Tomb Raider series: After Indiana Jones, Phoebe Waller-Bridge to write Lara Croft adventure for Prime Video

We can’t stop Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who thinks her recent experience in action movies gave her the key to successfully adapting the Tomb Raider video game for Amazon Prime Video.

The Fleabag star and creator currently stars alongside Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones, The Dial of Destiny. And he co-wrote the last James Bond, along with Daniel Craig in Agent 007 in Cannes and Dying can Wait.

Now he can’t wait to use his newfound skills to help bring back the life of a famous heroine. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Waller-Bridge reconnected with the world of Tomb Raider, once again immersing herself in the games. Her undying love for Lara Croft led her to follow her instincts when Amazon asked her to help create a TV series when the film franchise failed to ignite at the box office.

“God, I could feel the teenager in me saying, “Do what’s right for her, do justice to Lara.– he said in the interview Vanity Fair. “The opportunity to have a female action character… After working on Bond (The Dying can wait until 2021) and acting as an indie, I feel like I’m ready for it.“.

In the rest of the interview, he expands on his ideas and wonders: “What if I could take the reins of an action franchise with everything I’ve learned, with a character I love, and also bring back the 90s vibe? It’s an amazing feeling when you think you know what to do“With such a project.

Ultimately, he sees Tomb Raider as an opportunity to challenge the iterative nature of the entertainment industry, which often relies on recycling and the habit of repurposing existing content or intellectual property that already has a buy-in audience.

“I feel when you work in the industry you have to ride the wave and be confident“, she said. “There’s room to do something really dangerous, and if I can do something dangerous and interesting with Tomb Raider, it’s because I already have an audience that loves Lara and that I hope will continue to love her. And this is a very unusual position. This is the old Trojan horse“.

Tomb Raider is currently in early development and no star, director or release date has been announced yet. You will have to be patient!