After the 2018 “Tomb Raider” reboot starring Alicia Vikander failed to launch its planned new cinematic franchise, Amazon is now making another attempt to bring back the promotional icon on a large scale. There are Movies scheduled to come to theaters or straight to Amazon Prime Video, as well as a film tied to the feature film universe series for streaming service Prime Video. In addition to these “Tomb Raider” projects about the powerful adventurer, there should also be at least one new game are underway.
We already know who will be in charge of the planned ‘Tomb Raider’ series on Prime Video: Hollywood star Phoebe Waller-Bridge (screenplay for ‘James Bond 007: No Time to Die’, role in ‘Indiana Jones and that’) Wheel of Destiny) will write the screenplay for the series “Lara Croft” and serve as executive producer.
Multiple authors are needed for such a large project
But a project as extensive as the new Amazon Tomb Raider universe obviously does not need just one author, but uses a so-called writers’ room in which many creative minds come together. And here Waller-Bridge now gets support from a woman well-versed in writing scripts for extremely networked narrative universes: From a report by it appears that “The miracles“-Co-author Megan McDonnell working on Amazon’s live-action reboot of ‘Tomb Raider’.
Megan McDonnell not only co-wrote the script for the current Marvel film ‘The Marvels’ with Brie Larson, but also previously worked on the MCU series ‘WandaVision’ for Disney+, and is now also a consulting producer on the spin-off ‘Agatha ‘. : Darkhold diaries”. For The aspiring author is one of ten screenwriters that Hollywood should pay special attention to after their work in 2023.
Netflix’s ‘Tomb Raider’ Contest
By the way, this list also includes Tasha Huo, who is not only writing the script for the upcoming fantasy adventure ‘Red Sonja’, but is also involved in a new ‘Tomb Raider’ project – not for Amazon, but for Netflix! Because while Amazon is planning a new live-action franchise based around the iconic video game character, Netflix is bringing “Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara CroftAn animated series is launched. The release is scheduled for 2024, there is already a trailer: