Amazon MGM Studios has announced that production is underway on Tomb Raider, marking the kick-off with a first-look image of Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in the new Prime Video series, Tomb Raider. The Prime Video series is based on the iconic Tomb Raider video game franchise, which follows the adventures of world-famous archaeologist and adventurer Lara […]
Amazon MGM Studios has announced additional cast members set to star in the new Prime Video series Tomb Raider. Newly revealed cast members include Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Celia Imrie, Bill Paterson, and more. The series is based on the iconic Tomb Raider video game franchise, which follows the adventures of famous archaeologist and adventurer […]
Game of Thrones, X-Men and The Staircase actor Sophie Turner has been cast in the role of Lara Croft in a new Prime Video series of Tomb Raider, based on the iconic video game series. Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve), who serves as creator, writer, executive producer and co-showrunner, commented: “I’m so excited to announce the […]
At its inaugural upfront presentation, Prime Video announced that it has ordered a Tomb Raider series with Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) set as writer and executive producer. The series is based on the iconic Tomb Raider video game franchise, which follows the adventures of archaeologist and adventurer Lara Croft. The project comes as part of a […]
The number of adaptations of video game-based intellectual property (IP) by the TV and movie industries has been growing consistently over the last two decades, and today 20 to 25 movies and TV series are released per year based on games. The proportion of TV series in particular is increasing over time, according to a […]
Amazon has closed its $8.5 billion (€7.6bn) acquisition of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) after Federal Trade Commission (FTC) passed the deal. European Union regulators signed off on the MGM deal after finding it posed no competition problems. In the US, the deadline for the FTV to challenge passed without the agency taking action. The FTC […]
Mobile cloud gaming company CareGame’s catalogue surpasses 1,000 titles, making it the market’s biggest catalogue of no-download-necessary mobile games. By partnering with CareGame, service providers and mobile operators can offer users access to 1K+ games via its unique mobile cloud gaming solution. CareGame enables mobile operators, anywhere across the globe, to offer their own service […]
Following earlier speculation, Amazon and MGM have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire MGM for a purchase price of $8.45 billion (€6.91bn). MGM has nearly a century of filmmaking history and Amazon says it will help preserve MGM’s heritage and catalogue of films, and provide customers with greater access to […]
Netflix and Legendary Television have announced two new anime series, the first based on Legendary’s Skull Island, home of King Kong, and the second on Square Enix’s Tomb Raider global video game franchise. Netflix and Legendary Television are also currently in production on the previously announced anime series Pacific Rim: The Black. Skull Island will […]