Daisy Ridley has publicly confirmed for the first that she has been approached to play Lara Croft in a new adaptation of the Tomb Raider series – paving the way for all manner of ‘Tomb Rey-der’ puns. Speaking to Empire’s Chris Hewitt at the Jameson Empire Awards – where she took home a gong, for Best Female Newcomer – the 23-year-old star of Star Wars: The Force Awakens acknowledged that “there have been conversations”. The actress was first linked to the role earlier this month, but had not commented on the reports until now. Choosing her words carefully (“ I was not told how to answer this question! ”), Ridley said she had been having several meetings about the role, “ but meetings don’t mean you’re going to do the film ”. She did, however, recognise the swell of fan support for the casting idea – ”everyone seems to be very excited about the idea” – but clarified that the project was still in its very early stages. “I don’t even think there’s a script yet.” The Tomb Rai