‘Tomb Raider’ Star Sophie Turner Injured; Amazon Series Pauses Production

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Filming has been halted connected Amazon MGM Studios’ high-profile bid Tomb Raider, from Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

“Sophie Turner precocious knowledgeable a insignificant injury. As a precaution, accumulation has concisely paused to let her clip to recover. We look guardant to resuming accumulation arsenic soon arsenic possible,” nan workplace said successful a connection to Deadline.

It is unclear whether Turner suffered nan wounded connected set. According to sources, nan accumulation shutdown is expected to past 2 weeks, and nan unit will beryllium paid during it.

Amazon MGM Studios, which produces Tomb Raider for Prime Video pinch Crystal Dynamics, announced connected Jan. 15 nan commencement of accumulation for nan long-in-the-works bid by releasing a first-look image of Turner arsenic Lara Croft. The show is filming chiefly successful nan U.K.

Tomb Raider is an adjustment of nan celebrated Tomb Raider video crippled franchise astir nan adventures of archaeologist and adventurer Lara Croft (Turner). The formed besides includes Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Martin Bobb-Semple, Jack Bannon, John Heffernan, Bill Paterson, Paterson Joseph, Sasha Luss, Juliette Motamed, Celia Imrie and August Wittgenstein. 

Waller-Bridge is creator, writer, executive shaper and co-showrunner alongside Chad Hodge arsenic co-showrunner and executive producer. Jonathan Van Tulleken who will service arsenic head and executive producer. Waller-Bridge and Jenny Robins executive nutrient done Wells Street Films, Dmitri M. Johnson, Michael Lawrence Goldberg and Timothy I. Stevenson done Story Kitchen, Michael Scheel, and Legendary Television. It is co-executive produced by Matt McInnis and Jan R. Martin arsenic producer.

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