New ‘Tomb Raider’ film slated for 2018 release

The new Tomb Raider film starring award-winning actress Alicia Vikander already has a release date. The movie reboot is scheduled for a March 2018 release. Not much is known about the movie except she’ll be playing a similarly younger Lara Croft like in the two recent games Tomb Raider (2013) and Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015). The untitled new films is directed by Roar Uthuag, who has done The Wave and Escape.

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Alicia Vikander is the new Lara Croft

Whether it’s necessary or not, Tomb Raider is getting a reboot and Ex Machina star Alicia Vikander lands the role. She’ll be playing a “young and untested Lara Croft fighting to survive her first adventure” and inheriting the role from Angelina Jolie, who made the character famous. A lot of other names were rumoured to be getting the role, including Daisy Ridley, Emilia Clarke, Cara Delevigne, and Saoirse Ronan. But the role goes to Vikander, who was recently in The Danish Girl (where she won for best supporting actress) and who’ll be starring in Jason Bourne with Matt Damon. The film will be directed by The Wave’s Roar Uthaug and MGM and Warner Bros are co-producing the reboot.

Source: Deadline