Vikander and jolie may play the same character with a few. Tomb raider 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. Meet the voice actors of the rise of the tomb raider cast. Menu icon a vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal lines. Lara goes in search of an artifact, but instead, is thrown into the search of another artifact and she is pitted against a rival tomb raider and someone she thought was long dead. Mutual film company will distribute internationally in germany, japan, italy and korea through its local partners and in the rest of the world through paramountuip. This time croft is hired by mi6 to stop a mad scientist who is intent on finding the mythical pandoras box and releasing its deadly contents into the world. Lara croft is the titular character of the tomb raider franchise. English aristocrat lara croft is skilled in handtohand combat and in the middle of a battle with a secret society.
Angelina jolie reprises her signature role in the actionpacked adventure lara croft tomb raider. Lara croft tomb raider 2 29 movie clip riding the great wall 2003. Video game adventurer lara croft comes to life in a movie where she races. Lara croft tomb raider 2 79 movie clip old feelings. A remake of the original tomb raider 1996, lara croft, world known adventurer, has been hired by a mysterious woman named natla to find a lost and very powerful artifact known as the scion. Mar 16, 2018 alicia vikander is filling angelina jolies boots and taking on the role of lara croft in the new tomb raider movie. Tomb raider in 2001, she wasnt yet a household name. Video game adventurer lara croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time. Angelina jolie explores cambodia with hanuman travel youtube. Top 10 actresses who could play lara croft in the tomb raider.
How to look like lara croft in tomb raider tips directly from her trainer duration. Tomb raider 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tomb raider follows highlytrained lara croft jolie as she pursues lost artifacts across the farthest reaches of the globe. Lara croft is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the video game franchise tomb raider. Tomb raider 2018 the cast real name and age alicia vikander. Trivia when empire magazine interviewed gemma arterton on her vampire movie byzantium 2012, she was told that she had been on many fans wishlist for the role of lara croft, and one of the series of twitter questions put to her by the interviewer asks, if she would be interested in playing lara croft, and she gave the standard answer if the script was good, and revealed she was a. I wasnt a fan of the angelina jolie tomb raider movies but angelina jolie did nail the character of lara croft. Mar 15, 2018 there are many ways for a movie to go wrong, and tomb raider goes wrong in many of the most obvious. Mar 12, 2018 oscarwinning actress has the power but not the skimpy clothes as she takes over angelina jolies lara croft character in tomb raider. A look at the epic rise of 29yearold swedish actress alicia vikander, who. Lead actress angelina jolie rides side saddle for her role in the action movie lara croft tomb raider.
Tomb raider is a 2001 american actionadventure film based on the tomb raider video game series featuring the character lara croft, portrayed by angelina jolie. Tomb raider croft crossword clue answer crossword heaven. Tomb raider star alicia vikander life and career in. The making of tomb raider in cambodia film the guardian. Camilla luddington says shadow of the tomb raider may be. How alicia vikanders lara croft differs from jolies. Oct 11, 2016 camilla luddington has been both the face and voice of lara croft since the series rebooted in 20, and now rise of the tomb raider. Camilla luddington says shadow of the tomb raider may be her last time portraying lara croft. The character was previously adapted with angelina jolie as croft in two films, beginning with 2001s lara croft. Why the original tomb raider director had trouble casting.
Formerly owned by eidos interactive, then by square enix after their acquisition of eidos in 2009, the franchise focuses on fictional british archaeologist lara croft, who travels around the world. Lara croft tomb raider 2 79 movie clip old feelings 2003 hd. Tomb raider is a media franchise consisting of actionadventure games, comic books, novels, theme park rides, and films, centring on the adventures of the female fictional british archaeologist lara croft. Keeley hawes, grey griffin, dave wittenberg, jim ward. It is the tenth title in the tomb raider franchise, and operates as a reboot that reconstructs the origins of lara croft. Tomb raider star alicia vikander life and career in photos. Who is alicia vikander, how old is tomb raiders new lara croft. This doesnt mean atwell is formally in the running for the role, but given that she has the support of fans and seems to be legitimately interested we could hear the actress name pop up in the tomb raider discussion again in the future. Outside of tomb raider, her most notable role has been as jo wilson on greys anatom. Tomb raider 2018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. She is presented as a highly intelligent and athletic english archaeologist who ventures into ancient tombs and hazardous ruins around the world. Lara is in search of a fabled tomb and will stop at nothing to finish what her father started.
