Come on, Lara, you can do this…
Netflixhas announcedthat British actor Hayley Atwell has signed on to voice Lara Croft in the upcoming anime adaptation ofTomb Raider— the latest in a long line of legendary games adapted for the video streaming service.
Atwell, who many of you will know from herexcellentturn as Marvel’s Agent Peggy Carter, will portray a slightly matured version of the treasure hunting adventurer as featured in Square Enix’Tomb Raider(2013),Rise of the Tomb Raider(2015), andShadow of the Tomb Raider(2018). The Netflix anime is intended as a canon sequel to this particular trilogy, and thus has no connection with the originalTomb Raidergames, nor the recent cinematic endeavors.
Hayley Atwell is Lara Croft!
Netflix’s upcoming TOMB RAIDER anime series from Powerhouse Animation picks up after the event of Square Enix’s video game reboot trilogy, and will follow Atwell’s Lara Croft in her latest, greatest adventure.pic.twitter.com/4NT02YfuOH
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The series will be written and produced by Tasha Huo, who is also responsible for penning both the upcoming prequel seriesThe Witcher: Blood Originand the fantasy adventure rebootRed Sonja. Busy times.Sonic the Hedgehogco-producer Dmitri M. Johnson is also on board for the venture, which currently does not have an episode count nor a release window.
Tomb Raiderwill join Netflix expansive entourage of video game-themed series, ranking alongside current and upcoming releases such asCastlevania,Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness,DOTA: Dragon’s Blood,Assassin’s Creed,The Cuphead Show,Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, The Division, Splinter Cell, and many others. Before herTomb Raiderappearance, Hayley Atwell will be getting her hi-octane adventure on inMission: Impossible 7, which is expected to release in 2022.
