Fans might have to wait a little bit longer for Amazon’s upcoming “Tomb Raider” series.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Sophie Turner attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/FilmMagic)
Filming was paused after the lead actress, Sophie Turner, was injured. “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,” Amazon MGM Studios told Deadline.
We don’t yet know if Turner’s injury happened on set or was unrelated to filming.
Sophie Turner (Credit: Marc Piasecki/WireImage)
“It’s been chaos on set and now the whole show is in jeopardy,” a source told The Sun. “Sophie has been throwing herself into the role, but the grueling physicality of being Lara Croft has meant she has pushed her body too far.” The source also said many on set fear the “Game of Thrones” actress will have to be replaced if she can’t recover from her injury quickly enough, but much of the show has already been filmed, having gone into production in January.
“Tomb Raider” is a TV adaptation of the popular video game franchise, following the adventures of archaeologist and adventurer Lara Croft. Alongside Turner, the show will star Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Martin Bobb-Semple, Jack Bannon, John Heffernan, Bill Paterson, Paterson Joseph, Sasha Luss, Juliette Motamed, Celia Imrie, and August Wittgenstein.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who won three Emmy Awards for her work on “Fleabag,” is the creator, writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner of the series alongside Chad Hodge as co-showrunner and executive producer.
Sophie Turner as Lara Croft (Courtesy: Prime Video)
We’re wishing Sophie Turner a speedy recovery!
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