Tomb Raider is set to hit theaters on March 16, 2018. Actor Walter Goggins plays the antagonist. Since then, 'Tomb Raider' has become one of the bestselling video game franchises of. Lara Croft is played by Academy Award-winning actress Alicia Vikander, who won an Oscar for best performance by an actress in a supporting role in 2015’s The Danish Girl, in addition to being nominated for a number of awards for her chilling performance in the science fiction flick Ex Machina. The first 'Tomb Raider' video game, starring the gunslinging heroine Lara Croft, hit consoles in October 1996. If director Roar Uthaug (award winner for coolest name for a director?) can capture both the fingernail-breaking desperation of survival and the magic of exploration that the new Tomb Raider games are so good at, the movie might have half a chance.
The other Tomb Raider movies were carried mostly by Jolie’s star power, and movies like Assassin’s Creed have continued to struggle to capture what makes these stories and characters interesting. The only problem here is that video game adaptations have, almost without exception, sucked. I’d bet the movie won’t bank as hard on Japanese mythology or imagery, and won’t end with Lu getting possessed by the spirit of an angry goddess (Hey, the game’s been out four years – you had your chance). Lara’s friend Samantha from the game has been replaced by a friend named Lu Ren, played by Daniel Wu of Badlands and the Warcraft movie. The trailer jumps on the secret Trinity organization from the get-go, where it was only hinted at in the 2013 game. I’m impressed that the studio is willing to hew so closely to the original setting and look of the game. Croft’s outfit to her moves are pure video game. Lara falling into the river, getting beat to hell, and even getting her first kill. The dangerous sea and the warnings that come with it, followed by the nasty storm and the shipwreck. If you’ve played the 2013 Tomb Raider game, you’ve seen this trailer before.
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