The Phoebe Waller-Bridge live-action Tomb Raider series that is being developed for Amazon Prime Video is now in doubt.
Even though back in May, Amazon officially announced the series, a new report offers the Tomb Raider series may not happen.
PuckNews, which is run by the former editor of THR, writes in their report titled “The Best and Worst Deals of Peak TV” that people within the industry doubt the Phoebe Waller-Bridge Tomb Raider series will see the light of day.
“Many insiders placing bets on whether it will ever come to fruition,” states the report.
No additional information is known.
The details for the Phoebe Waller-Bridge Tomb Raider series include that Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been set as writer and executive producer for the new series coming to Prime Video.
The series is supposed to be written by Megan McDonnell who is known for The Marvels, WandaVision, and Marvel’s upcoming Agatha series, with it also said McDonnell is serving as story editor and consulting producer.
Variety also previously reported on the hiring of McDonnell on Tomb Raider as a project that exemplifies “the nontraditional approach she likes to bring to boilerplate formats, be they sitcoms or superhero tentpoles.”
Phoebe Waller-Bridge also previously talked about discussing the look of Lara Croft in the writers room.
“She had an attitude. She was very deliberate in what she wanted to do. That all changed when they realized that they could market her to be a sex symbol.” Waller-Bridge said back in June.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge continued, “She’s a tomb raider, so she’s incredibly fit. She has to squeeze through tiny rock crevices all the time. It is a different experience squeezing through a small rock crevice when you have larger boobs than if you have smaller boobs.”
Phoebe Waller-Bridge recently starred in Disney and Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny which is one of the biggest flops of 2023 with a $143 million loss.
Likewise, McDonnell’s The Marvels is the biggest flop of 2023 as the flick lost Disney more than $200 million.
