The actress known to many fans for her role as Peggy Carter in the MCU enters the world of game adaptations. She will play the lead role in the upcoming Netflix production.
Netflix has revealed that Hayley Atwell will play the role of Lara Croft. The actress will lend her voice to the iconic heroine of adventure games in the animated production. For now, not much is known about the project, except that the action will take place after the events of the reboot trilogy from Square Enix.
We have already mentioned Netflix’s interest in the world of games many times. The streaming giant has already released or is working on brands such as Castlevania , Resident Evil or Assassin’s Creed . Now Tomb Raider has joined this list .
The first adventures of Lara Croft hit the players in 1996. Since then, the archaeologist has become one of the most recognizable characters from the games. Nearly twenty titles with her participation have been published, and that’s not all. The heroine also appeared in comic books, books and movies. Angelina Jolie played her in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life. In the production from 2018, simply entitled Tomb Raider , we saw Alicia Vikander in the lead role. The actress is set to play Lara again in a sequel that was supposed to be released this year, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, the work has already been shifted several times. These videos are based on the previously mentioned game reboots.