By recovering the publishing rights of the next game tomb Raider of Crystal Dynamics, Amazon certainly had plans a little broader than those concerning the simple video game market. The new fad of the American giant is to fill its catalog Amazon Prime Video game adaptations, and tomb Raider is one of the ideal licenses for this. The Hollywood Reporter told us last night thatAmazon was just putting together a shared universe with the license, which would include a movie and a TV series in addition to the next game..
Lara Croft Cinematic Universe
We first learned that a series was indeed in preparation at the premises of Amazon and that it would have already found its screenwriter. It would be actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge (known for the excellent series flea bag), who would be present as a producer and who would take care of the scripts of the episodes. However, she wouldn’t play Lara Croft though.according to the site’s sources.
In addition to this television series, a film is also in preparation, which may come as a surprise given that MGM, which is now part of Amazon, recently canceled the sequel to the film starring Alicia Vikander, while losing the movie rights in the process. Last I heard, GK Films was normally willing to sell those rights to the highest bidder, but it could be that Amazon has come back to succeed where MGM once failed.
With all this, Amazon would like to make tomb Raider a shared universe, which would also develop via the next video game. A remark that takes on its full meaning when one remembers the first details of the upcoming title from Crystal Dynamics. The latter mentioned that Lara would be accompanied by a whole team, while highlighting a new generation of adventurer. By expanding its character gallery, the license could therefore quite consider a shared universe with, for example (we speculate), a series which would focus on other characters of this famous group while the film would remain centered on Lara.
In any case, the means are on the table according to The Hollywood Reporter, who argues that this deal represents Amazon’s biggest commitment after the one around the license The Lord of the Rings. We immediately understand better why the company quickly went to see Embracer to join in the distribution of the next game, the latter being apparently more advanced than one might think.