“Tomb Raider” has paused production while lead Sophie Turner recovers from an injury, Variety has confirmed.
Turner is set to play video game icon Lara Croft in the Prime Video adaptation, which is being written and exec produced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”).
According to British tabloid The Sun, which first reported Turner’s injury, the “Game of Thrones” star has aggravated a pre-existing back injury with production shut down for at least a month and possibly up to six months.
A rep for Prime Video told Variety: “Sophie Turner recently experienced a minor injury. As a precaution, production has briefly paused to allow her time to recover. We look forward to resuming production as soon as possible.”
A release date has not yet been confirmed but the series is expected to drop in 2027. It is unclear whether Turner’s injury will impact that.
The series, which began shooting in January, also stars Martin Bobb-Semple, Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Martin Bobb-Semple, Jack Bannon, John Heffernan, Bill Paterson, Paterson Joseph, Sasha Luss, Juliette Motamed, Celia Imrie and August Wittgenstein.
“Tomb Raider” was first released as a video game in 1996 and has seen a number of revivals since then. Two new games, “Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis” and “Tomb Raider: Catalyst,” are due out in 2026 and 2027, respectively.
On screen, Croft has been portrayed by Angelina Jolie in 2001’s “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” and Alicia Vikander in 2018 movie “Tomb Raider,” which was less well received.
There are high hopes for Prime Video’s version, following their successful adaptation of the video game “Fallout,” starring Ella Purnell and Kyle MacLachlan, which returned for a second season earlier this year.
The “Tomb Raider” IP is owned by Swedish company Embracer, who acquired the game’s longtime developer Crystal Dynamics in 2022, the same year they also bought “Lord of the Rings” owner Middle-Earth Enterprises.