TOMB RAIDER: THE LEGEND OF LARA CROFT Trailer Reveals First Look At Action-Packed Sequel To The Games

TOMB RAIDER: THE LEGEND OF LARA CROFT Trailer Reveals First Look At Action-Packed Sequel To The Games

In the action-packed first trailer for Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, What If...? star Hayley Atwell steps into the iconic adventure's boots for a story which picks up after the last video game.

By JoshWilding - Aug 19, 2024 04:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Tomb Raider
Source: GameFragger.com

We finally have the first teaser trailer for Netflix's Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (via GameFragger.com) and, perhaps the most intriguing thing about this series is the fact it picks up after the events of the latest video game. 

Typically, a show like this would be a straightforward adaptation of a game or an original story that draws inspiration from it. How accessible this "sequel" approach will make The Legend of Lara Croft remains to be seen, though the sneak peek promises a fun, action-packed adventure.

It was back in May that we learned Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Tomb Raider TV series is officially moving forward at Prime Video. However, that's set to be its own thing and has no ties to the games or previous movies starring Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander.

As for this Lara Croft, she'll be voiced by Captain America: The First Avenger and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning star Hayley Atwell.

"The scripts are so good and they're so fun," Atwell previously said. "And I think also I got so much practice and preparation for how to sustain the level of activity and energy with just your voice by playing Captain Carter in this way."

"It set me in good stead for going, 'This is how you, as a voiceover what it takes, for you to be confined in a small space and not seen, but totally rely on the voice to tell this story and wake up other people's imaginations.' So yeah, one thing helped feed the other for sure." 

You can watch the first trailer for Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft below.

The animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft picks up after the events of the highly successful Tomb Raider video game Survivor trilogy (Tomb Raider; Rise of the Tomb Raider; Shadow of the Tomb Raider), and will chart the globetrotting heroine’s next chapter as the iconic adventurer.

More than 25 years after her first appearance, Lara Croft (voiced by Atwell) continues to explore ancient mysteries and uncover lost truths across breathtaking and dangerous destinations.

Following the events of the Survivor series, Lara Croft has abandoned her friends to embark on increasingly more perilous solo adventures. But she must return home when a dangerous and powerful Chinese artefact is stolen from Croft Manor by a thief with an uncanny personal connection. Her daring pursuit will take her on an adventure around the world and to the depths of forgotten tombs, where she will be forced to confront her true self, and decide just what kind of hero she wants to become.

The all-new animated Netflix series features the voices of Hayley Atwell (Lara Croft), Allen Maldonado (Zip), and Earl Baylon (reprising his role as Jonah from Tomb Raider video games).

From Legendary Television, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft is executive produced and written by Tasha Huo (The Witcher: Blood Origin, Red Sonja).

Executive producers include dj2 Entertainment Founder and CEO Dmitri M. Johnson (Sonic the Hedgehog, Life is Strange), along with Timothy I. Stevenson; Jacob Robinson (Skull Island) under his company Tractor Pants; and Dallas Dickinson and Noah Hughes for Crystal Dynamics; as well as Howard Bliss and Jen Chambers. Powerhouse Animation is the Animation Studio with Brad Graeber serving as executive producer.

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft premieres on Netflix on October 10.

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TheRogue
TheRogue - 8/19/2024, 4:31 PM
These trailers are blue balling me, because I just want to hear how Hayley Atwell sounds like as Lara
Floppyspider
Floppyspider - 8/19/2024, 6:58 PM
@TheRogue - Go play Dead by Daylight, she voices her there 👍
Taonrey
Taonrey - 8/19/2024, 4:38 PM
If this is a sequel to the games… why didn’t they just rehire Lara voice actor
AlexGSpeaks
AlexGSpeaks - 8/20/2024, 1:18 AM
@Taonrey - my thoughts exactly. Possible falling out between them?
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 8/19/2024, 4:38 PM
Damn, Atwell would've been a damn good fit for the live action version. Shame it never happened.
OptimusCrime
OptimusCrime - 8/19/2024, 4:47 PM
I love Lara; got her tattooed on my arm.

This looks lame
TheRogue
TheRogue - 8/19/2024, 4:50 PM
@OptimusCrime - Whats wrong with it?
OptimusCrime
OptimusCrime - 8/19/2024, 5:40 PM
@TheRogue - i thihk i just dont like the survivor trilogy.
Hated how after 3 games she still isnt the Lara we know from the 90s.

This anime being a sequel to that even though the survivor trilogy flows into the OG game doesnt do it for me.
TheRogue
TheRogue - 8/19/2024, 6:11 PM
@OptimusCrime - I dont know, she looks like prime lara now. Sort of bridge between them
grif
grif - 8/19/2024, 4:58 PM
shitflix



TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/19/2024, 5:01 PM
Seems like it could be fun so I’ll check it out (even though I don’t entirely love the animation)!!…

However if this is set after the recent trilogy of games , why didn’t they just bring Camilla Luddington back to do Lara’s voice then Hayley Atwell (who i do love but still)?.

I know she’s busy with being on Grey’s Anatomy so her schedule might be the reason so oh well if that’s the case.

Anyway , not too familiar with the recent “Survivor” trilogy so I’m interested to see how/if it will appeal to casual fans like myself or someone just wanting to check out the show without any prior knowledge..

Fingers crossed it turns out well!!.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/19/2024, 5:01 PM
Off topic:

@KingPatel

Pacific Rim origin series in works from Eric Heisserer (Arrival ,Bird Box , Shadow & Bone).

https://deadline.com/2024/08/pacific-rim-origin-series-legendary-eric-heisserer-1236044049/
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 8/19/2024, 6:57 PM
More like the legend of Korra Croft amirite
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/19/2024, 7:06 PM
@MyCoolYoung - hey man , I’ll take it!!.

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dragon316
dragon316 - 8/19/2024, 7:45 PM
This looks good glad it’s not cgi
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 8/20/2024, 6:10 AM
Excellent casting. Show looks fairly decent. Week one watch.
Order66
Order66 - 8/21/2024, 12:13 AM
2, 1, 3 in that order from best to last of the video game trilogy.

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