Sophie Turneris recovering from an unspecified injury, leading to a production pause on Prime Video's newTomb RaiderTV show.
"Sophie Turner recently experienced a minor injury," Amazon MGM Studios said in a statement toDeadlineon Sunday, March 29. "As a precaution, production has briefly paused to allow her time to recover. We look forward to resuming production as soon as possible."
Turner, 30, plays archeologist and adventurer Lara Croft in the new television adaptation based on theTomb Raidervideo game series. The series is executive produced byFleabagcreatorPhoebe Waller-Bridge.
"I'm so excited to announce the formidable Sophie Turner as our Lara alongside this phenomenal creative team," Waller-Bridge said in a September 2025 statement announcing Turner's casting. "It's not very often you get to make a show of this scale with a character you grew up loving. Everyone on board is wildly passionate about Lara and are all as outrageous, brave, and hilarious as she is. Get your artifacts out… Croft is coming…"
Sophie Turner Transforms Into Lara Croft for Her New 'Tomb Raider' Series: Photo
Advertisement
"I am thrilled beyond measure, to be playing Lara Croft," Turner added. "She's such an iconic character, who means so much to so many – and I am giving everything I've got. They're massive shoes to fill, following in the steps ofAngelina [Jolie]andAlicia [Vikander]with their powerhouse performances, but with Phoebe at the helm, we (and Lara) are all in very safe hands. I can't wait for you all to see what we have cooking."
Tomb Raiderbegan filming in January and will also starSigourney Weaver,Jason IsaacsandMartin Bobb-Semple.
In a January appearance on SiriusXM'sThe Julia Cunningham Show, Turner opened up about how she prepared for the shoot.
"We've been doing eight hours a day, five days a week, since February last year of training, so it's been a lot," the actress said.
She continued, "I've learned I have a perpetual back problem, but I also realized that it's much easier to build muscle if you've ever worked out before in your life, which I never had, so it has taken me months and months and months to get into good shape. That's what I've learned."
Turner also spoke about how her iconic role as Sansa Stark inGame of Thronesdid little to help her prepare for her new part.
"I was the cool queen who, like, didn't have to do that," she said of playing Sansa. "I also just kind of was the one that got beat up, not the one doing the beating. So, it's quite nice to learn how to throw a punch and not just take it."
