The Tomb Raider TV show for Prime Video that would tie in with an movie.

Variety recently spoke with Amazon MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke, who shared a production update on Tomb Raider. She said that Waller-Bridge is "is well into it," though she did not share any further updates. Salke also explains that they haven't fully gotten everything they can out of their partnership with the creator, which is rumored to be a $60 million deal, because of various delays including Waller-Bridge going "off to do a movie," but "we think it’s going to be a huge franchise for us." Read Salke's full quote below:

Tomb Raider is really exciting and Phoebe is well into it and working in close partnership with [“Tomb Raider” general manager] Dallas Dickinson and the game producers, and it’s going to be very exciting. But I don’t have any [new updates]... When we look at a long term commitment to a creator like Phoebe — we’re so happy now that we retained her because she’s obsessed with and grew up playing Lara Croft/Tomb Raider. So the fact that she’s the creator and bringing this character to life, we think it’s going to be a huge franchise for us. She went off to do a movie, there are things that happened — if people want to go take an ing of what deals they were able to get value out of or not, there’s still probably a lot to do there. But I think we’re looking at converting a lot of those deals to a very performance-based model, based on what they accomplish. And that’s been received very well because you’ve got to change with the times.

What This Update Means For Tomb Raider

The Show Is Still In The Works

Although Salke did not share much insight into how far along the new adaptation of the Tomb Raider games is, her comments do seem to reveal that the project remains in active development. However, while Amazon MGM Studios television head Vernon Sanders told TheWrap this July that he guessed they would aim to kick off for production in early 2025, this no longer seems like a likely prospect, as Lara Croft has not even been officially cast at this point in pre-production.


[After Indiana Jones,] Waller-Bridge [is] more free to continue work on Tomb Raider.

The movie that delayed the process of their deal, which was inked in 2019 and renewed in 2022, is likely 2023’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. That movie, which was shot from mid-2021 through early 2022 and had a press tour in 2023, likely took up much of Waller-Bridge’s time. However, it was a major disappointment at the box office, grossing $384 million against a budget that was estimated to be between $295 and $387 million. This means it is unlikely that it will get an immediate sequel, leaving Waller-Bridge more free to continue work on Tomb Raider.

Our Take On This Tomb Raider Update

Lara Croft's Iconic Franchise Is Still Safe

Even though it will likely still be some time before the Tomb Raider show hits screens, Salke's comments seem to reveal that Amazon MGM Studios is still all-in on their planned interconnected universe adapting the property, which also includes a new Crystal Dynamics video game expanding the franchise. Because there still are no key creatives that have been attached to the movie project, it seems likely that the show will kick off the new universe when it does premiere.

Source: Variety & TheWrap