00:00Sophie Turner is in talks to star as Lara Croft in Amazon's Tomb Raider series.
00:04Phoebe Waller-Bridge is writing and executive producing the live-action show,
00:09which received a series order in the spring.
00:11Turner, best known for being on Game of Thrones, is in talks to play the lead role,
00:15which was previously portrayed by Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander
00:19in feature film adaptations of the video game series.
00:22Tests for the role in the series that will stream on Amazon's Prime Video took place in October,
00:26with several British actresses in the mix, including Turner.
00:29Mackenzie Davis was the lone American to make the shortlist.
00:32According to sources, Emma Mackey and Lucy Boynton also tested for the role.
00:36Amazon declined comment.
00:38As for Turner, her post-Game of Thrones roles include the Max-limited series The Staircase,
00:42the Netflix film Do Revenge, and the ITV and CW miniseries Joan.
00:47It's been a tough day.
00:50Oh yeah, what you doing?
00:53I'm a thief.
00:54She's also starring in Prime Video's forthcoming thriller, Haven.
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