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Amazon is reportedly making a Tomb Raider TV series
Hollywood may be taking another stab at a Tomb Raider production, but this time for the small screen. The Hollywood Reportersources say Amazon is creating a Tomb Raider TV series for Prime Video, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge (of Fleabag fame) set to be an executive producer and write the script. It’s not certain who would star, but we wouldn’t count on movie stars Angelina Jolie or Alicia Vikander reprising the role of Lara Croft. The show is reportedly still in the development stage.
We’ve asked Amazon for comment. A collaboration like this wouldn’t be surprising, at least. Amazon is publishing the next Tomb Raider game, and Waller-Bridge previously struck a three-year deal with Amazon that includes projects like the novel adaptation Sign Here. Sources for The Reporter claim Amazon was “aggressive” in pursuing a deal renewal late last year.
The rumor comes as game-based TV shows have their moment in the spotlight. HBO’s The Last of Us has already been successful enough to get a second season. Sony, meanwhile, is prepping God of War, Gran Turismo and Horizon titles for Netflix and Prime Video. A Tomb Raider series would bolster Amazon’s game-themed catalog and help it compete against rivals like Netflix, which already has hits like the League of Legends offshoot Arcane.
Amazon also hasn’t been shy about chasing after potential blockbusters. The company reportedly spent $1 billion on The Lord of Rings: The Rings of Power, for instance. While a Tomb Raider show isn’t likely to be as lavish, Waller-Bridge’s involvement suggests Amazon is eager for a hit. Amazon struggled to breach the top streaming charts last year — this might give it better ammunition against Netflix successes like Stranger Things.
Amazon is reportedly making a Tomb Raider TV show and movie written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Earlier Friday, The Hollywood Reporter said that Amazon is developing a TV series based on the Tomb Raider video game franchise with scripts written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. But that’s apparently not all: later in the day, Deadline corroborated the report about the TV series and added that a new Tomb Raider movie is in the works at Amazon Studios, too.
Details are light on these new Tomb Raider adaptations, but THR says that while Waller-Bridge will serve as a writer and executive producer on the show, she won’t be starring. The show is apparently still in the development stages, so we probably shouldn’t expect to see it anytime soon.
This new series and movie could end up as more big video game franchise adaptations for Amazon, which…
Tomb Raider TV Series Coming To Amazon From Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny) is reportedly developing a TV series based on the Tomb Raider video games. The Hollywood Reporter was first to report.
According to unnamed sources, Waller-Bridge will write the scripts for the series, with no plans for her to star in the TV adaptation. She will executive produce the series alongside Amazon’s former head of comedy and drama, Ryan Andolina, plus former head of overall deals Amanda Greenblatt. No official comment or detailshave been issued yet.
Tomb Raider is the latest project for Waller-Bridge with Amazon under her overall deal with the streaming platform. She is also developing and writing an adaptation of the Claudia Lux novel Sign Here, which is a “darkly humorous, surprisingly poignant, and utterly gripping debut novel about a guy who works in Hell (literally) and is on the cusp of a big promotion.”
Phoebe Waller-Bridge Is Making a Tomb Raider TV Show for Amazon
Some things belong in a museum, some things in the resume of Fleabag icon Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Or at least, so the writer-actress believes, as she’s whipping from one treasure-seeking adventure franchise to another.
Hose down Croft Manor in PowerWash Simulator’s free Tomb Raider expansion
Sudsy business sim PowerWash Simulator is heading to the familiar, and apparently very mucky, surroundings of Tomb Raider’s Croft Manor in a free expansion releasing on January 31st. The Tomb Raider Special Pack will go live at 5pm GMT/6pm CET/9am ET, and you’ll be able to take on the Croft Manor job from the new Specials area in the main menu. You can watch Lara’s gaff being cleaned down in the trailer below.
PowerWash Simulator is getting a Tomb Raider expansion for reasons I don’t fully understand
PowerWash Simulator is coming to PlayStation and Switch, with free Tomb Raider DLC
PowerWash Simulator is exactly as it sounds, having you deep-clean vehicles and homes in a satisfying bid to be the best PowerWasher there ever was. It’s certainly a niche title, but it’s one of the higher quality simulation games out there, and is surprisingly relaxing. No wonder it’s deemed to be a great podcast game.
Publisher, Square Enix, has announced that PowerWash Simulator will be coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch on January 31. So, even more people can jump in and see what power-washing is actually all about, and why the community enjoys it so much.
What about cross-play and these new platforms? Well, the good news is that players on Windows, Steam, and Xbox can all play across platforms with each other. Unfortunately, though, players on PlayStation and Switch will not be able to cross-play with other platforms.
Tomb Raider Reemerges as PowerWash Simulator DLC That Lets You Clean Lara Croft’s Mansion
PowerWash Simulator gets free Tomb Raider DLC on January 31
There’s new PowerWash Simulator DLC coming for free at the end of January, adding five new levels in a mini-campaign based on the Lara Croft action-adventure games from Square Enix, who publishes PowerWash Simulator alongside games including Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. The free update will feature you cleaning up the iconic Croft Manor and all its associated assault courses and vehicles.
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