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Alicia Vikander to hunt monsters in Ben Wheatley’s Freakshift

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With his latest film Free Fire currently earning rave reviews from critics ahead of its release at the end of this month [read our reviews here and here], British filmmaker Ben Wheatley is now prepping his next project Freakshift, and it looks like he may have found an Oscar-winning star for the lead. According to […]

2018’s Tomb Raider movie to begin shooting next month

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While many video game and movie fans have their attention focused on the release of this week’s Assassin’s Creed, an outlet has just revealed some exciting news about a future video game movie. According to My Entertainment World (via ScreenRant), the Roar Uthaug-directed Tomb Raider reboot will begin filming in January 2017. Known shooting locations for the film include […]

Movie Review – Jason Bourne (2016)

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Jason Bourne, 2016 Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Riz Ahmed and Tommy Lee Jones. SYNOPSIS: After almost a decade off the grid, rogue assassin Jason Bourne must return to the dark intelligence conspiracy which created him when a face from his past reveals the black ops project […]

Tomb Raiding: Rebooting Lara and Where She May Plunder Next

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Tony Black on the new Tomb Raider movie reboot… It’s been a seriously long time coming but, at last, we have a new Lara Croft. Despite Daisy Ridley aggressively campaigning in recent weeks for the part, recent Oscar winner and hot property Alicia Vikander will now be headlining the long-gestated Tomb Raider reboot. It’s potentially […]

Movie Review – Jason Bourne (2016)

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Jason Bourne, 2016. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones, Vincent Cassel, Julia Stiles and Riz Ahmed. SYNOPSIS: The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past. To say that I love the original Bourne trilogy is a massive […]

Second Opinion – Jason Bourne (2016)

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Jason Bourne, 2016. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Tommy Lee Jones, Ato Essandoh, Riz Ahmed and Scott Shepherd. SYNOPSIS: Jason Bourne, now remembering who he truly is, tries to uncover hidden truths about his past. While doing some research on The Bourne Franchise (I have seen the […]

Alicia Vikander confirms that the Tomb Raider reboot is based upon the 2013 video game

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Prior to Alicia Vikander’s casting as Lara Croft in the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot, director Roar Uthaug (The Wave) revealed that he was taking inspiration from the 2013 Tomb Raider video game, itself a reboot of the franchise, and now Oscar-winner Vikander has confirmed that the movie will adapt the critically-acclaimed game. “They told me […]

Alicia Vikander on taking on the role of Lara Croft for Tomb Raider

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Back in April, it was announced that Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl) is to portray Lara Croft for the upcoming reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise from director Roar Uthaug (The Wave), and during an interview with Collider to promote her new film The Light Between Oceans, the Swedish actress has been chatting about taking on […]

Walton Goggins will face off with Lara Croft as the villain in Tomb Raider reboot

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The Hateful Eight‘s Walton Goggins has been cast as the main antagonist in the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot. He joins Alicia Vikander, who will be portraying the title role of Lara Croft. Not much is known about the film other than it will reportedly revolve around Lara’s search for her missing father and take inspiration from the […]