Sigourney Weaver is in talks to join the upcoming Amazon series adaptation of “Tomb Raider,” Variety has confirmed.

While no deal is closed, Weaver would star alongside previously announced lead Sophie Turner should she ultimately join the series.

Reps for Amazon declined to comment.

This would be the latest major genre fare for Weaver. She is of course best known for starring in the “Alien” film franchise in the iconic role of Ellen Ripley. Weaver is also a key part of the “Avatar” films, with “Avatar: Fire and Ash” hitting theaters on Dec. 19. She has also appeared in the Marvel universe in the Netflix series “The Defenders,” and will be seen in the “Star Wars” film “The Mandalorian and Grogu” in 2026.

“Tomb Raider,” based on the video game franchise of the same name, was originally greenlit at Prime Video in May 2024, with Turner set to play Lara Croft.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge will serve as creator, writer, and executive producer on the series. But now, Chad Hodge has boarded the show as executive producer and co-showrunner alongside Waller-Bridge. Jonathan van Tulleken will serve as director and executive producer.

The series is executive produced by: Crystal Dynamics; Waller-Bridge and Jenny Robins via Wells Street Productions; Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg and Timothy I. Stevenson of Story Kitchen; Michael Scheel; Hodge; van Tulleken; and Legendary Television. The series is produced by Story Kitchen, Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios. Waller-Bridge is currently under an overall deal at Amazon MGM Studios.

The “Tomb Raider” series was developed under a pact between Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios which comes via Story Kitchen’s first-look deal with the studio to develop additional “Tomb Raider” stories into series and films.

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