Actor Sophie Turner, who's busy shooting for the upcoming Tomb Raider series from Prime Video, has suffered a minor injury which has resulted in the pausing of the filming. The adaptation comes from showrunners Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Chad Hodge. Jonathan Van Tulleken, known for Dope Thief and Shogun, will direct and serve as executive producer.
"Sophie Turner recently experienced a minor injury. As a precaution, production has briefly paused to allow her time to recover. We look forward to resuming production as soon as possible,” the studio said in a statement to Deadline.
It is unclear whether Turner suffered the injury on set. According to sources, the shutdown is expected to last two weeks, and the crew will be paid during it.
Amazon MGM Studios, which backs Tomb Raider for Prime Video with Crystal Dynamics, announced on January 15 the start of production for the long-in-the-works series by releasing a first-look image of Turner as Lara Croft. The show is filming primarily in the UK.
Tomb Raider is an adaptation of the popular Tomb Raider video game franchise about the adventures of archaeologist and adventurer Lara Croft.
While Sophie Turner takes on Lara Croft's role, Martin Bobb-Semple will be playing Zip, Croft's long-standing tech support and friend. Sigourney Weaver potrays Evelyn Wallis, a mysterious, high-flying woman who is keen to exploit Lara’s talents. Isaacs is cast as Atlas DeMornay, Laura’s uncle and Bill Paterson is Winston, the longstanding Croft family butler.
The newcomers to the series include Jack Bannon as Gerry, Lara’s personal pilot and snack collector; John Heffernan as David, an exhausted government official who finds himself tangled up in Lara’s unusual world; Celia Imrie as Francine, the head of advancement at the British Museum, focused solely on raising funds and glasses of champagne; Paterson Joseph as Thomas Warner, a senior government official brought in to clean up an almighty mess; Sasha Luss as Sasha, a fierce, deeply competitive new adversary of Lara’s; Juliette Motamed as Georgia, a devoted, by-the-books curator at the British Museum, dedicated to the “proper” preservation of history and August Wittgenstein as Lukas, an illegal raider who shares history with Lara in more ways than one.
