Fourteen years after her last adventure, the video game icon is due
back on the big screen in a reboot scheduled for March 2018. Angelina Jolie is
replaced in the role by Swedish actress Alicia Vikander, who plays a younger
and more vulnerable version of the intrepid explorer.
The new Tomb Raider film focuses on the younger days of Lara Croft,
before she became a hardened warrior capable of extraordinary physical feats.
The movie follows the 21-year-old British character as she embarks on a quest
to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance, seven years earlier. This
takes her to a mysterious island off the coast of Japan, which is home to a
legendary tomb, the last place her father was seen alive.
The film is based on the video game Tomb Raider, released on consoles
in 2013, which was in turn a reboot of the franchise retracing the origins of
the famous heroine and how she became a fearless adventurer.
If the movie proves a hit, it could be the first in a new series. The
film is slated for release March 16, 2018, with Alicia Vikander in the lead
role, plus Dominic West, Wallas Goggins and Daniel Wu. The film is directed by
Norwegian filmmaker Roar Uthaug. — AFP Relaxnews
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