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Principal photography has wrapped on the Tomb Raider reboot

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Director Road Uthaug (The Wave) has taken to Instagram to announce that filming has wrapped on Tomb Raider, the big screen reboot of the classic video game franchise, which sees Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander taking on the role of Lara Croft. Uthaug marked the occasion by sharing a video of the cast and crew celebrating the […]

Junkie XL to score Tomb Raider reboot

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Having been removed from Warner Bros.’ upcoming Justice League movie in favour of Danny Elfman, Junkie XL – a.k.a. Tom Holkenborg – has found his next project, signing on to compose the score for the upcoming Alicia Vikander-headlined Tomb Raider reboot. Having collaborated with Hans Zimmer on the likes of Inception, The Dark Knight Rises and […]

Alicia Vikander’s Lara Croft features on new Tomb Raider poster

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A new poster has arrived online for MGM and Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming big screen reboot of the classic video game franchise Tomb Raider featuring Alicia Vikander as the iconic adventurer and heroine Lara Croft; take a look at the poster here… SEE ALSO: Becoming Lara Croft featurette for the Tomb Raider movie Lara Croft is the […]

Becoming Lara Croft featurette for the Tomb Raider movie

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Following the first trailer for Tomb Raider [watch it here], a featurette has arrived online for the video game adaptation entitled ‘Becoming Lara Croft’ which takes us behinds the scenes of the film and sees stars Alicia Vikander, Daniel Wu, Dominic West, and Walton Goggins discussing Vikander’s transformation into the iconic character; take a look […]

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 […]

Into the Badlands actor Daniel Wu joins 2018’s Tomb Raider reboot

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As 2018’s Tomb Raider reboot gears up to start shooting very soon, the film’s cast is beginning to come together. Following the news that Walton Goggins has signed on to play the main antagonist, Variety reports that actor Daniel Wu is joining the cast as Lu Ren, a ship captain who teams up with Alicia Vikander’s […]

Tomb Raider director says the upcoming reboot will be inspired by the 2013 video game

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Back in November, it was announced that director Roar Uthaug (The Wave) has signed on to direct the long-gestating Tomb Raider reboot, and now the Norwegian filmmaker has confirmed to IGN that the film will explore the origin of Lara Croft, and is influenced by the 2013 video game reboot. I think making Lara Croft […]

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 […]

Video Game Review – Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris

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Ben Rayner reviews Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris… Tomb Raider, that classic adventure platforming giant which revolves around a young British archaeologist who happens to be a gun toting, gymnastic queen, is in a rather odd state of flux at the moment. After countless sequels and accusations of becoming stale, Square Enix gave […]