We’re at a point where getting excited about a video game movie is pretty hard to do. Just last year, bothAssassin’s CreedandWarcraft, two movies that were poised to finally break the curse of bad video game to movie adaptations, disappointed in pretty epic fashion. Still, Hollywood is going to try and get this right until they get it right.Tomb Raideris one of the next movies that will try and do just that and we now have a new look at Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander asLara Croftfrom the upcoming adaptation.
The new photo of Lara Croft from theTomb Raiderreboot was released byEmpireand is pretty fierce. We seeAlicia Vikanderlooking like she was ripped right from the latest series ofTomb Raidervideo games and put on the screen. She looks pretty roughed up, but is rocking a bow and arrow, cocked back and ready for business. What’s she aiming at? That’s a great question and one we’re probably going to have to wait a little bit to have answered. Here’s what Vikander had to say about their new take on the character of Lara Croft.
“We asked, ‘What are the famous traits of this person?’ How can we demonstrate them in the story, but make her feel like a young woman in 2018?'”
TheTomb Raiderreboot is beingdirected by Roar Uthaug(The Wave) and is set to hit theaters on June 08, 2025. If the movie turns out to be half as cool as his name, we should be inpretty good shape. Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, and Dominic West are starring alongside Alicia Vikander in the new take on the beloved video game franchise, which is said to be taking most of its inspiration from the more recent run ofTomb Raidergames.
Paramount tried their hand a couple ofTomb Raider moviesin the early 2000s, but they aren’t exactly what one would call beloved.Lara Croft: Tomb Raiderwas released in 2001 and starred Angelina Jolie in the title role. That movie did decent business at the box office, bringing in $274 million worldwide. That was enough for a sequel, but it isn’t what one expects from blockbusters by today’s standards.Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Lifedidn’t fare nearly as well, only grossing $156 million worldwide. It was also a critical flop, so it didn’t have much going for it.
Since the Angelina JolieTomb Raidermovies aren’t really sacred to anyone, this new movie probably won’t have to do much in order to top it. Can it really be the first truly great video game movie, though? It has a great cast, a promising director and all of the photos, including this one, have looked great so far. It may be time to get cautiously optimistic. Be sure to check out the brand new photo from the newTomb Raidermovie for yourself below.
