'She Looks Like a Grecian Goddess': Why the Voice of Gaming's New Lara Croft Is Throwing Her Full Support Behind Sophie

Veteran video game voice Alix Wilton Regan will soon be taking on the role of Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft, but she won’t be the only one. Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner is also scheduled to portray the same character in Prime Video’s adaptation of the series. We had the opportunity to speak to Alix Wilton Regan, who is “really honored to have been trusted with this iconic British character,” and get her take: "I actually know Sophie personally and she will be the most perfect on-camera Lara Croft that you could imagine. She's going to be wonderful." “It did need another iconic British actress to take it on for the television series. So Sophie, to me, is a very natural choice,” Wilton Regan continued: “She also looks like a Grecian goddess, if you've ever met her. And Lara? Lara's hot, guys. So let's have a really hot, really talented, iconic British actress playing her as well, you know?” We also asked how she’d cope with the inevitable comparisons that will be made between the two performances: "I feel fine with it. I understand video games. I work predominantly in the video game world and I love it.” Alix Wilton Regan also shared a pragmatic understanding of audience reactions:

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