Apr 17, 2017 a killjoys star has joined the cast of norwegian director roar uthaugs the wave tomb raider movie reboot according to deadline, hannah johnkamen the british actress also has a role on steven spielbergs ready player one slated for a 2018 release, who plays dutch, one of the quads most badass bounty hunters on syfys space series killjoys, has come aboard the movie as lara croft. Numerous actresses and nonactresses were rumoured to be on the shortlist to. Yes, the film does contain partial nudity of angelina and also of a man later in the story. Alicia vikander has some pretty big shoes to fill as she embodies lara croft in warner brothers new film tomb raider the character, formerly played by angelina jolie, is not only newly cast but. Tomb raider is the 2018 feature film reboot of the the popular videogame series with alicia vikander starring as lara croft. This article is about the 2018 film starring alicia vikander. Alicia vikander cast as lara croft in tomb raider reboot.
Tomb raider movie reboot adds a killjoys star to the. I love world culture so this movie lived up to that, unfortunately the dialogplot was sticky and predictable angie is capable of so much. Tomb raider is a 2018 action adventure film directed by roar uthaug, with a screenplay by geneva robertsondworet and alastair siddons, from a story by evan daugherty and robertsondworet. Jul 10, 2012 zachary levi catches up with camilla luddington behind the scenes of tomb raider. Mar 14, 2018 with tomb raider, a sturdy, serviceable new action extravaganza inspired by the popular videogame adventures of lara croft, vikander has risen to meet a similar conceptual challenge. Shelley blond provided the voice for the original tomb raider game, in 1996. The oscarwinning actress assumes the role of the aristocratic british explorer in the tomb raider. Directed by roar uthaug, tomb raider, in theaters march 16, 2018, is rated pg. Lara croft alicia vikander, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing. Nude versions of shower scenes and one where lara throws her towel away were filmed with nude body double of angelina jolie, but all scenes were cut for pg rating. Tomb raider is cofinanced by paramount pictures and mutual film company. A rather pathetic reboot, tomb raider is a convoluted and pointless action film thats just noise. I love it when hollywood casts an actor like alicia in an action role who has the.
Daniel wu and alicia vikander in tomb raider 2018 katie wilson at an event for. Daniel wu in tomb raider 2018 tomb raider 2018 nastia liukin at an event for tomb. Alicia vikander is a swedish actress, dancer and producer. Alicia vikander wore a padded bra to get into character as lara croft in tomb raider. In mythology, lara was a nymph in ovids fasti known for her beauty and inability to keep secrets. Alicia vikander is to star in her biggest part yet shes the new lara croft in tomb raider the danish girl actress has landed the title role in the heavilyanticipated movie from mgm, warner. Lara croft alicia vikander, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father, lord richard croft dominic west disappeared. Alicia vikander plays a lara croft whos vastly changed from angelina jolies version in 2001s tomb raider.
Alicia vikander, oscar winner and star of ex machina and the danish girl, has been cast as lara croft in mgm and gk films tomb raider reboot. Training for tomb raider was empowering, says vikander. Alicia vikander leaps into action as lara croft in a tomb. Lara croft ventures to an underwater temple in search of the mythological pandoras box but, after securing it, it is promptly stolen by the villainous leader of a chinese crime syndicate. However, you might also recognize her from a few well known tv. You might have seen her as a sexy automaton in the scifi movie ex machina. While working as a bike courier in east london, lara croft investigates her fathers mysterious death. An international coproduction between the united states, the united kingdom, japan and germany, it was directed by simon west and revolves around lara croft trying to. Jul 09, 2018 apart from the movies, tomb raider also inspired a good number of tomb raiderthemed online slot games.
