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The 2018 Tomb Raider film could have learned so much more from the games

2018-03-20T12:12:47-04:00

Warning: spoilers ahead for the 2018 Tomb Raider film and the 2013 Tomb Raider video game.

In one particularly brutal scene in the new Tomb Raider film, protagonist Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) wrestles with a mercenary in the jungle. Doing everything she can to avoid capture and the strong threat of sexual violence, Lara breaks his grasp by biting him, then grapples with him in the mud, finally killing him by drowning him in a puddle. It's a tense scene even for people who aren't familiar with Crystal Dynamics' 2013 Tomb Raider video game. But as a fan of that game, I found my hands sweating during the film sequence. I remember struggling …

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The 2018 Tomb Raider movie dials down the franchise’s tackiness

2018-03-14T13:00:05-04:00

Released in summer 2001, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider was an ungainly attempt to level up the art of cinematic Raiders of the Lost Ark knockoffs. It grafted the cutscene mythology of the popular video game onto an adventure that rappelled down the Uncanny Valley of early-2000s special effects. Director Simon West (Con Air) found a glimmer of possibility in the material by casting Angelina Jolie in the lead - not just because she fed the lust of male gamers and gazers, but because she brought in some of the sly unpredictability that won her an Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar for Girl, Interrupted two years earlier. Under better circumstances, J …

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Watch Lara Croft in action in the first trailer for new Tomb Raider reboot

2017-09-20T08:47:28-04:00

Lara Croft is back. Nearly a decade and a half after the last adaptation of the classic video game Tomb Raider, Alicia Vikander is taking over the title role of the daring archeologist in Roar Uthaug's upcoming reboot.

The film is based off of the gritty 2013 game, which featured an updated version of Lara Croft's origins. The trailer shows that the film is following the same track, opening with Lara returning home (in a scene that's reminiscent of Iron Fist's return home, right down to the set), to discover that her father has died. Before his death, he left behind a video message: he discovered a tomb called the Mother of Death. She has t …

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Alicia Vikander’s Lara Croft looks just like the new Tomb Raider video games

2017-03-27T13:56:10-04:00

Alicia Vikander's version of Lara Croft looks identical to the character in the rebooted Tomb Raider video games. The film's costume re-creates the grimy jeans and tank top combo, but also nails the little details: arrow quivers rise behind her shoulder, a bandage staunches a wound on her right arm, a second belt does whatever a second belt is supposed to do.

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The Tomb Raider video game reboot has been largely praised for retaining the series's strong and smart female lead character, while shedding the franchise's instinct to objectify her at every opportunity. The new film stills are paired with an interview at GQ, in whi …

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The Tomb Raider reboot hits theaters in March 2018

2016-07-07T15:43:07-04:00

Lara Croft is returning to theaters: Variety is reporting that the reboot of the video game adaptation will debut on March 16th, 2018, with Ex Machina star Alicia Vikander taking on the title role.

Vikander signed on to play the character in April, with Norwegian director Roar Uthaug directing. There's no word on who else will be appearing in the film.

Vikander has received considerable acclaim for her work

The film is based on the game franchise, which followed archeologist Lara Croft, as she explored the world's tombs and ruins looking for ancient artifacts. The series was first adapted into a film, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, in 2001, starr …

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Alicia Vikander to play Lara Croft in Tomb Raider reboot

2016-04-28T16:48:17-04:00

Ex Machina star Alicia Vikander has just been cast to star in the next Tomb Raider. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Vikander will play a young Lara Croft setting off for her first adventure in the upcoming Warner Bros. film. Norwegian director Roar Uthaug (The Wave) is attached to direct.

Vikander is making a serious impression in Hollywood these days. The Swedish actress earned the Best Supporting Actress Oscar this year for her turn in The Danish Girl. She also picked up two nominations at this year's BAFTAs for both The Danish Girl and last year's acclaimed sci-fi thriller Ex Machina. There's no word yet on who else will join her on …

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