"Tomb Raider" Movie, TV Series in Works at Amazon

Amazon has teamed with Dmitri M. Johnson’s dj2 Entertainment for a massive rights deal to build a Tomb Raider franchise.

The deal includes a television adaptation of the hit video game series from acclaimed writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge, at least one video game, and a new Tomb Raider movie.

The idea is to create a connected world of Tomb Raider, with the video game, TV series, and movie all interconnected in a fashion akin to what Marvel has already accomplished. 

The Tomb Raider video game was announced in December, with additional games in the franchise considered likely. 

A source with knowledge of the deal described it as being among the largest commitments at Amazon after Lord of the Rings. 

The retail giant and streamer is estimated to have spent $250 million on rights alone to Lord of the Rings, with that deal covering a multiple-season show (The Rings of Power) as well as spinoffs.

Waller-Bridge is attached to write the script for the Tomb Raider TV series and will not be involved in the movie or the game. 

Waller-Bridge involvement in the Tomb Raider series stems from her recently renewed overall deal with Amazon.

Dj2 Entertainment put together the deal for the Tomb Raider anime series at Netflix, which included a two-season order. The company has spent the past year-plus working out rights to the property. 

Dj2 signed a first-look deal with Amazon Studios in February 2022. Under the pact, dj2 will focus on adapting video game titles for the streamer.

The company is also working on adapting Life Is Strange and Disco Elysium as film and TV projects.

The video game icon was last portrayed on the screen in 2018. 

Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander stepped into Angelina Jolie's former role as the character got rebooted for a brand-new movie.