The Alicia Vikander-Led ‘Tomb Raider’ Reboot Hits Theaters In 2018
By Jack Giroux/July 7, 2016 2:30 pm EST
Below, learn more about the reboot.
Screenwriter Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) once worked on the project, but the last writer hired that we know about is Evan Daugherty (Snow White and the Huntsman). When Daughtery became involved Warner Bros. came aboard to distribute the film, which put the project “on a fast track.” MGM, Warner Bros., and GK Films are behind Lara Croft, with Graham King producing. King says Lara Croft is a “character piece”–which probably isn’t how anyone would describe the previous Tomb Raider movies:
From what else has been said, this version of Tomb Raider will be more grounded and realistic than the two adaptations that starred Angelina Jolie. Star Wars: The Force Awaken’s Daisy Ridley had conversations about taking over the role, but according to The Wrap, negotiations never got serious. Vikander signed up for the film in April.
Listen, the box office, they weren’t disasters but I find it interesting that the story that we’re telling is really the story before she became Lara Croft, so it is a character piece. It does have a lot of really great characters, but it’s a lot of action and a lot of fun, and for me, it’s something very different. I’ve not really done a movie like that before, but I really gravitated to rebooting this franchise and we’re going to give it a shot.
