, arsenic she does to many, and I can’t hold to spell connected this adventure. Bats ‘n all.’

The archetypal Tomb Raider video game, which was released successful 1996, sparked respective adaptations, with Angelina starring arsenic Lara successful 2 movies successful 2001 and 2003.

Alicia past starred successful a 2018 remake, portion Camilla Luddington, Keeley Hawes and Minnie Driver person played her successful video games. Hayley Atwell besides voiced the quality successful a Netflix anime series.

Amazon is rumoured to person purchased the rights to the video crippled bid for $600m ($473 million).

The caller Tomb Raider bid is besides portion of Phoebe’s $20 (£15) cardinal a twelvemonth woody with Amazon that she signed successful 2019.

Metro.co.uk has contacted Amazon Studios and representatives for Sophie Turner for comment.

Got a story?

If you’ve got a personage story, video oregon pictures get successful interaction with the Metro.co.uk amusement squad by emailing america celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 oregon by visiting our Submit Stuff leafage – we’d emotion to perceive from you.

MORE : People are lone conscionable realising Tom Hanks voiced 5 parts successful this ‘underrated’ Christmas film

MORE : Overwatch Classic is an unexpected reminder of however bully Overwatch 2 is

MORE : Two beloved 90s shooters are being preserved online for escaped with Epic Games’ approval