Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft The iconic video game heroine is back on our screens, this time in an animated form. Video game adaptations have become a hot commodity in recent years. What was once considered a “cursed” project by Hollywood has become the new go-to as comic book movies begin to redeem themselves after a turbulent past few years. While shows like HBO’s Our last And Prime Video He falls We've finally figured out how to adapt a video game into a live-action setting, and animated adaptations have been thriving for years.
MovieWeb spoke with Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara CroftSeries creator and show producer Tasha Hugh On how she embodied the beloved video game character in the new series. During our discussion, we asked Hugh why she chose to adapt the beloved character Tomb Raider Some companies have turned to turning games into animated series (while previous versions starring Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander have settled on live-action). Animation allows creators to expand the scope of their adaptations, Hugh said, not only because of the freedom the medium affords, but also because of their smaller budgets. She explained:
“Creatively, one of the things is that it allows you to get to the scale of the Tomb Raider games, with nowhere near the budget you would require if it were a live-action show.
I think anime allows creators like me, who are true fans of the series, to do what they want.
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“It allows us to have our own stadium,” Howe continued, “that we know and love as fans, because it’s not financially risky, right? It’s a lot more expensive to manufacture, and because fans are making it now, it’s really good. Now, more and more people are saying, ‘I want to do that!’” I want to follow in your footsteps mysterious and Castlevania,' right?”
Netflix Dominates the World of Video Game Animation
Years before HBO cracked the live-action movie code Our last, Netflix has already established itself as the go-to place for animated video game adaptations..Beside the new series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara CroftNetflix's back catalog of animated game adaptations is unparalleled. It was Netflix's first (and arguably still its best) animated video game series. CastlevaniaReleased in 2017, the Netflix series is based on Konami's popular gaming franchise and tells a new story set within the world of vampires in gaming. Castlevania The series ran for four seasons, and is currently continuing with its new spin-off, Castlevania: Nocturne.
Two of the biggest anime series on the streaming platform are: mysterious (based on league of legends) and Cyberpunk: Edge Runners (based on cyberpunk 2077In addition to being beloved by fans, both shows have dominated during their respective awards seasons. mysterious It won an astounding four Emmy Awards in 2022, including Outstanding Animated Program. Meanwhile, Cyberpunk: Edge Runners – which started out as a side project to help sell more copies of the video game – It has become the most popular video game anime of all time, and won the CrunchyRoll Anime of the Year Award in 2023. So things are looking up for the new one. Tomb Raider.
