Sigourney Weaver has joined Phoebe Waller-Bridge's live-action Tomb Raider series for Amazon. Earlier this week, news broke that Weaver was in talks to star in the series, but a final deal had not been finalized at that time. However, the situation has now changed, and Weaver has confirmed that he will officially join the "Tomb Raider" crew when filming starts next month.
"I'm going to be in Tomb Raider," the actress revealed at a red carpet event for her new film, "Avatar: Fire and Ashes." "I'm so excited. The script is brilliant, funny, charming, and witty — exactly what we've come to expect from Ms. Waller-Bridge."
Weaver added that she's been following Waller-Bridge for a long time and has been a fan of her, so she's "thrilled" to be working on the Tomb Raider series.
She also revealed that the character she will play is named Wallace: "A famous English name," she added with a smile, "but it's not always so popular, what do you think?"
It's an exciting week for Tomb Raider fans. In addition to the recently announced cast - Sophie Turner plays Lara Croft, and British actor Martin Bob-Semple plays an undisclosed "important" role - at this morning's TGA, Crystal Dynamics and Amazon also revealed for the first time a new orthodox sequel to the series.
This new game called "Tomb Raider: Catalyst" will take Lara Croft to India and is expected to be launched on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Steam platforms in 2027.
Additionally, a remastered version of the original Tomb Raider will be released next year.