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The first photo of Sophie Turner in her upcoming role as Lara Croft has been revealed.<\/p>\n
She was announced as the star of Prime Video’s Tomb Raider TV show in September, and the streamer said production on the series had now begun.<\/p>\n
It released an image of the actress wearing the fictional archaeologist’s green tank top and brown shorts – a look inspired by the character’s appearance in the classic Lara Croft games on the original PlayStation.<\/p>\n
Sophie previously said the role – which has been filled by Angelina Jolie and Oscar winner Alicia Vikander – had given her “massive shoes to fill”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Sophie, who grew up in Warwickshire, shot to fame as Sansa Stark in HBO’s fantasy epic Game of Thrones, and went on to appear as Jean Grey in the X-Men films.<\/p>\n
Tomb Raider will also star Alien actress Sigourney Weaver, the White Lotus’s Jason Isaacs and Celebrity Traitors contestant Celia Imrie.<\/p>\n
Fleabag writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge is behind the script for the show.<\/p>\n
It’s based on the hit video game series, first released in 1996 and originally developed by UK company Core Design.<\/p>\n
At a time when female characters in games were rare, Lara became a sensation, featuring on magazine covers and becoming an icon for players worldwide.<\/p>\n
The series was eventually rebooted in 2013, with Lara given a more grounded look and more emphasis placed on her characterisation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Tomb Raider is the latest in a string of adaptations based on popular video games.<\/p>\n
Amazon’s Prime Video service was behind the hugely successful Fallout, which recently debuted its second series<\/a>.<\/p>\n The streamer also announced this week that Walking Dead actor Ryan Hurst would star as main character Kratos in its upcoming TV show based on PlayStation hit God of War. <\/p>\n Adaptations have been shown to drive players towards the games that inspired them, and current Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics announced two new games at last year’s Game Awards.<\/p>\n The first is a “re-imagining” of Lara’s first ever adventure with updated controls and graphics, while the second is a brand new story set in Northern India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n