Veteran online game voice Alix Wilton Regan will quickly be taking on the function of Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft, however she received’t be the one one. Recreation of Thrones star Sophie Turner can be scheduled to painting the identical character in Prime Video’s adaptation of the collection.
We had the chance to talk to Alix Wilton Regan, who’s “actually honored to have been trusted with this iconic British character,” and get her take: “I truly know Sophie personally and she or he would be the most excellent on-camera Lara Croft that you may think about. She’s going to be fantastic.”
“It did want one other iconic British actress to take it on for the tv collection. So Sophie, to me, is a really pure alternative,” Wilton Regan continued: “She additionally appears to be like like a Grecian goddess, if you happen to’ve ever met her. And Lara? Lara’s scorching, guys. So let’s have a very scorching, actually gifted, iconic British actress enjoying her as nicely, you already know?”
We additionally requested how she’d address the inevitable comparisons that will probably be made between the 2 performances: “I really feel advantageous with it. I perceive video video games. I work predominantly within the online game world and I adore it.”
Alix Wilton Regan additionally shared a practical understanding of viewers reactions: “Some individuals will love my video games, some individuals will hate them, some individuals will love the TV present, some individuals will hate it. That is okay. We’re all entitled to love what we wish to dislike.”
Finally yr’s The Recreation Awards, we realized that the next-gen Tomb Raider that developer Crystal Dynamics introduced three years in the past is titled Tomb Raider: Catalyst. Printed by Amazon Recreation Studios, it is set to launch in 2027 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X and S. In the meantime, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is a reimagining of the unique Tomb Raider sport, constructed with Unreal Engine 5 and due out this yr. Each video games will characteristic Alix Wilton Regan as Lara Croft, changing actor Camilla Luddington — who portrayed Lara Croft within the 2013-2018 reboot trilogy.
Alix Wilton Regan has performed various huge online game characters over time, together with the Feminine Inquisitor in each Dragon Age: Inquisition and Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Samantha Traynor in Mass Impact 3, Alt Cunningham in Cyberpunk 2077, and Aya in Murderer’s Creed Origins. Regan was set to play Joanna Darkish in Microsoft’s Excellent Darkish reboot, nevertheless it was canceled as a part of a serious spherical of layoffs.
In the meantime, Amazon revealed a primary have a look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in January this yr. The official photograph reveals Turner sporting a glance that’s instantly adjoining to basic Lara Croft, from her twin thigh holsters to her red-tinted sun shades. Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) is aboard the collection as creator, author, govt producer, and is co-showrunner alongside Chad Hodge (Good Conduct). Jonathan Van Tulleken (Shōgun) is on deck as director.
Mat Jones is a Senior Social Producer for IGN primarily based out of London, UK