It seems that Amazon is investing a lot of money in Lara Croft and Tomb Raider respectively.
A new report says it’s shelled out a few hundred million dollars to secure the rights.
What does Lara’s future look like?
Like the Lord of the Rings fansite Fellowship of Fans reported that the Embracer Group, which recently took over the Tomb Raider rights from Square Enix, was suitable for this purpose.
The first version of the Fellowship of Fans report said that Embracer sold the rights for $600 million. After an update, however, it is said that Amazon has “leased” the rights for this price.
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After purchasing the rights to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, it would be the second-largest amount invested by Amazon to use rights.
All of this would also fit with recent reports surrounding Amazon’s activities regarding Tomb Raider.
In December 2022, Amazon and Crystal Dynamics announced that they were working together on the next Tomb Raider game, which in turn would be based on Unreal Engine 5.
It was reported again this week that Phoebe Waller-Bridge is set to write a Tomb Raider live-action series for Amazon. There was also talk of Amazon planning a cohesive series, movie and game universe for Tomb Raider.
