

It’s set to be a busy few years for Hollywood's – and gaming’s – favorite adventuring archeologists then. That's not to mention Netflix's own Tomb Raider TV show currently in development. The Uncharted game series took its cues from Tomb Raider, which in itself was a play on the Indiana Jones films – also getting a sequel that's expected to hit cinemas in 2022. Misha Green, best known as the showrunner of Lovecraft Country, shared the news on her Twitter page, showing the first draft of the script alongside the current working title.

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Interestingly, it now seems as though the Tomb Raider movie sequel release will follow that of another closely-tied movie adaptation, with the long-gestating Uncharted movie due a February 2022 release date. The next film, going by the working title Tomb Raider: Obsidian, is getting closer to starting production, with the first draft of the script finished. It’ll also be the first time a Tomb Raider film will be directed by a woman, which is as overdue as it is apt. Though she’s yet to helm a big blockbuster behind the camera, Green is a good choice to bring the franchise forward, with a keen eye not only for adventure, but for the supernatural, as shown by Lovecraft Country. It saw Vikander take the lead role once held by Angelina Jolie, in a story that more closely resembled the survival-focussed reboot games than the swashbuckling 32-bit originals. The next film by tomb Raider will include the events of Rise of the Tomb Raider is Shadow of the Tomb Raider, as revealed by a report.
