The oscarwinning actress assumes the role of the aristocratic british explorer in the tomb raider remake in theaters friday with all the female. Alicia vikander is an indemand actress who, at a young age. English aristocrat lara croft is skilled in handtohand combat and in the middle of a battle with a secret society. It is the tenth title in the tomb raider franchise, and operates as a reboot that reconstructs the origins of lara croft. She provides voice, facial, and motion capture for lara.
Alicia vikander leaps into action as lara croft in a tomb. She is the daughter of the late tomb raider sir richard croft jon voit. Keeley hawes, grey griffin, dave wittenberg, jim ward. Camilla luddington says shadow of the tomb raider may be. Vikander and jolie may play the same character with a few.
Alicia vikander is a swedish actress, dancer and producer. Tomb raider 2018 the cast real name and age youtube. Its been quite a young career for the 29yearold alicia vikander, and now she takes on lara croft in the new tomb raider. Tomb raider 2018 the cast real name and age alicia vikander. Would you like hayley atwell to play lara croft in the tomb raider reboot. Tomb raider star alicia vikander life and career in photos. The oscarwinning actress assumes the role of the aristocratic british explorer in the tomb raider. In mythology, lara was a nymph in ovids fasti known for her beauty and inability to keep secrets. Video game adventurer lara croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time. Jolie has the physicality, the look, the voice, and the attitude to pull off the role effortlessly. Menu icon a vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal lines. Tomb raider star alicia vikanders career is constantly reaching exciting new.
Alicia began acting as a child in minor stage productions at the goteborg. Want to explore the jungle temples of ta prohm like lara croft. Lara croft tomb raider 2 79 movie clip old feelings. 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.
Alicia vikander cast as lara croft in tomb raider reboot. She was the only redeeming factor in the first film, and shes great to watch here. Tomb raider is cofinanced by paramount pictures and mutual film company. 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. The cradle of life 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. This article is about the 2018 film starring alicia vikander. 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. Who is alicia vikander, how old is tomb raiders new lara croft. Paramount pictures releases the film theatrically in the u. Meet the voice actors of the rise of the tomb raider cast.
Mar 16, 2018 now, jolie is high up on the alist, but when she starred in lara croft. At the time, jolie had made a name for herself through movies like. 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. She put on 12 pounds of pure muscle to her petite frame, proving that shes also a great athlete. How to look like lara croft in tomb raider tips directly from her trainer duration. The name lara is a girls name of russian origin meaning citadel.
Shelley blond provided the voice for the original tomb raider game, in 1996. 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. Video game adventurer lara croft comes to life in a movie where she races. 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. 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.
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. Outside of tomb raider, her most notable role has been as jo wilson on greys anatom. Tomb raider follows highlytrained lara croft jolie as she pursues lost artifacts across the farthest reaches of the globe. Lara is in search of a fabled tomb and will stop at nothing to finish what her father started. 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. 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. 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. Jul 10, 2012 zachary levi catches up with camilla luddington behind the scenes of tomb raider. Lara croft is the titular character of the tomb raider franchise. However, you might also recognize her from a few well known tv.
While working as a bike courier in east london, lara croft investigates her fathers mysterious death. The character was previously adapted with angelina jolie as croft in two films, beginning with 2001s lara croft. The former dancers career has propelled in the last two years, but who is. 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. Training for tomb raider was empowering, says vikander. A look at the epic rise of 29yearold swedish actress alicia vikander, who. You might have seen her as a sexy automaton in the scifi movie ex machina. Tomb raider is the 2018 feature film reboot of the the popular videogame series with alicia vikander starring as 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. Camilla luddington born december 15, 1983 is an english actress who portrays lara croft in the survivor timeline. Video game adventurer lara croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.
Turns out that a boring tomb raider movie might be worse than. 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. This scene is shown being filmed in the digging into tomb raider makingof. 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. Daniel wu in tomb raider 2018 tomb raider 2018 nastia liukin at an event for tomb. Top 10 actresses who could play lara croft in the tomb raider.
Jason bourne star alicia vikander forgot to tell her dad. 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. She is presented as a highly intelligent and athletic english archaeologist who ventures into ancient tombs and hazardous ruins around the world. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 47 produced by 7. Lara croft alicia vikander, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must. 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. For the 2001 film starring angelina jolie, see lara croft. 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. 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. Swedish actress alicia vikander will be taking on angelina jolies old role as lara croft in.
