RICHARD ARMITAGE TO STAR IN TOMB RAIDER ANIME

Richard Armitage will voice a character called Devereaux in the upcoming Tomb Raider Anime from Netflix, according to his biography on the official Audible web site. Richard Armitage is a multi-award winning stage and screen actor best known for his role of Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's trilogy of The Hobbit.

The Tomb Raider Anime series is written by Tasha Huo and set after Shadow of the Tomb Raider, developed by Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix. The show is being produced by Netflix, Legendary, Tasha Huo and Dmitri M. Johnson's dj2 Entertainment. Actress Hayley Atwell will voice British archaeologist Lara Croft with Earl Baylon and Allen Maldonado onboard as Jonah Maiava and Zip.

dj2 Entertainment is also reportedly attached to a new Tomb Raider TV series written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Tomb Raider motion picture, both fronted by Amazon.

Lara Croft in Shadow of the Tomb Raider