Paramount pictures releases the film theatrically in the u. Alicia vikander makes a persuasive lara croft in the. Give comment about the movie you want us to make next time. Jolie has the physicality, the look, the voice, and the attitude to pull off the role effortlessly. Tomb raider 2018 the cast real name and age youtube.
Alicia vikander, and now she takes on lara croft in the new tomb raider. The cradle of life 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mar 16, 2018 now, jolie is high up on the alist, but when she starred in lara croft. Alicia vikander is an indemand actress who, at a young age.
Lara must recover the box before the syndicates evil mastermind uses it to construct a weapon of catastrophic capabilities. She provides voice, facial, and motion capture for lara. Tomb raider is a 2018 actionadventure film directed by roar uthaug, with a screenplay by geneva robertsondworet and alastair siddons, from a story by evan daugherty and robertsondworet. She is the daughter of the late tomb raider sir richard croft jon voit. Want to explore the jungle temples of ta prohm like lara croft.
With alicia vikander, dominic west, walton goggins, daniel wu. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 47 produced by 7. You dont have to be a video game player to know who lara croft or the tomb raider is. Tomb raider star alicia vikanders career is constantly reaching exciting new. At the time, jolie had made a name for herself through movies like. Jun 15, 2001 director simon west has bragged about the padded enhancements for the actress and his private copy of angelina showering nude. Alicia vikander is a talented actress, but to take on the role of lara croft in the new tomb raider movie, vikander had to endure a hardcore, 7month training program so she could do all her own stunts.
She was the only redeeming factor in the first film, and shes great to watch here. Would you like hayley atwell to play lara croft in the tomb raider reboot. Turns out that a boring tomb raider movie might be worse than. She was born and raised in gothenburg, vastra gotalands lan, sweden, to maria fahlvikander, an actress of stage and screen, and svante vikander, a psychiatrist. Camilla luddington born december 15, 1983 is an english actress who portrays lara croft in the survivor timeline. Whether you associate the name with the video game character or the movie role played by angelina jolie, youve undoubtedly encountered lara in some form or another. Lara croft is probably one of the most coveted action hero roles for any actress, so alicia vikander must have been ecstatic when she got the part. Angelina jolie left portrayed lara croft in the 2001 and 2003 films. Hayley atwell wants to play lara croft in the tomb raider. An american and british coproduction, it is based on the 20 video game of the same name, with some elements of its sequel by crystal dynamics, and is a reboot of the tomb raider film series.
With angelina jolie, jon voight, iain glen, noah taylor. Angelina jolie is perfect for the role of lara croft, but even she cant save the movie from a senseless plot and action sequences with no emotional impact. Jolie is excellent as lara croft, and there probably isnt an actress around who would be better cast in the role. Swedish actress alicia vikander will be taking on angelina jolies old role as lara croft in. Tomb raider reduced jolie to a poseable action figure, a supermodel badass who never broke a sweat, vikander is at least afforded a little fleshand. Based on the 20 relaunched video game, the story follows a social misanthrope named lara croft. While other actresses had been considered including daisy ridley, star of the recent remake of star wars, vikander was reportedly the producers first choice all along. Lara croft alicia vikander, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must. But for the tomb raider, danger is the name of the game. Lara must find the triangle before it falls into the clutches of the illumnati, a secret society bent on world domination. Based on the video game of the same name, lara croft. Its been quite a young career for the 29yearold alicia vikander, and now she takes on lara croft in the new tomb raider.
