Prime Video May Have Found Its Lara Croft In Game Of Thrones Star Sophie Turner

I gotta say, Sophie Turner kicks ass

I can see that. Good choice.

I’ve yet to sit down and really watch GOT, but from bits and pieces I’ve seen over the years, Sophie Turner seems like a pretty solid pick for Lara Croft. It’d be great if Alicia Vikander was given another chance with the character.

Not a fan of this choice at all. Personally I would've picked Daisy Ridley to be Lara

She looks more like Aloy from Horizon...

She's pretty but considering how phoebe waller bridge is involved in the production, and how the western companies want to "update Lara for Modern audiences" (they don't even want her to raid tombs anymore cuz that's cultural appropriation), I fully expect this series to be ass. I'd love to be proven wrong, but don't think I will.

Personally, I can't really see her in the role, but I'll likely watch it anyway when it comes out.

Fair enough. As long as the character writing captures the essence of sassy, globetrotting, pulp-adventurer Lara, I'm fine with it.

I guess Alicia Vikander was not good enough huh

I don't have any hopes about this.
Maybe 10 years ago.
But how modern shows are written today, no thanks.

Angelina Jolie

Pass. Looking up the producers and people behind this show, it's going to be a trainwreck. I do wish the best for Sophie Turner but I think this was poor casting.

her personality is very stale....

She just isn’t buff enough at all. She’ll have to do a lot of work to fit the role.

@nessisonett she can put on weight and muscle. Look up Linda Hamilton from the 1st Terminator movie then compare her in T2. She put on major mass. Let's give Sophie Turner a chance first to put on size

She certainly looks the part, and after watching Joan (good series) I think she's a good enough actor to turn her hand to something different. Definitely willing to give this the benefit of the doubt.

@nessisonett Lara Croft has never been 'buff', more just very athletic. She can get to that easily.

Phoebe Wallerbridge...i'm out.

@Scrubchub Lara Croft should be top heavy muscle wise due to the sort of athletics she does, climbing, lifting etc. The only reason she normally isn’t is heteronormative beauty standards. Look at the reaction to the Netflix version.

yawn.. all these serious stern women. Miss the days of Jessica Simpson playing Daisy Duke

@MeanBeanEgg Sometimes I wonder if these folks actually hear/read how they sound out loud, ya know?

I'm on board. Has anyone else seen "Barely Lethal"? Great film.

Right Amazon's involved it gonna suck

She's actually English, unlike Angelina Jolie or Alicia Vikander, nothing against either of them.

@HandheldHaunter Fallout is easily one of the best video game adaptations ever made. On Amazon Prime.

Boy George is looking young.

Sophie Turner has a strikingly pale skin tone. Lara Croft, in all of the game or movie depictions I've seen, has always had a more olive skin tone, which goes with her dark hair and eyes.

She seems an odd choice visually for the character.

Sheesh. I wonder when gaming news will be something cool, new and different? Every day is like yesterday.

Terrible but I expected nothing less.

This will be a disaster. I love Tomb Raider and hated GOT. She was one of my least favourite actors in the entire series. There’s just not that much life in her when she acts. That would be a cardinal offence for a Tomb Raider series.
We’ll see, but I’ve never seen her transform on screen.

@Maulbert It's great to see, not only a good adaption get made, but an actual good show be made. However given who's attached to make this it's gonna be sh1t.