Prime Video’s “Tomb Raider” Series Adds More to Its International Cast
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Prime Video's Tomb Raider series has added some familiar faces to its supporting cast. Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver and Emmy nominee Jason Isaacs have joined the action-packed show. The former will play the mysterious Evelyn Wallis, a likely antagonist for Sophie Turner's Lara Croft. The latter will play Lara's supportive uncle Atlas DeMornay.
The other new cast members have popped up in things you've seen before, but may not have immediately recognized. They include Jack Bannon (Pennyworth) as Lara's pilot Gerry, Sasha Luss (Anna) as Lara's chief competitor Sasha, and August Wittgenstein (the TV adaptation of Das Boot) as a dangerous man from Lara's past.
As part of her overall deal with Amazon, Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge will write, executive produce, and co-show run the adaptation of the long-running video game series. Alongside her will be Chad Hodge (Good Behavior), who will also co-show run.
No premiere date has been set.
About Kip Mooney
Like many film critics born during and after the 1980s, my hero is Roger Ebert. The man was already the best critic in the nation when he won the Pulitzer in 1975, but his indomitable spirit during and after his recent battle with cancer keeps me coming back to read not only his reviews but his insightful commentary on the everyday. But enough about a guy you know a lot about.
I knew I was going to be a film critic—some would say a snob—in middle school, when I had to voraciously defend my position that The Royal Tenenbaums was only a million times better than Adam Sandler’s remake of Mr. Deeds. From then on, I would seek out Wes Anderson’s films and avoid Sandler’s like the plague.
Still, I like to think of myself as a populist, and I’ll be just as likely to see the next superhero movie as the next Sundance sensation. The thing I most deplore in a movie is laziness. I’d much rather see movies with big ambitions try and fail than movies with no ambitions succeed at simply existing. I’m also a big advocate of fun-bad movies like The Room and most of Nicolas Cage’s work.
In the past, I’ve written for The Dallas Morning News and the North Texas Daily, which I edited for a semester. I also contributed to Dallas-based Pegasus News, which in the circle of life, is now part of The Dallas Morning News, where I got my big break in 2007. Eventually, I’d love to write and talk about film full-time, but until that’s a viable career option, I work as an auditor for Wells Fargo.
I hope to one day meet my hero, go to the Toronto International Film Festival, and compete on Jeopardy. Until then, I’m excited to share my love of film with you.
