Phoebe Waller-Bridge is making a Tomb Raider show at Amazon
Fleabag creator Waller-Bridge reportedly isn't planning to star in the series, based on the long-running games franchise
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Fresh off co-starring in the upcoming Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, Phoebe Waller-Bridge is gearing up to throw her talents at pop culture’s other notable gun-toting, treasure-hunting archeologist: Professional Tomb Raider Lara Croft.
This is per THR, which reports that Waller-Bridge is developing a new TV version of the long-running Tomb Raider media franchise—which got its start in games, but which has made multiple semi-successful forays into films over the years, most recently with Alicia Vikander in 2018—at Amazon. To be clear, Waller-Bridge is not apparently planning to star in the series; this’ll be more like her work on Killing Eve, where she confined herself to a behind-the-scenes role as the writer and showrunner for the series’ first season.
News of the Tomb Raider show comes a year and change after Waller-Bridge’s departure from a different high-profile Amazon action show: The adaptation of Mr. And Mrs. Smith that she was putting together with her Solo: A Star Wars Story co-star Donald Glover. (Glover remains attached to the series; Waller-Bridge departed in late 2021, citing creative differences.) Outside of Indiana Jones, Waller-Bridge has mostly stayed behind the camera of late; she also worked as a co-writer on the last Daniel Craig Bond film, No Time To Die, and is developing another show at Amazon, an adaptation of Claudia Lux’s book Sign Here.
This isn’t the first time that efforts have been made to bring Tomb Raider—and if you’re unfamiliar, just read the title again; whole premise is basically there—to the small screen. An animated series, starring Minnie Driver as globe-trotting relic hunter Lara was produced way back in 2007 for online gaming service GameTap. Meanwhile, Netflix announced its own animated anime-style adaptation of the franchise back in 2021, with Hayley Atwell voicing the main character; no word on when, if ever, that show will see the light of day, or how Amazon’s new live-action series will impact its creation.
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she also worked as a co-writer on the last Daniel Craig Bond film, No Time To Die
Yeah, but we don’t blame her for that, right?
No Time To Die wasn’t terrible. It was the third best Craig film and I’d put it in the middle of the pack as far as the overall Bond series goes.
It might have been better than Spectre (though that’s a low bar), but I found Quantum of Solace more interesting, if only because it was made during a writers’ strike so it looked amazing while being unpolished.
NTtD really felt like they didn’t know what this nanobot/virus thingy was, and Bond dies stupidly by running towards the closing blast doors when he knew where the controls were to open them and had just used them.
I can’t argue with the dumb nanobot plot point, but I still felt like the overall film worked. Honestly, the only thing I truly had to suspend my belief for was Rami Malek saving Lea Seydoux as a child. They’re like four years apart IRL, and he still somehow looks younger than her lmfao.Other than a few of the actions scenes in QoS, mainly the fantastic top tier opening, I couldn’t care less about the film. That’s despite Olga Kurylenko being in it, who I’ve crushed on for a while now (don’t even get me started on her part in Black Widow). It’s only marginally better than Spectre. Speaking of Spectre, I think there’s a good film buried in there somewhere lol, but I don’t know if I’m the right person to judge. I grew up with the Brosnan films, which are objectively bad, but subjectively enjoyable, particularly for someone who grew up with them and could ignore all the bad as a child.
It was a good film despite the zero chemistry between Craig and Seydoux, and despite whatever Malek was trying to do.
The thing that just dragged NTTD down so much for me is that Rami Malek’s villain was just so completely un-compelling. I don’t really DISLIKE Rami, but aside from a good Freddie Mercury impression (and actually, the video game Until Dawn), he’s yet to really wow me or make me find him an engaging screen presence.
but I found Quantum of Solace more interesting
I always chime in with this every time that movie’s mentioned, so forgive me- Quantum of Solace works great as a direct continuation of Casino Royale. Watch the first one, then the second one right after; the first scene of QoS takes place right on the heels of the last scene of CR. So you get like a shade over 4 hours of Daniel Craig killing it as Bond.I almost don’t think QoS works as a movie on its own – I was not thrilled with it when I saw it on release. But thank goodness for DVDs.
Yeah, I’ll cosign this. I didn’t like how the Craig era Bonds tried a kind of half-ass continuity, but QoS works fairly well as an adventure where Bond is working through the stuff he experienced in Casino Royale. And while I’ll never say it’s my fave Bond, I like how stripped down and lean QoS is (even if that’s probably more due to the writer’s strike than anything else)>
I like Quantum of Solace. It’s my fav of all the Craig Bond movies. There are some really interesting things done visually in that movie plus it has the least plot holes and is not as derivative (i.e. influenced/stealing from other movies) as some of the other Craig Bond movies.
It’s also my favorite of the Craig Bonds. Two of us! Two of us!
Yay! I finally found the other person that likes this movie. Suck it, Skyfall.
It wasn’t a matter of surviving the bomb blast. The issue was that the nanobots on him made a continual ticking time bomb death sentence for Madeleine and his daughter. It was transferable through touch, so even if he chose not to see them again, he couldn’t touch ANYBODY for fear it would continue on and potentially find its way to them.It’s a ridiculous plot device, but his choice to self-sacrifice is in line with the elements introduced in the plot.
