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Sophie Turner Battles Chronic Pain Training for Tomb Raider

1/19/2026

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Sophie Turner revealed she has a chronic back issue while training for her role as Lara Croft in the upcoming Tomb Raider series.
Turner described training eight hours a day, five days a week, beginning in February 2025.
Turner said her prior experience as Sansa Stark did not prepare her for action scenes.
The Amazon-produced series features Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs and is based on the video game franchise.

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Sophie Turner revealed she has a chronic back issue while training for her role as Lara Croft in the upcoming Tomb Raider series.
Turner described training eight hours a day, five days a week, beginning in February 2025.
Turner said her prior experience as Sansa Stark did not prepare her for action scenes.
The Amazon-produced series features Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs and is based on the video game franchise.