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Dominic West joins Tomb Raider reboot as Lara’s father

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that The Wire actor Dominic West has joined the cast of 2018’s Tomb Raider reboot in the important role of Lara Croft’s father, Richard. The reboot’s plot centers around Lara, played by Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander, as she searches for answers to her father’s unfinished archaeological research in order […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Video Game Review – Rise of the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration

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Kris Wall reviews Rise of the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration… In the wake of its timed year long exclusivity period to Xbox One, and the aftermath of controversy it seemed to cause as Microsoft and Crystal Dynamics managed to stoke the fires of fanboy wrath, Rise of the Tomb Raider finally lands on the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Blunder Woman: Why Black Widow Hasn’t Had a Movie Yet

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Luke Owen looks at the news of a solo Black Widow movie… Last week Marvel Cinematic Universe lord and master Kevin Feige dropped a tidbit of news that a lot of fans have been clamouring for some time: a solo Black Widow movie. Seemingly ever since she debuted in Iron Man 2 is 2010, MCU […]

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 […]