BUT all Bonds suck, get it?
No, I don’t actually.
Maybe it’s a chemistry joke? Like, hear me out… A bond can be an adhesive—right? So, maybe there’s something that qualifies as “sucking” going on there, with the initial contact—you know? Or…maybe in the drying stage? Some science jokes are pretty stupid like that.I must say, I do hope it’s funnier than that.
What are you talking about? No Time to Die was great.
Despite the fact that her hiring got a lot of press – she was handpicked by Craig, and she is famous in her own right – she was very open about NTTD not being her script. I think she was just hired to do some polishing.
Comic book movies are really soulless and stupid so just imagine how bad all this video game shit is going to be. Tomb Raider is a ripoff of a ripoff of a ripoff and the most iconic thing about it is how sexist it is. I’m sure idiots will love seeing Lara Croft’s iconic unrealistic tits on screen.
Watch Fleabag and tell me that’s what she’s going to make.
You sound fun.
Well by all means, don’t mince words on this subject
Lara’s tits have actually been very realistic for many years now. Since the reboot game launched the latest trilogy in 2013. But okay. And while you mat find them soulless or whatever, there’s a lot of money and fandom (both hardcore and not) that highly disagrees with you.
Oh wow. I had no idea. Tell me more about the history of the tits on this amazing character? Why do you think they made her tits so unnaturally gigantic in the first place? Do you think it had anything to do with there being nothing interesting or original to the story that would appeal to anyone with a brain? Do you think the “writers” of the game were aware of that from day one so they gave her giant tits to appeal to sexist idiots (video game enjoyers)? I know lots of idiots have never read a book or watched a movie that wasn’t meant for a child so I’m sure this sexist shit will be very profitable just like all the baby brained star wars and marvel crap in this stupid world.
hey fuck you
Don’t bother, the “everyone is stupid but me” schtick is all he has. (and ironically a very stereotypical “toxic gamer” thing, which is fucking hilarious)
I’m way smarter than you. You talk to Rock Hard. What was the point of that? You are trying to help him spread his vile racism and sexism to people? Rock Hard stalks me and sends me 100s of messages. I literally ignore everything he says because I’m smarter than you and I don’t reward sexist, racist, trolls with attention because I’m looking for upvotes. You are a shitty person because just like Rock Hard you hate me for telling jokes and telling the truth about politics. Fucking idiot.
Psst, Galaxy Brain… there’s a mile of difference between “I talk to Rock Hard” and “I responded to him twice in the nearly 15 years I’ve had an AVC account, both times negatively.” Of course, given the hundreds of digits in your historic IQ score, you no doubt know that. Although, for your record-shattering intellect, your reading comprehension is horrendous. When did I mention your politics or “jokes” in any way? I have no idea what your political beliefs even are, nor do I give a shit. If you’re going to do the comment history stalking thing, at least try to clown on one of my whiffed jokes or something. It’s much more effective than trying to pin your insecurities on me like I won’t notice.
hey fuck you
Meh, I think he’s our locally assigned Kremlin shill.
I could be wrong and he’s actually self-appointed, rather than acting under the influence of anything other than his basement mold and way-out-of-expiration Hot Pockets.But the things and times that seem to get him posting the most are things that few others, other than a Kremlin goon, would find important. So that’s what gets me thinking that he’s under orders.And yapping at you for interacting with Mud Soft is disingenuous, when he just did the same with the troll that keeps copy/pasting the same swear over and over. Heck, that action even plays into my suspicious fantasy of him being Kremlin-shilling.
“Always accuse others of that which you are guilty of.” – attributed to Goebbels, but used by the Soviets as a tactic, alongside the “whataboutism” that Clucker Snarlson/Tucke-yo Rose uses so often.I have yet to find out what he thinks of most Russian Oblasts and Republics breaking away from Moscow, in the near future, however. Or of Bradleys and Abrams helping to push Russia out of Ukraine soon, so maybe he doesn’t care about any of that.
Grow the fuck up..
hey fuck you
This is some good news. If the network is willing to invest in a good writer/showrunner, then they’re probably making a serious attempt at creating something good. I wish Vikander would come back, but as a TV show, it’s probably less likely.
The British version of Sarah Polley(she’s Canadian)….Whats up with fantastic f’n UK women in film?!
This is one of those situations where I really hope they learned things from the Last of Us ’s success and take a more patient approach. For example, I do think the first reboot Tomb Raider game has the components for a really fantastic TV show that expand and build on elements of the game.
I have long thought that a Lara Croft movie could work as a crossover with Dora the Explorer.
You know, for kids!
Please don’t ungray Bobby Peru. They’ve admitted they’re only here to troll.
Nope. Check out his old post. He definitely a MAGA asshole. Stop ungrey him.
So we agree, don’t ungrey trolls, MAGA or otherwise.
They only contribute to unpleasantness.
Oddly enough, the series will star indie folk sensation Phoebe Bridgers, and, yes, she will be wearing her infamous skeleton onesie.