Jolie is excellent as lara croft, and there probably isnt an actress around who would be better cast in the role. Zachary levi catches up with camilla luddington behind the scenes of tomb raider. 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. Angelina jolie reprises her signature role in the actionpacked adventure lara croft tomb raider. I love world culture so this movie lived up to that, unfortunately the dialogplot was sticky and predictable angie is capable of so much. Why the original tomb raider director had trouble casting. 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. Tomb raider movie reboot adds a killjoys star to the. 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. Angelina jolie explores cambodia with hanuman travel youtube.
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. Lara croft is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the video game franchise tomb raider. Lara croft tomb raider 2 29 movie clip riding the great wall 2003. Alicia vikander makes a persuasive lara croft in the. Alicia vikander plays a lara croft whos vastly changed from angelina jolies version in 2001s tomb raider. Tomb raider 2018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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 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. I wasnt a fan of the angelina jolie tomb raider movies but angelina jolie did nail the character of lara croft. Tomb raider star alicia vikander life and career in. Tomb raider croft crossword clue answer crossword heaven.
Jun 15, 2001 director simon west has bragged about the padded enhancements for the actress and his private copy of angelina showering nude. 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. Based on the video game of the same name, lara croft. 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. 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. Yes, the film does contain partial nudity of angelina and also of a man later in the story. 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.
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. This is an alternative to laura or lauren made romantic by dr. 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. Angelina jolie left portrayed lara croft in the 2001 and 2003 films. 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. How alicia vikanders lara croft differs from jolies. 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. A rather pathetic reboot, tomb raider is a convoluted and pointless action film thats just noise. Camilla luddington says shadow of the tomb raider may be her last time portraying lara croft.
You dont have to be a video game player to know who lara croft or the tomb raider is. Seeking answers, she journeys to an island off the coast of japan, the same place where her father disappeared. Who are the different people who have played lara croft. Directed by roar uthaug, tomb raider, in theaters march 16, 2018, is rated pg. Dominic west, walton goggins, daniel wu, and kristin scott thomas appear in supporting roles. 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.
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. Tomb raider 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. In the new movie version of tomb raider, pretty swedish actress alicia vikander plays heroine lara croft. Alicia vikander looks ripped in new tomb raider photos. 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. Give comment about the movie you want us to make next time. Tomb raider 2 shoot is heading to england with alicia vikander on the surface, this would seem to make an awful lot of sense. The making of tomb raider in cambodia film the guardian. Tomb raider in 2001, she wasnt yet a household name. Tomb raider 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. But swedish actress alicia vikander was not daunted by stepping into the hollywood. Lead actress angelina jolie rides side saddle for her role in the action movie lara croft tomb raider. Alicia vikander, and now she takes on lara croft in the new tomb raider.
The four games after that were voiced by jonell elliott. Lara croft tomb raider 2 79 movie clip old feelings 2003 hd. Jul 09, 2018 apart from the movies, tomb raider also inspired a good number of tomb raiderthemed online slot games. Mar 16, 2018 alicia vikander is filling angelina jolies boots and taking on the role of lara croft in the new tomb raider movie.
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. Lara must find the triangle before it falls into the clutches of the illumnati, a secret society bent on world domination. 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. Numerous actresses and nonactresses were rumoured to be on the shortlist to. Mar 15, 2018 alicia vikander is a new kind of lara croft. Based on the 20 relaunched video game, the story follows a social misanthrope named lara croft.
Alicia vikander is filling angelina jolies boots and taking on the role of lara croft in the new tomb raider movie. Tomb raider is a 2001 american actionadventure film based on the tomb. 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. 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. With angelina jolie, jon voight, iain glen, noah taylor. 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. 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 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. 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 alicia vikander, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing. But for the tomb raider, danger is the name of the game. 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. Lara must recover the box before the syndicates evil mastermind uses it to construct a weapon of catastrophic capabilities. 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.
Alicia vikander right played the character in the 2018 reboot. Alicia vikander wore a padded bra to get into character as lara croft in tomb raider. Her name is croft,lara croft licence to tomb raid part 3. To stop the illuminati, lara will have to survive a crosscontinental chase filled with unimaginable danger. I love it when hollywood casts an actor like alicia in an action role who has the. Movies news to many fanboys, angelina jolie was and perhaps still is the definitive lara croft incarnate. It has a generic story, bad writing, a miscast lead, the wrong director and no fun. Hayley atwell wants to play lara croft in the tomb raider. Tomb raider is an actionadventure video game developed by crystal dynamics and published by square enix. An icon reborn tomb raider behind the scenes youtube. Who is alicia vikander, how old is tomb raiders new lara. Daniel wu and alicia vikander in tomb raider 2018 katie wilson at an event for.