Mar 15, 2018 alicia vikander is a new kind of lara croft. Jan 02, 2016 top 10 actresses who could play lara croft in the tomb raider reboot top 10 actresses who could play lara croft in the tomb raider reboot 1. Hatfield house, hatfield, hertfordshire lord crofts stone tent tomb in the grounds was added for the film, inspired by the tomb of explorer sir richard burton, which you can see in mortlake cemetery. Lara croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared. Zachary levi catches up with camilla luddington behind the scenes of tomb raider. Tomb raider 2 shoot is heading to england with alicia vikander on the surface, this would seem to make an awful lot of sense. Debuting in 1996 under original developer core design, lara croft has attained massive popularity, and is considered by many to be among the most iconic, influential and important video game characters of all time. She put on 12 pounds of pure muscle to her petite frame, proving that shes also a great athlete. Her name is croft,lara croft licence to tomb raid part 3.
Dominic west, walton goggins, daniel wu, and kristin scott thomas appear in supporting roles. The name lara is a girls name of russian origin meaning citadel. Rise of the tomb raider lara croft 2015 infinite crisis supergirl construct 2015 level up vg archive lara croft in rise of the tomb raider 2015. The former dancers career has propelled in the last two years, but who is. This is an alternative to laura or lauren made romantic by dr. Lets provide you with a quick overview of the tomb raider movies that have been produced till date and will be released in the near future. Dec 08, 2000 for this sacred site is one of the chief locations used in the filming of tomb raider, the first bigscreen outing for eidoss phenomenally successful cyberbabe, lara croft. The film stars alicia vikander as lara croft, who embarks on a perilous journey to her fathers lastknown destination, hoping to solve the mystery of his disappearance. With tomb raider, a sturdy, serviceable new action extravaganza inspired by the popular videogame adventures of lara croft, vikander has risen to meet a similar conceptual challenge. In the new movie version of tomb raider, pretty swedish actress alicia vikander plays heroine lara croft. Tomb raider is a 2001 american actionadventure film based on the tomb.
Alicia vikander looks ripped in new tomb raider photos. The oscarwinning actress assumes the role of the aristocratic british explorer in the tomb raider remake in theaters friday with all the female. The four games after that were voiced by jonell elliott. This scene is shown being filmed in the digging into tomb raider makingof. Video game adventurer lara croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts. For the reboot, lara in the film more closely resembles the newer version of the character, as seen in such games as tomb raider 20. Alicia vikander is filling angelina jolies boots and taking on the role of lara croft in the new tomb raider movie.
Seeking answers, she journeys to an island off the coast of japan, the same place where her father disappeared. Tomb raider was first released on 5 march 20 for microsoft windows, playstation 3 and xbox 360, and later on 23 january 2014 for os x, on 27 april 2016 for linux, and. To stop the illuminati, lara will have to survive a crosscontinental chase filled with unimaginable danger. An international coproduction between the united states, the united kingdom, japan and germany, it was directed by simon west and revolves around lara croft trying to obtain ancient artifacts from the illuminati. The shapely archaeologist moonlights as a tomb raider to recover lost antiquities and meets her match in the evil powell, whos in search of a powerful relic. Alicia vikander right played the character in the 2018 reboot. Movies news to many fanboys, angelina jolie was and perhaps still is the definitive lara croft incarnate. One of my favorite movie badasses lara croft, or rather, angelina jolie as lara croft in tomb raider badass tv and movie heroines strong women in pop culture lara croft, the saga of the tomb raider who makes brad pitt look like a soft pussy. An icon reborn tomb raider behind the scenes youtube. Since the release of the original tomb raider in 1996, the series developed into a franchise of the same name, and lara went on to become a major icon of the video game industry.
Who are the different people who have played lara croft. Jason bourne star alicia vikander forgot to tell her dad. It has a generic story, bad writing, a miscast lead, the wrong director and no fun. But swedish actress alicia vikander was not daunted by stepping into the hollywood. Alicia began acting as a child in minor stage productions at the goteborg. Tomb raider is an actionadventure video game developed by crystal dynamics and published by square enix. For the 2001 film starring angelina jolie, see lara croft. Tomb raider between 2001 and 2007, is a media franchise that originated with an actionadventure video game series created by british gaming company core design.
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