Twenty-five years after the release of the fan-favorite video game, Tomb Raider gets an anime series. And Netflix has finally cast the leading voice on the project, Hayley Atwell. After portraying Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the British actress adds another strong female character to her résumé. The Captain America: The First Avenger and Marvel’s Agent Carter vet will dub the most-famous fictional English archaeologist in the world, Lara Croft. Atwell also lent her voice to the animated version of her Agent Carter in Marvel’s recent What If…? show.
Hayley Atwell is Lara Croft!
Netflix’s upcoming TOMB RAIDER anime series from Powerhouse Animation picks up after the event of Square Enix’s video game reboot trilogy, and will follow Atwell’s Lara Croft in her latest, greatest adventure. pic.twitter.com/4NT02YfuOH
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The series will serve as a sequel to the story of Square Enix’s game reboot trilogy, and will follow the new adventures of the game’s iconic main character. Tasha Huo is currently writing in addition to executive producing the project. Many details are still under wraps, but the streaming platform might release more information in the following weeks.
Netflix has yet to announce an official release date for the Tomb Raider anime series.
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